The Cold Commands
core novel 2011 A Land Fit for Heroes
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.95 (9,719 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 407 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575077935 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The second Land Fit for Heroes novel follows Ringil Eskiath, Egar the steppe warrior, and Archeth, the Empire of Yhelteth's last known member of the vanished Kiriath race, as their separate lives converge once again amid political intrigue and supernatural threats. Ringil, who has acquired unsettling new abilities since the events of The Steel Remains, wages a personal, increasingly reckless war against the region's slave trade, while Archeth is drawn to investigate a legendary Kiriath city that may not be as lost as everyone assumed. As their inquiries progress, all three uncover signs that the ancient, otherworldly dwenda are manipulating events from the shadows through a human front called the Citadel, working toward a catastrophic plan for Yhelteth that forces Ringil, Egar, and Archeth to navigate court politics, hidden conspiracies, and enemies both mortal and inhuman at once.
Where it sits
- Universe: A Land Fit for Heroes
- Series: A Land Fit for Heroes core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Richard K. Morgan
Notes
- From the series record (A Land Fit for Heroes): A single continuous grimdark trilogy following the same three protagonists.
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 A Land Fit for Heroes: position 2 of 3: previous The Steel Remains (2008) · next The Dark Defiles (2014)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Steel Remains
- Reader-rating platform: A Land Fit for Heroes series
- https://alandfitforheroes.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cold_Commands
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