The Riven Shield
core novel 2003 Essalieyan
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.27 (1,400 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756401467 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Essalieyan
- Series: The Sun Sword core; position 5 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michelle West
Notes
- Fifth Sun Sword novel.
- From the series record (The Sun Sword): Six novels about the Dominion of Annagar and the Essalieyan Empire as demons and a usurper move against the last heir of clan Leonne.
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 Sun Sword: position 5 of 6: previous Sea of Sorrows (2001) · next The Sun Sword (2004)
- Internal chronology, within Essalieyan: position 13 of 18: previous Skirmish (2012) · next Battle (2012)
Sources
← Essalieyan dossier · All universes
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