The Bitter Twins
core novel 2018 The Winnowing Flame Trilogy
Record
| First published | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (5,850 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781472235213 |
Synopsis
The Bitter Twins continues directly from the first Winnowing Flame novel: the Jure'lia have returned in force, and Tormalin, Noon and Vintage must rally a new generation of war-beasts, magically grown creatures far younger and less experienced than the legendary ones that fought the invaders in ages past. The three companions, now bound together by shared danger and uncertain trust, set out to find a remote, uncharted island rumored to hold knowledge that could help unite these war-beasts into an effective defense. Meanwhile, Tormalin's sister Hestillion, left behind in Ebora, wrestles with her own ambitions and grief as the city's fate hangs in the balance. The novel follows both threads as the widening war forces its characters to confront questions of loyalty, identity and what they are willing to sacrifice to protect what remains of their world.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Winnowing Flame Trilogy
- Series: The Winnowing Flame Trilogy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jen Williams
Awards (verified)
- British Fantasy Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2019: won
Notes
- From the series record (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy): Complete trilogy; the first two volumes each won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
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 Winnowing Flame Trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous The Ninth Rain (2017) · next The Poison Song (2019)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_Williams
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jen_Williams_(author)
- https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Jen-Williams/The-Bitter-Twins.html
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