The Charnel Prince
core novel 2004 The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (6,763 ratings, collected 2026-09-23) |
| Page count | 494 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345440679 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
With the Briar King awakened and the royal court reeling, Anne travels in disguise as she begins to discover the truth of her own destiny, while Sir Neil searches for her amid personal loss. A group of hunters starts to doubt the Church's claim that the awakened Briar King is the true threat, Queen Muriele governs wisely even as her supposedly dead brother-in-law moves against her in a palace coup, and a new court composer is drawn into both musical ambition and a dangerous conspiracy while attempting an unprecedented orchestral work.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone
- Series: The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone core; position 2 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 2 of 4: previous The Briar King (2003) · next The Blood Knight (2006)
Sources
← The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone dossier · All universes
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