The Singer of All Songs
core novel 2002 Chanters of Tremaris
Record
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.91 (10,383 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781741145328 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Opening the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy, the story is set on the world of Tremaris, largely within the ice-walled community of Antaris, where priestesses maintain a protective wall of magical song. Calwyn, a young priestess who has spent her life helping to sustain that wall through song magic, has never left Antaris until a traveling chanter named Darrow breaches its defenses. Calwyn flees with Darrow into the wider world beyond the wall, drawn into company with figures including the sailor Tonno, his young relatives Xanni and Mica, and the boy Trout. Their journey brings them into conflict with Samis, a sorcerer pursuing them because he seeks to become the legendary singer of all songs, a figure said capable of mastering every form of magical song and dominating the whole of Tremaris.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chanters of Tremaris
- Series: Chanters of Tremaris core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kate Constable
Notes
- From the series record (Chanters of Tremaris): Completed trilogy; the three novels are the whole of the Core Canon, there is no expanded/companion tier.
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 Chanters of Tremaris: position 1 of 3: next The Waterless Sea (2003)
Sources
← Chanters of Tremaris dossier · All universes
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