The Gathering Storm
core novel 2003 Crown of Stars
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.91 (3,953 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 977 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756414252 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Set in the year 733 within Kate Elliott's alternate medieval Europe, this fifth Crown of Stars novel finds King Henry pressing ever closer toward claiming the title of Emperor even as his kingdom of Wendar faces mounting threats from multiple directions, both earthly and supernatural. The story follows the Eagles Hanna and Hathui, the increasingly complicated Prince Sanglant, and a group of young heretics including Sigfrid, Ivar, and Baldwin, while the enigmatic Alain seeks obscurity within a monastery even as questions about his true nature persist. At the center of the unfolding crisis stands Antonia's ally Anne, who is manipulating Henry's army and the ancient standing henges scattered across the land toward a catastrophic goal: reopening the way for the long-exiled Ashioi, or Lost Ones, to return to a world unprepared for them.
Where it sits
- Universe: Crown of Stars
- Series: Crown of Stars core; position 5 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kate Elliott
Notes
- From the series record (Crown of Stars): A seven-volume secondary-world epic drawing on early medieval European history and astronomy/astrology, following a large ensemble cast across a single continuous conflict.
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 Crown of Stars: position 5 of 7: previous Child of Flame (2000) · next In the Ruins (2005)
Sources
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