The Tethered Mage
core novel 2017 Swords and Fire / Rooks and Ruin
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.80 (7,411 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316466875 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In the Venetian-inspired Raverran Empire, individuals born with magical ability are rare, closely monitored and conscripted as children into the Falcon Army to serve the state as living weapons. Zaira has spent her life evading this fate by hiding on the streets of the capital, concealing her unusually rare and dangerous mage mark from the authorities who would claim her. Lady Amalia Cornaro, an heiress and scholar from one of the empire's leading political families, was never meant to become one of the Falcons who oversee mage-marked citizens, having been raised for a life of study and statecraft instead. First published in 2017, The Tethered Mage belongs to the Swords and Fire / Rooks and Ruin series.
Where it sits
- Universe: Swords and Fire / Rooks and Ruin
- Series: Swords and Fire core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Melissa Caruso
Notes
- From the series record (Swords and Fire): A trilogy set in the Serene Empire, following Amalia Cornaro and a bonded fire warlock.
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 Swords and Fire: position 1 of 3: next The Defiant Heir (2018)
- Internal chronology, within Swords and Fire / Rooks and Ruin: position 1 of 6: next The Defiant Heir (2018)
Sources
- Hachette Book Group: Melissa Caruso titles
- https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/melissa-caruso/the-tethered-mage/9780316466868/
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