The Lyre Thief
core novel 2016 The Hythrun Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.18 (750 ratings, collected 2026-10-07) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780732296223 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Ten years after the events of the Demon Child trilogy, the god Kalianah's lyre has been stolen, and without it the goddess of love cannot do her work; the theft is the first move in a conflict among the gods that will draw in every kingdom of the Hythrun world. Rakaia, a Fardohnyan princess, flees an arranged marriage with the help of a slave who takes her place; Adrina and Damin Wolfblade's household, the demon child R'shiel, Brak the half-breed Harshini and a new generation of their children are pulled back into the service, and the manipulation, of the gods. The first novel of the War of the Gods trilogy, the third sequence of the Hythrun Chronicles, published eleven years after Warlord.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Hythrun Chronicles
- Series: War of the Gods core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jennifer Fallon
Awards (verified)
- Ditmar Award (Best Novel), 2017: nominated; Shortlisted, per AustLit.
Notes
- From the series record (War of the Gods): The third sequence (2016-), set ten years after the Demon Child trilogy: the theft of the goddess Kalianah's lyre starts a war among the gods. Two volumes published; the third, Covenant, is announced.
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 War of the Gods: position 1 of 2: next Retribution (2017)
- Internal chronology, within The Hythrun Chronicles: position 3 of 8: previous Wolfblade (2004) · next Treason Keep (2001)
Sources
← The Hythrun Chronicles dossier · All universes
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