The Adversary
core novel 1984 Saga of Pliocene Exile
Record
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.24 (5,990 ratings, collected 2026-09-02) |
| Page count | 472 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0395344107 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The Adversary is the concluding volume of the Saga of Pliocene Exile, bringing the human-Tanu-Firvulag conflict in prehistoric Europe to its climax. With the Firvulag having come close to permanently defeating the Tanu, the fragile order among the three peoples is more unstable than ever. Marc Remillard's rebellion against the established order continues to take shape in this changed political landscape, drawing in exiles who must decide where their loyalties lie as the consequences of earlier books' upheavals continue to unfold. The novel also revisits the exiles' original point of arrival, as the possibility of a gate back to the twenty-first century reenters the story, tying the saga's opening premise to its final stretch as the long-building conflict among humans and the two alien races moves toward resolution.
Where it sits
- Universe: Saga of Pliocene Exile
- Series: Saga of Pliocene Exile core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Julian May
Notes
- From the series record (Saga of Pliocene Exile): The core tetralogy: one continuous story of the Pliocene exiles.
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 Saga of Pliocene Exile: position 4 of 4: previous The Nonborn King (1983)
- Internal chronology, within Saga of Pliocene Exile: position 7 of 7: previous Magnificat (1996)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Many-Colored_Land
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_May
- https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/1981/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_of_Pliocene_Exile
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