The Rats and the Ruling Sea
core novel 2009 The Chathrand Voyage
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (2,344 ratings, collected 2026-08-21) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575081796 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Rats and the Ruling Sea, published by Robert V. S. Redick in 2009, is the second novel of the Chathrand Voyage. Having escaped the conspiracy uncovered in the first book, Pazel Pathkendle, Thasha Isiq, and their companions remain trapped aboard the Chathrand as it sails across the vast, dangerous Ruling Sea toward the port of Simja and beyond. The ship still carries the imprisoned rebel Mzithrin king Shaggat Ness, whose resurrection could reignite a devastating war, while the sabotaged peace treaty from the first book continues to unravel around them. Compounding matters, a cursed artifact known as the Nilstone, described as death given form, has been smuggled aboard, and its presence begins to have unnatural effects on the ship's rat population. Pazel and Thasha must work with unlikely allies, human and otherwise, to understand and contain the forces now loose on the ship.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chathrand Voyage
- Series: The Chathrand Voyage core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Robert V. S. Redick
Notes
- From the series record (The Chathrand Voyage): A nautical epic-fantasy quartet centred on the ancient ship IMS Chathrand.
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 Chathrand Voyage: position 2 of 4: previous The Red Wolf Conspiracy (2008) · next The River of Shadows (2010)
Sources
- Chathrand Novels - Wikipedia
- The Chathrand Voyage - bibliography listing
- http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/reviews/the-rats-and-the-ruling-sea-by-robert-v-s-redick/
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