The Burning Stone
core novel 1999 Crown of Stars
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.86 (5,550 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 801 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756414238 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Following the pivotal battle at Gent, the third Crown of Stars novel moves away from the largely self-contained storylines of the earlier books toward a more tightly serialized structure, as its widening cast begins to grasp both the true stakes of the conflict engulfing Wendar and the deeper, stranger nature of the threat massing beyond its borders. Multiple characters offer conflicting accounts of the same pivotal events, leaving readers and characters alike uncertain which version can be trusted. Liath becomes a still more central figure as she is forced to confront unsettling truths about her own upbringing and birth, even as political intrigue intensifies at court and the Eika gain a new and more capable leadership that changes the shape of the war.
Where it sits
- Universe: Crown of Stars
- Series: Crown of Stars core; position 3 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kate Elliott
Notes
- From the series record (Crown of Stars): A seven-volume secondary-world epic drawing on early medieval European history and astronomy/astrology, following a large ensemble cast across a single continuous conflict.
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 Crown of Stars: position 3 of 7: previous Prince of Dogs (1998) · next Child of Flame (2000)
Sources
← Crown of Stars dossier · All universes
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