The Bone Shard War
core novel 2023 The Drowning Empire
Record
| First published | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (9,388 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316541510 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Bringing the Drowning Empire trilogy to a close, The Bone Shard War opens with Emperor Lin Sukai dangerously short of allies despite her earlier victory. Her own governors plot treason against her while the Shardless Few renew their hostilities, and matters worsen when her old nemesis Nisong is revealed to have joined forces with the rogue Alanga known as Ragan. Facing threats on multiple fronts to both her rule and the empire's survival, Lin sets out on a quest to locate seven legendary swords from ancient legend before her enemies can claim them, believing they may be the key to securing the dynasty's future. With political treachery closing in at home and powerful external forces gathering against her, Lin's success or failure in this search will determine whether the Sukai dynasty endures.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Drowning Empire
- Series: The Bone Shard Trilogy core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Andrea Stewart
Notes
- From the series record (The Bone Shard Trilogy): A completed trilogy set in a flooded island empire ruled by an emperor who animates bone-shard constructs; the first novel in a new author's debut series for this canon.
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 Bone Shard Trilogy: position 3 of 3: previous The Bone Shard Emperor (2021)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Bone Shard Daughter
- https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andrea-stewart/the-bone-shard-war/9781668622063/
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