The Paladin of the Night
core novel 1989 Rose of the Prophet
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.88 (4,336 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780553279023 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
After the overwhelming defeat of their tribes at the hands of Quar's forces, Khardan and Zohra find themselves prisoners of the disciples of that evil god, held captive and in danger of losing their honor, their lives, and their very souls to their captors' fanatical devotion. Separated from most of their people and from the wizard Mathew, the once-feuding husband and wife must find a way to survive imprisonment among religious zealots who see them as little more than instruments to be broken or sacrificed in service of Quar's ambitions. As Khardan and Zohra endure trials that test both their bodies and their consciences, the marriage that began as an unwanted political arrangement is pushed toward a very different kind of reckoning under the pressure of captivity.
Where it sits
- Universe: Rose of the Prophet
- Series: Rose of the Prophet core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Margaret Weis
- Author: Tracy Hickman
Notes
- From the series record (Rose of the Prophet): A trilogy drawing on Middle Eastern mythology, distinct from Weis and Hickman's Dragonlance/Deathgate 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 Rose of the Prophet: position 2 of 3: previous The Will of the Wanderer (1988) · next The Prophet of Akhran (1989)
Sources
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