Sword of Flame
core novel 1996 Artefacts of Power
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.89 (2,072 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780099270911 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Aurian and Anvar have escaped the Archmage Miathan, but they have not lifted the curse on Aurian's unborn child, and Miathan remains a threat to the whole world. Their last hope is the Sword of Flame, the final and greatest of the Artefacts of Power, which is hidden and guarded. As armies gather across the lands, the Mages set out to find the Sword before their enemy does. The peoples and creatures of the world, among them the Xandim, the Skyfolk and the dragons, must decide which side they will take as the conflict widens and the travellers press on.
Where it sits
- Universe: Artefacts of Power
- Series: Artefacts of Power core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Maggie Furey
Notes
- Publication years differ between sources (1995 or 1996); Wikipedia's list is followed.
- From the series record (Artefacts of Power): Aurian's quest across the Southern Lands to find four lost Artefacts and stop the Archmage Miathan.
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 Artefacts of Power: position 3 of 4: previous Harp of Winds (1995) · next Dhiammara (1997)
- Internal chronology, within Artefacts of Power: position 5 of 6: previous Exodus of the Xandim (2013) · next Dhiammara (1997)
Sources
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