The Scrolls of the Ancients
core novel 2004 Blood and Stone
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.59 (547 ratings, collected 2026-10-30) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345448965 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Prince Tristan and his twin sister Shailiha are the Chosen Ones, prophesied to unite the opposing magics of the dark Vagaries and the benevolent Vigors, but before they can fulfil their destiny they must search out the mysterious Scrolls of the Ancients, which hold the key to great mystical secrets. They are not alone in the quest: Krassus, a devoted servant of the Vagaries, has found one of the Scrolls and gained ominous powers from it, and his demonic slavers are scouring the coast of Eutracia for captives to take to the island fortress of the Citadel. Aided by the pirate Tyranny, Tristan and Shailiha must find the one man whose blood holds magic almost as potent as their own before Krassus turns him into a weapon of evil.
Where it sits
- Universe: Blood and Stone
- Series: The Chronicles of Blood and Stone core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Robert Newcomb
Notes
- From the series record (The Chronicles of Blood and Stone): First trilogy, Del Rey, 2002 to 2004.
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 Chronicles of Blood and Stone: position 3 of 3: previous The Gates of Dawn (2003)
- Internal chronology, within Blood and Stone: position 5 of 6: previous A March into Darkness (2007) · next The Rise of the Blood Royal (2007)
Sources
- ISFDB: Robert Newcomb summary bibliography
- AbeBooks: Robert Newcomb (The Scrolls of the Ancients, Del Rey 2004)
- Penguin Random House: The Scrolls of the Ancients (publisher description)
- ebooks.com: The Scrolls of the Ancients (publisher description)
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