Stands a Shadow
core novel 2011 Farlander (Heart of the World)
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.72 (522 ratings, collected 2026-09-22) |
| Page count | 448 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781447261865 |
| First-edition date | 2011-07 |
| First-edition publisher | Tor UK |
| First-edition country | GB |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The war between Mann and the Free Ports intensifies as the assassin Ash pursues his vendetta into the imperial capital of Q'os, while a conflicted diplomat balances loyalty against conscience inside the Empire's court. Meanwhile General Creed's army braces for a renewed Mann offensive against Bar-Khos, and other survivors of the first book's violence are drawn deeper into the conflict, as political intrigue inside Mann's ruling circle threatens to reshape the war's course from within.
Where it sits
- Universe: Farlander (Heart of the World)
- Series: Heart of the World core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Col Buchanan
Notes
- From the series record (Heart of the World): The main sequence: Ash the Roshun assassin and Nico's story across the siege of Bar-Khos, from Farlander (2010) to the series' confirmed final novel, Fierce Gods (2017).
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 Heart of the World: position 2 of 4: previous Farlander (2010) · next The Black Dream (2015)
Sources
← Farlander (Heart of the World) dossier · All universes
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