The Elder Gods
core novel 2003 The Dreamers
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.23 (10,749 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 448 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780446532211 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The Elder Gods opens the Dreamers series in the land of Dhrall, where four Elder Gods, each responsible for a different domain, face the return of an ancient malevolent force called the Vlagh, which is massing an invasion out of the Wasteland. Bound by their own law from using their divine powers to kill, the Elder Gods must instead recruit human mercenaries from beyond Dhrall's borders to fight on their behalf, while a group of young Dreamers, whose visions can glimpse and subtly shape the future, offer a second, stranger form of defense. Mercenary captains Hook-Beak of Maag and General Narasan of the Trogite Empire are hired to lead the defense of Dhrall's coasts, setting up a war between mortal armies and an ancient, alien enemy that the gods themselves are forbidden to fight directly.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Dreamers
- Series: The Dreamers core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David Eddings
- Author: Leigh Eddings
Notes
- From the series record (The Dreamers): The Eddings' final completed work, confirmed via Wikipedia to be a wholly separate world from Belgariad Universe and The Elenium Universe. Full co-credit to both David and Leigh Eddings on all 4 original editions, per the author-credit-fidelity rule.
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 Dreamers: position 1 of 4: next The Treasured One (2004)
Sources
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