The Hallowed Hunt
core novel 2005 World of the Five Gods
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.89 (13,692 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 423 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780060574628 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The third novel in the World of the Five Gods series centers on Lord Ingrey kin Wolfcliff, a disgraced and landless nobleman summoned into service as the dying Hallow King's health fails. Ingrey is ordered to escort Lady Ijada, an heiress accused of killing one of the king's sons, to the capital to face trial. Both Ingrey and Ijada secretly carry forbidden animal spirits, his a wolf and hers a leopard acquired through the same botched ritual that led to the killing, and as they travel together Ingrey finds himself torn between growing feelings for Ijada and an inexplicable compulsion to kill her. Their journey draws them toward the mysterious Lord Wencel and toward long-buried truths about the kingdom's conquered, pre-Chalion past.
Where it sits
- Universe: World of the Five Gods
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2006: finalist; Locus reader-poll placement, ranked 4th.
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2006: nominated
Notes
- Chronologically the earliest work in the universe, despite being published after the two Chalion novels.
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 World of the Five Gods (standalone work): position 3 of 19: previous Paladin of Souls (2003) · next Penric's Demon (2015)
- Internal chronology, within World of the Five Gods: position 1 of 19: next Penric's Demon (2015)
Sources
- The Dendarii Nexus
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hallowed_Hunt
- https://www.sfadb.com
- https://www.mythsoc.org
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