The Ruthless
core novel 2019 The Deathless
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (469 ratings, collected 2026-08-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780008229030 |
Synopsis
The second book of the Deathless Trilogy continues directly from the fracturing of House Sapphire, following three interwoven threads. A long-scheming member of the Sapphire dynasty seizes the chance to strike at rivals while the Deathless houses are already reeling from relentless attacks by creatures out of the Wild. In a floating castle, a strange and savage child resists being groomed as the vessel meant to carry Lord Rochant's consciousness after death, determined to escape a confinement dressed up as luxury. Elsewhere, another child, raised outside civilization by a creature of the Wild, possesses knowledge of its secrets unlike anyone among the Deathless, and his fate becomes bound up with the rivalries among the great houses. As the Wild itself begins to stir and grow bolder, these personal struggles edge toward a conflict that could reshape or topple the Deathless dynasties' long-held authority.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Deathless
- Series: The Deathless Trilogy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Peter Newman
Notes
- From the series record (The Deathless Trilogy): Core = the 3-novel trilogy (2018-2020), a distinct secondary-world continuity from this author's earlier Vagrant trilogy (not catalogued).
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 Deathless Trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous The Deathless (2018) · next The Boundless (2020)
Sources
- Reader-rating platform series page: The Deathless Trilogy
- Publisher listing: The Deathless (Harper Voyager)
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