The Dragon of Despair
core novel 2003 Firekeeper Saga
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (3,035 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765302595 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
About a year after the events of the previous book, the sorceress Melina Shield, already discredited for her earlier schemes, uses her power over other people's minds to marry the ruler of New Kelvin. She also still hunts for forbidden ancient magic. The leaders of the royal beasts, the animals who watch over this world, assign Firekeeper and her wolf companion Blind Seer to stop her. The task takes them back into the intrigues of human courts, where Firekeeper must rely on what she learned among the wolves as well as on what she has since learned about people. Her aim is to end Melina's rise and restore peace before the magic Melina seeks can be used.
Where it sits
- Universe: Firekeeper Saga
- Series: Firekeeper Saga core; position 3 of 8 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jane Lindskold
Notes
- From the series record (Firekeeper Saga): Eight novels about Firekeeper, a woman raised by wolves, and her wolf companion Blind Seer.
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 Firekeeper Saga: position 3 of 8: previous Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart (2002) · next Wolf Captured (2004)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Firekeeper Saga
- Jane Lindskold: The Firekeeper Saga
- Wikipedia: The Dragon of Despair (hardback, 2003)
- Rising Shadow: The Dragon of Despair
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