The King of the Swords
core novel 1971 Corum
Record
| First published | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (2,560 ratings, collected 2026-08-12) |
| Page count | 158 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780583119993 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Corum
- Series: The Swords Trilogy core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michael Moorcock
Notes
- From the series record (The Swords Trilogy): Corum Jhaelen Irsei's first trilogy; includes an in-story meeting with Elric of Melnibone and Erekose at the city of Tanelorn (within these books themselves, not a separately-published crossover title).
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 The Swords Trilogy: position 3 of 3: previous The Queen of the Swords (1971)
- Internal chronology, within Corum: position 3 of 6: previous The Queen of the Swords (1971) · next The Bull and the Spear (1973)
Sources
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