Svavelvinter
core novel 2004 Krönikan om den femte konfluxen
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.53 (422 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 497 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9789197794930 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Svavelvinter, published in 2004, opens the Chronicle of the Fifth Conflux in Trakorien, a kingdom whose fortunes rest heavily on its sulfur mining colony on the volcanic island of Marjura, a resource central to both its economy and its magic. When the colony and the wider realm are threatened by encroaching supernatural forces and the machinations of powerful, self-interested factions, a cast of characters including soldiers, sorcerers, and ordinary people caught up in the unfolding crisis must navigate a narrative that blends grand fantasy world-building with contemporary satire and the pacing of a modern thriller. The novel establishes Trakorien's political and magical landscape, along with the looming threat tied to the titular fifth conflux, setting the stage for the trilogy's later volumes.
Where it sits
- Universe: Krönikan om den femte konfluxen
- Series: Krönikan om den femte konfluxen core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Erik Granström
Notes
- From the series record (Krönikan om den femte konfluxen): Four novels in publication order. No fifth volume has appeared since 2016; treated as completed absent any announced continuation, distinct from Grimpow's unresolved case above.
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 Krönikan om den femte konfluxen: position 1 of 4: next Slaktare små (2011)
Sources
- Ebook/audiobook platform listing: Krönikan om den femte konfluxen
- Fan bibliography site: fantasyhyllan.se (Erik Granström)
- https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svavelvinter
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