The Sable Moon
core novel 1981 The Book of the Isle
Record
| First published | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.88 (316 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780671831578 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Prince Trevyn of Isle is the son of Alan, who now rules Isle together with Hal. Spoiled and used to getting his way, Trevyn resents a mysterious boy named Gwern who has been taken into the family's castle, and he leaves home. He falls in love with a village girl, Meg, and angers Wael, a powerful warlock, by saving her and her people. Trevyn is then lured overseas, captured and enslaved. Old enemies of Isle take advantage of his absence, and he must escape and return home as its champion before Wael's forces overrun the kingdom and threaten Meg.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Book of the Isle
- Series: The Book of the Isle core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Nancy Springer
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 1982: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Book of the Isle): Five heroic fantasy novels set on the island of Isle, each following a new hero across the history of the land.
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 Book of the Isle: position 3 of 5: previous The Silver Sun (1980) · next The Black Beast (1982)
Sources
- Fantastic Fiction
- Rising Shadow
- Open Road Media (Apple Books listing of the omnibus)
- Authorwars publication record (Pocket Books, first printing February 1981, ISBN-10 0671831577)
- Apple Books (publisher description)
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