Sky of Swords
core novel 2000 The King's Blades
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.88 (2,190 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780380974627 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Princess Malinda is the unloved daughter of the unscrupulous King Ambrose. When the king dies suddenly, civil war breaks out, and she must fight for her rightful place on the throne. She can trust only the Blades of the Royal Guard, who are themselves in grave danger, since a Blade's fate is tied to that of the person he protects. The young queen faces a crucial choice that will either save her kingdom or bring ruin on it, her Blades and herself.
Where it sits
- Universe: The King's Blades
- Series: Tales of the King's Blades core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Dave Duncan
Notes
- From the series record (Tales of the King's Blades): Novels about individual Blades of Chivial, beginning with Durendal in The Gilded Chain and ending with The Ethical Swordsman.
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 Tales of the King's Blades: position 3 of 5: previous Lord of the Fire Lands (1999) · next One Velvet Glove (2017)
- Internal chronology, within The King's Blades: position 7 of 11: previous The Crooked House (2000) · next The Jaguar Knights (2004)
Sources
← The King's Blades dossier · All universes
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