The Realms of the Gods
core novel 1996 Tortall
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.31 (58,090 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780689319907 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
The Realms of the Gods is the fourth and final book of the Immortals quartet. As conflict with the dangerous Immortal creatures called Skinners escalates, Daine and her teacher Numair are caught in a battle that flings them out of the mortal world entirely and into the Divine Realms, the home of gods and long-departed spirits. Separated from their allies in Tortall and unsure how to return, the two must find their way through this unfamiliar realm while relying on unexpected help from beings who inhabit it. The unplanned journey forces Daine to confront questions about her own nature and parentage that she has never had reason to ask before, even as the threat to Tortall from the Immortals continues to build back in the mortal world she left behind.
Where it sits
- Universe: Tortall
- Series: The Immortals core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Tamora Pierce
Notes
- From the series record (The Immortals): Daine Sarrasri's quartet, set a decade after Song of the Lioness.
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 The Immortals: position 4 of 4: previous Emperor Mage (1995)
- Internal chronology, within Tortall: position 8 of 14: previous Emperor Mage (1995) · next First Test (1999)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamora_Pierce_bibliography
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Realms_of_the_Gods
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