Sheepfarmer's Daughter
core novel 1988 The Paksenarrion Universe
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.12 (13,930 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 512 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780671654160 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Paksenarrion Universe
- Series: The Deed of Paksenarrion core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Elizabeth Moon
Awards (verified)
- Compton Crook Award (Best First Novel), 1989: won
- Locus Award (Best First Novel), 1989: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 4th.
- William L. Crawford Award, 1989: finalist; IAFA Fantasy Award.
Notes
- From the series record (The Deed of Paksenarrion): Original trilogy (1988-89). The 1992 single-volume omnibus of the same name is a compilation, not a 4th novel, and is not separately registered.
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 The Deed of Paksenarrion: position 1 of 3: next Divided Allegiance (1988)
- Internal chronology, within The Paksenarrion Universe: position 3 of 10: previous Liar's Oath (1992) · next Divided Allegiance (1988)
Sources
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