The Demon Awakens
core novel 1997 The DemonWars Saga
Record
| First published | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.89 (6,919 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 704 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345391490 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The Demon Awakens opens the DemonWars Saga in the land of Corona, where an ancient evil called the demon dactyl stirs after a long dormancy and unleashes armies of goblins, giants and powries against the frontier settlements of the north. The attack on the village of Dundallis leaves two children, Elbryan and his friend Jilseponie, known as Pony, orphaned and separated, with Elbryan taken in and raised by the reclusive elves of the Wilderlands, who train him in their ways and shape him into a formidable ranger. As the demon dactyl's forces continue to threaten Corona, the wandering monk Avelyn Desbris discovers the power of the land's magical gemstones and begins to grasp the scale of the danger facing the kingdom, setting Elbryan, Pony and Avelyn on separate paths that draw them toward the rising evil and the looming confrontation it demands.
Where it sits
- Universe: The DemonWars Saga
- Series: The DemonWars Saga: first trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- From the series record (The DemonWars Saga: first trilogy): The opening trilogy of R.A. Salvatore's Corona-world DemonWars Saga.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The DemonWars Saga: first trilogy: position 1 of 3: next The Demon Spirit (1999)
- Internal chronology, within The DemonWars Saga: position 1 of 7: next The Demon Spirit (1999)
Sources
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