The Lord-Protector's Daughter
core novel 2008 The Corean Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (1,503 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 284 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765321633 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
The Lord-Protector's Daughter follows Mykella, eldest child of the Lord-Protector of Lanachrona, who has so far avoided being married off by making herself useful in overseeing her father's treasury. Her position of apparent privilege carries little real authority, and that imbalance becomes dangerous when she discovers evidence that funds are being embezzled from the treasury under her nose. Her investigation draws the attention of an ancient being called a Soarer, who guides her to a hidden stone table concealed within the palace and hints that her own latent psionic abilities will be needed to make sense of what she finds. As Mykella works to identify who is behind the theft, she uncovers a wider conspiracy threatening her father and her family, and nearly every step she takes to expose it seems to provoke further deaths, poisonings and political maneuvering against her.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Corean Chronicles
- Series: The Corean Chronicles core; position 7 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Notes
- From the series record (The Corean Chronicles): Core Canon = all 7 novels of the completed sequence (2003-2008).
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 Corean Chronicles: position 7 of 7: previous Soarer's Choice (2006)
Sources
- Wikipedia: L.E. Modesitt Jr.
- L.E. Modesitt Jr. official site: The Corean Chronicles
- Wikipedia: The Corean Chronicles
- https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780765321633
- https://lemodesittjr.fandom.com/wiki/The_Lord-Protector's_Daughter
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