The Summer King
core novel 1999 The Chronicles of Faerie
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (3,127 ratings, collected 2026-09-21) |
| Page count | 344 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780670884636 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Canadian teenager Laurel travels to Ireland to honor her deceased friend Deirdre and discovers Deirdre had become entangled with a quest involving the faerie realm and the Summer King; Laurel and Deirdre's twin brother venture into Faerie to finish the task.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of Faerie
- Series: The Chronicles of Faerie core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: O.R. Melling
Notes
- From the series record (The Chronicles of Faerie): Loosely-linked quartet; each novel follows different Irish teenagers crossing into Faerie, sharing setting and mythology rather than a continuous plot.
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 Chronicles of Faerie: position 2 of 4: previous The Hunter's Moon (1993) · next The Light-Bearer's Daughter (2001)
Sources
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