Shadowheart
core novel 2003 Chronicles of the Raven
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.11 (1,029 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575073302 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Balaia's four magical colleges are at open war. Xetesk, the Dark College, faces an alliance of Lystern and Dordova, while Julatsa has been weakened by the loss of its link to Balaia's mana flow. Armies are gathering for one last confrontation, and the Raven mercenary band is caught in the fighting. The group has suffered losses, and one of its members is struggling with a growing power that could either build a new world or destroy the old one. The survivors stay committed to their lost friends, the enslaved Protectors and the dragon Sha-Kaan.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of the Raven
- Series: Legends of the Raven core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: James Barclay
Notes
- From the series record (Legends of the Raven): The Raven face the war between Balaia's colleges, a plague among the elves and the return of their fallen friends.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Legends of the Raven: position 2 of 4: previous Elfsorrow (2002) · next Demonstorm (2004)
- Internal chronology, within Chronicles of the Raven: position 5 of 10: previous Noonshade (2000) · next Elves: Rise of the TaiGethen (2012)
Sources
- Rising Shadow: James Barclay
- Fantasy Book Review: James Barclay biography
- AbeBooks: Shadowheart edition list
- Gollancz / Hachette UK: Shadowheart
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