The Heir Apparent
core novel 1987 Guardians of the Flame
Record
| First published | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (2,621 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451162120 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The Heir Apparent is the fourth novel in the Guardians of the Flame series. During an ambush by slave traders, Jason Cullinane's friend and mentor Valeran is killed, and Jason flees the fight in panic. Ashamed of his failure despite his family's reassurance, Jason sets out alone on a dangerous mission of his own: hunting down the leader of the Slavers' Guild who has sworn vengeance against his father, Karl Cullinane. When Karl learns what his son has undertaken, he leaves the settlement to try to bring Jason back safely, setting off a chain of complications that draws both of them, and the people around them, deeper into the guild's territory than either intended.
Where it sits
- Universe: Guardians of the Flame
- Series: Guardians of the Flame core; position 4 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Joel Rosenberg
Notes
- From the series record (Guardians of the Flame): Ten-book series about college students transported into a role-playing-style fantasy world.
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 Guardians of the Flame: position 4 of 10: previous The Silver Crown (1985) · next The Warrior Lives (1988)
Sources
← Guardians of the Flame dossier · All universes
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