StarMan
core novel 1996 The Axis Trilogy
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (9,777 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765342812 |
Synopsis
StarMan concludes the Axis Trilogy, picking up after the events of Enchanter as Axis, now bearing the heritage and power he has spent the series claiming, leads his assembled military forces north to confront Gorgrael, the enemy whose armies have menaced Achar since Battleaxe. Having drawn together the Acharites, the Icarii and the Avar under his command, Axis marches to bring the long-building conflict to its climax, while the personal ties formed across the trilogy, including his relationships with Faraday and Azhure, and his fraught history with his half-brother Borneheld, continue to shape the choices he makes as commander. The campaign tests both the alliance Axis has forged among the three peoples and his own transformation from an illegitimate soldier into the figure prophecy long pointed toward, as the final struggle against Gorgrael's forces approaches.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Axis Trilogy
- Series: The Axis Trilogy core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sara Douglass
Notes
- From the series record (The Axis Trilogy): Sara Douglass's own debut trilogy, set in the world of Tencendor.
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 Axis Trilogy: position 3 of 3: previous Enchanter (1996)
Sources
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