The Blood Knight
core novel 2006 The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (5,027 ratings, collected 2026-09-23) |
| Page count | 512 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345440686 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Anne Dare flees her uncle's pursuers alongside her companions Cazio and Sir Neil MeqVren, while her mother remains held captive under a usurper's rule. Forest knight Aspar White and the monk Stephen Darige press further into the mystery of the Briar King's true nature, and the musician Leoff risks a dangerous deception built around forbidden knowledge as the kingdom edges closer to open war.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone
- Series: The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Greg Keyes
Notes
- From the series record (The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone): Core Canon is all four novels.
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 The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone: position 3 of 4: previous The Charnel Prince (2004) · next The Born Queen (2008)
Sources
← The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone dossier · All universes
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