The Spellsong War
core novel 1999 The Spellsong Cycle
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.81 (2,896 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 657 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312864927 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Spellsong War continues Anna Marshall's story in Erde, following her efforts to consolidate her position as a sorceress and ruler after the events of the first novel, as neighboring lords and rival powers, wary of an outsider wielding such unprecedented spellsong ability, move against her. Anna must draw on her growing mastery of Erde's music-based magic to defend her territory and the people now under her protection, balancing the exacting physical toll spellsinging takes on her against the mounting military and political threats arrayed against her rule. The novel deepens the series' portrayal of Erde's magic system and its costs, following Anna as she is forced from consolidating power into open conflict with those unwilling to accept her authority.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Spellsong Cycle
- Series: The Spellsong Cycle core; position 2 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Notes
- From the series record (The Spellsong Cycle): Five-book sequence; a magic system built on the power of song, following a professional singer transported into a fantasy world.
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 Spellsong Cycle: position 2 of 5: previous The Soprano Sorceress (1998) · next Darksong Rising (2001)
Sources
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