The Jaguar Knights
core novel 2004 The King's Blades
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.59 (1,108 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780060555115 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
In Chivial, Sir Wolf is known as the King's Killer. After years of serving a king he doubts and distrusts, Wolf wants a quiet life. That hope ends when a royal mistress is abducted from a fortress. Wolf sets out to find her and is joined by an inquisitor and his troubled younger brother, Sir Lyne, a disgraced Blade. The three clash with one another and with the magically empowered kidnappers, and their arguments and fights challenge Wolf's views on life and duty. Their search eventually uncovers revelations that could expose unwelcome truths about Chivial itself.
Where it sits
- Universe: The King's Blades
- Series: Chronicles of the King's Blades core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Dave Duncan
Notes
- From the series record (Chronicles of the King's Blades): Three later novels set in Chivial during the reign of King Athelgar.
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 Chronicles of the King's Blades: position 3 of 3: previous Impossible Odds (2003)
- Internal chronology, within The King's Blades: position 8 of 11: previous Sky of Swords (2000) · next Silvercloak (2001)
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Duncan, Dave
- Publishers Weekly, Paragon Lost
- Publishers Weekly listing, The Jaguar Knights
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