The House of Always
core novel 2021 A Chorus of Dragons
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.11 (3,495 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 523 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250175670 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The House of Always picks up A Chorus of Dragons in the aftermath of a costly, world-altering ritual meant to contain the god Vol Karoth, which has failed to stop Kihrin's enemies from advancing their plan to free the King of Demons. Even the Eight Immortals prove unable to halt this scheme, leaving Kihrin to devise his own countermeasure, a plan built around a central question the novel poses directly: what if you were imprisoned for all eternity? Kihrin's proposed strategy asks a heavy price of his allies, since his willingness to risk everything, including himself, may demand a sacrifice they are unwilling to make. The story follows Kihrin and his companions as they weigh whether they can save both the world and Kihrin himself, or whether events will force them to watch him slide toward becoming the very darkness they have fought throughout the series.
Where it sits
- Universe: A Chorus of Dragons
- Series: A Chorus of Dragons core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jenn Lyons
Notes
- From the series record (A Chorus of Dragons): Complete 5-book sequence, 2019-2022.
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 A Chorus of Dragons: position 4 of 5: previous The Memory of Souls (2020) · next The Discord of Gods (2022)
Sources
- A Chorus of Dragons series bibliography (specialised series-tracking site)
- https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jenn-lyons/the-house-of-always/9781509879700
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