Shadowsinger
core novel 2003 The Spellsong Cycle
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.89 (1,758 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 608 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765303585 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Shadowsinger concludes the Spellsong Cycle, drawing together the accumulated political and magical conflicts of Anna Marshall's rule in Erde as the series' recurring threats and rivalries reach their final resolution. Anna, now a seasoned sorceress-ruler shaped by the trials of the earlier novels, must draw on the full extent of her spellsong mastery and the alliances and territory she has secured to close out the struggles that have defined her time in Erde since her unexpected arrival as an outsider from Iowa. The final volume brings the cycle's exploration of music as magic, and of the personal and physical costs that power exacts, to its conclusion, following Anna's journey from an accidental transplant to an established power within Erde's contested political landscape.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Spellsong Cycle
- Series: The Spellsong Cycle core; position 5 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Notes
- From the series record (The Spellsong Cycle): Five-book sequence; a magic system built on the power of song, following a professional singer transported into a fantasy world.
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 Spellsong Cycle: position 5 of 5: previous The Shadow Sorceress (2002)
Sources
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