Stonecutter's Story
core novel 1988 Empire of the East / Swords
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.81 (2,496 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312930738 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Stonecutter, a Sword that can shape mountains and diamonds alike, vanishes from a desert caravan led by Prince al-Farabi. It was taken from the tent of a young physician named Kasimir. The renowned Magistrate Wen Chang, who is said to read people's hearts, agrees to investigate the theft. The trail leads toward the walled city of Eylau, where a sculptor is at work for a temple devoted to pleasure, a lapidarist is preparing to cut a valuable diamond, and a skilled assassin is also hunting the Sword.
Where it sits
- Universe: Empire of the East / Swords
- Series: Lost Swords core; position 3 of 8 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Fred Saberhagen
Notes
- Published as The Third Book of Lost Swords.
- From the series record (Lost Swords): Eight novels that follow the Swords of Power after the first trilogy, centered on Prince Mark of Tasavalta and his family.
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 Lost Swords: position 3 of 8: previous Sightblinder's Story (1987) · next Farslayer's Story (1989)
- Internal chronology, within Empire of the East / Swords: position 9 of 15: previous The Third Book of Swords (1984) · next Ardneh's Sword (2006)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Books of Swords
- Fred Saberhagen's official site
- eBay product listing (Tor hardcover, 1988)
- Fred Saberhagen's site: Stonecutter's Story
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