The Seer King
core novel 1997 The Seer King Trilogy
Record
| First published | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.63 (1,058 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780446672825 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In the broken empire of Numantia, dark magic is spreading and the ruling council cannot agree on anything. Damastes a Cimabue, a young and hotheaded cavalry officer, is sent on a dangerous border assignment and meets Laish Tenedos, a radical wizard with a seer's gift. The two survive an ambush that their enemies expected to kill them, and then outwit usurpers and necromancers who stand in the way. Word spreads that the pair are meant for something larger. Damastes tells the story from a prison cell, where he waits to learn whether he will be put to death, and claims that Tenedos brought about their ruin. The book follows their battles, political manoeuvring and growing trust as Tenedos sets out to restore the country with himself at its head.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Seer King Trilogy
- Series: The Seer King Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Chris Bunch
Notes
- From the series record (The Seer King Trilogy): Three novels following the rise and fall of the wizard-emperor Tenedos in Numantia, narrated by his general Damastes.
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 Seer King Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next The Demon King (1998)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Chris Bunch
- Publishers Weekly listing (Aspect, Feb. 1997)
- SFFWorld review of The Seer King
- Hachette Book Group
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