The Serpent Gift
core novel 2001 The Shamer Chronicles
Record
| Original title | Slangens gave |
|---|---|
| First published | 2001 |
| Original language |  DA |
| First English translation | 2008 |
| Translator | Lene Kaaberbol (self-translated with English-language collaborators) |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (4,927 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780805077704 |
Synopsis
The next installment of the Shamer Chronicles follows Dina after the events at Dunark Castle, when Sezuan, a man possessing what is known as the Serpent Gift, a power of deception and illusion, arrives and reveals himself to be her father, come to claim her. His arrival throws Dina's family into danger and forces them to flee, as Sezuan's own enemies and the consequences of his manipulative nature catch up with them on the road. Dina, still coming to terms with her Shamer ability to see through lies and draw out hidden shame, must learn to recognize and resist her father's gift for deceit even as she is drawn closer to him, testing how much of her own power she can use to protect herself and her family from the dangers his return has brought.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Shamer Chronicles
- Series: The Shamer Chronicles core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lene Kaaberbol
Notes
- On the translation: English translations published by Henry Holt (US) / Hot Key Books (UK).
- From the series record (The Shamer Chronicles): Danish young-adult fantasy quartet, published in Denmark as Skammerens datter (2000), Skammertegnet (2001), Slangens gave (2001), and Skammerkrigen (2003); translated into English as The Shamer's Daughter, The Shamer's Signet, The Serpent Gift, and The Shamer's War (Henry Holt, US, and Hot Key Books/Bloomsbury, UK).
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 Shamer Chronicles: position 3 of 4: previous The Shamer's Signet (2001) · next The Shamer's War (2003)
Sources
- Rating-platform series listing: The Shamer Chronicles
- Bookseller series listing: The Shamer Chronicles
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/RCS/the-shamer-chronicles/
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