Shield of Sparrows
core novel 2025 Shield of Sparrows
Record
| First published | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.37 (403,957 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 528 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781649378514 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Shield of Sparrows introduces Odessa, princess of Quentis, who has long lived in the shadow of her more favored half-sister Mae. When her father arranges her marriage to Prince Zavier of the neighboring kingdom of Turah, ostensibly to secure a trade and military alliance, Odessa learns the match is also meant to serve as cover for a secret mission: infiltrating Turah to locate the source of the monsters migrating toward Quentis's borders and stop them before they cross into her homeland. As she travels toward her betrothed and adjusts to the unfamiliar Turan court, Odessa finds herself drawn to Zavier's bodyguard, known as the Guardian, complicating her sense of duty to both her family and her kingdom. Balancing a political marriage, a covert mission, and an unexpected attraction, Odessa must decide how far she will go to protect her people.
Where it sits
- Universe: Shield of Sparrows
- Series: Shield of Sparrows core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Devney Perry
Notes
- From the series record (Shield of Sparrows): Complete 2-book epic romantasy duology; no further entries announced.
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 Shield of Sparrows: position 1 of 2: next Rites of the Starling (2026)
Sources
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