The Crimson Legion
core novel 1992 Dark Sun: The Prism Pentad
Record
| First published | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.59 (1,457 ratings, collected 2026-09-15) |
| Page count | 341 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781560762607 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Crimson Legion, published by Troy Denning in 1992, continues the Prism Pentad after The Verdant Passage. Rikus, a formidable warrior forged by years spent fighting in Athas's brutal gladiatorial arenas, sets out to assemble an unconventional fighting force capable of challenging the sorcerer-kings whose rule has dominated the desert cities of Athas for millennia. Their dominion has entrenched widespread slavery and moral decay across the region, and Rikus draws on his own combat skill and hard-won reputation to recruit a motley band willing to stand against rulers most people consider untouchable. As Rikus's makeshift legion takes shape, the group must weigh the near-impossible odds of confronting entrenched sorcerous tyranny against the growing conviction that Athas cannot go on living under it.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dark Sun: The Prism Pentad
- Series: The Prism Pentad core; position 2 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Troy Denning
Notes
- From the series record (The Prism Pentad): A five-book tie-in fantasy sequence (1991-1993) set in the desert world of the Dark Sun tabletop setting, by the same author already credited elsewhere in this catalogue for a different tie-in setting.
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 Prism Pentad: position 2 of 5: previous The Verdant Passage (1991) · next The Amber Enchantress (1992)
Sources
- Dark Sun novel line reference (publisher tie-in fiction tracking site)
- https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/troy-denning/crimson-legion.htm
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