The Crown of Dalemark
core novel 1993 The Dalemark Quartet
Record
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (4,200 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 496 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780749712556 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The Crown of Dalemark, the concluding novel of the quartet, follows Maewen, a girl from the present day who is magically transported into Dalemark's past to stand in as a temporary substitute for a missing claimant to the country's throne. As Maewen navigates a role and a history that are not truly her own, she crosses paths with characters familiar from earlier volumes, including the former fugitive Mitt, now drawn together with others into a quest to locate the rightful heir to Dalemark's crown. The novel weaves Maewen's unfamiliar position in the past together with the long-running political rift between North and South Dalemark, working toward reuniting the divided country under a legitimate ruler.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Dalemark Quartet
- Series: The Dalemark Quartet core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Notes
- From the series record (The Dalemark Quartet): A distinct continuity from Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci and Howl's Moving Castle -- shares no characters, setting, or continuity with either. The Crown of Dalemark was published 14 years after the first 3 books, completing the quartet.
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 Dalemark Quartet: position 4 of 4: previous The Spellcoats (1979)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Cart and Cwidder
- Wikipedia: Drowned Ammet
- Wikipedia: The Spellcoats
- Wikipedia: The Crown of Dalemark
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