The High King's Tomb

core novel 2007 Green Rider

Record

First published	2007
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	4.26 (18,478 ratings, collected 2026-08-27)
Page count	679
First-edition ISBN	9780756402662

Synopsis

The High King's Tomb follows Green Rider messenger Karigan G'Ladheon through a period of personal and political strain. King Zachary, who shares her feelings, is compelled into a political marriage to Lady Estora, and Captain Mapstone deliberately keeps Karigan occupied with messenger assignments to manage the resulting tension between the three of them. Against this backdrop, a faction called Second Empire, led by a formidable figure known as Grandmother, works to bring down the D'Yer Wall that protects Sacoridia, and their plans center on locating an ancient book said to hold the secrets of the wall's construction and maintenance. The novel follows the resulting race between the Green Riders, who need the book to repair the failing wall, and Second Empire, who mean to use it to tear the wall down and awaken forces long sealed beyond it.

Where it sits

• Universe: Green Rider
• Series: Green Rider core; position 3 of 8 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Kristen Britain

Notes

• From the series record (Green Rider): The main numbered sequence; the author has stated there is no fixed final book count. A ninth novel is scheduled for 2027 and is not yet published, so not registered.

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 the series Green Rider: position 3 of 8: previous First Rider's Call (2003) · next Blackveil (2011)

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Rider
• https://kristenbritain.com/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_King%27s_Tomb

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