The Lady of the Sorrows
core novel 2002 The Bitterbynde Trilogy
Record
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.86 (3,112 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 560 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780333907566 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Lady of the Sorrows continues the Bitterbynde trilogy directly from The Ill-Made Mute, following the same mute, amnesiac foundling protagonist as their journey through a world of beauty and peril continues, now marked by physical and personal changes that reshape how they are perceived and treated by those they encounter. Still searching for a cure to their earlier disfigurement and for any trace of their lost identity, the protagonist presses further into the trilogy's richly detailed setting, encountering new allies, dangers, and revelations that complicate the straightforward quest begun in the first novel. The second volume deepens the mystery of the protagonist's true origins while expanding the scope of the world first introduced in The Ill-Made Mute.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Bitterbynde Trilogy
- Series: The Bitterbynde Trilogy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Cecilia Dart-Thornton
Notes
- From the series record (The Bitterbynde Trilogy): Complete Celtic/Faerie-folklore-inspired trilogy, the author's debut work.
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 Bitterbynde Trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous The Ill-Made Mute (2001) · next The Battle of Evernight (2003)
Sources
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