The Hollow Queen
core novel 2015 Symphony of Ages
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.01 (829 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 416 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765305671 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
In the eighth novel, Talquist has secured the throne of Sorbold and pursues a triple ambition: conquering the world, destroying the Cymrians, and achieving immortality, the last of which he believes requires consuming the living heart of the infant son of Ashe and Rhapsody. To shield her child, Rhapsody surrenders her own magical true name, transforming herself into a hardened warrior stripped of the identity that once defined her. Ashe, for his part, searches out powerful allies, including a dragon ancestor dwelling in the ocean depths, while their old companion Achmed, ruler of the Firbolg, is dispatched as one of two assassins sent to move against Talquist. The book follows these converging efforts as the wider war against Talquist's ambitions reaches its most dangerous stage.
Where it sits
- Universe: Symphony of Ages
- Series: The Symphony of Ages core; position 8 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Elizabeth Haydon
Notes
- From the series record (The Symphony of Ages): Publication order = internal chronology throughout, confirmed by the author directly (Fantasy-Faction 'Cauldron Interview', 2018): a first trilogy, two bridge novels, a second trilogy, and a capper. Corrects several commonly-repeated years: Destiny is 2001 (not 2000), The Merchant Emperor is 2014 (not 2010), The Hollow Queen is 2015 (not 2013).
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 The Symphony of Ages: position 8 of 9: previous The Merchant Emperor (2014) · next The Weaver's Lament (2016)
Sources
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