The Providence of Fire
core novel 2015 Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.11 (24,631 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| Page count | 608 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765336415 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Providence of Fire, the second novel of the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, finds the Annurian Empire under mounting strain as conspiracies against the ruling family deepen, barbarian hordes threaten invasion, and imperial forces are stretched thin defending the realm's distant frontiers. Adare, having identified her father's killer, flees the palace in search of allies and finds herself unexpectedly embraced as the chosen vessel of the people's goddess after surviving a trial by fire, gaining a following as she works to rally support for the embattled empire. Her brother Valyn has become entangled with forces gathering along Annur's borders in ways that may set him against his own family, while their brother Kaden, the rightful heir, infiltrates the capital accompanied by two mysterious companions, his next move carrying the potential to either save the empire or bring about its ruin.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne
- Series: Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Brian Staveley
Notes
- From the series record (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne): A continent-spanning empire in crisis after its emperor's assassination, following his three estranged children -- a monk, a soldier, and a politician -- as they try to unravel the conspiracy against their family.
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 Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne: position 2 of 3: previous The Emperor's Blades (2014) · next The Last Mortal Bond (2016)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Brian Staveley
- https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/brian-staveley/the-providence-of-fire/9781447235811
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