The Emperor's Blades
core novel 2014 Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (41,980 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 480 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765336408 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne
- Series: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Brian Staveley
Awards (verified)
- David Gemmell Morningstar Award (Best Debut Novel), 2015: won; Won for The Emperor's Blades.
Notes
- From the series record (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne): A continent-spanning empire in crisis after its emperor's assassination, following his three estranged children -- a monk, a soldier, and a politician -- as they try to unravel the conspiracy against their family.
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 Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne: position 1 of 3: next The Providence of Fire (2015)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Brian Staveley
- Reactor (formerly Tor.com): Announcing the Winners of the 2015 David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy
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