River Secrets
core novel 2006 The Books of Bayern
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (37,762 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780747580737 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
River Secrets is the third novel in Shannon Hale's Books of Bayern series. With Bayern and Tira newly at peace and agreeing to exchange ambassadors, Razo, a minor character from the earlier Bayern books, is unexpectedly chosen to accompany Bayern's ambassador to Tira's capital, Ingridan, despite his own doubts about his usefulness given his talent lies more in observation than in combat. Once in Ingridan, Razo discovers burned bodies near the river and suspects that either his friend Enna or an unknown Tiran fire-speaker is responsible. Captain Talone assigns Razo to investigate quietly and identify who is behind the killings, giving the self-doubting young soldier an unexpected chance to prove his worth as more than a fighter.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Books of Bayern
- Series: The Books of Bayern core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Shannon Hale
Notes
- From the series record (The Books of Bayern): Four novels set in the same kingdom, each centered on a different young woman.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Books of Bayern: position 3 of 4: previous Enna Burning (2004) · next Forest Born (2009)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Goose Girl (novel)
- Wikipedia: Enna Burning
- Wikipedia: River Secrets
- Wikipedia: Forest Born
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