The Usurper
core novel 2010 The Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.80 (1,190 ratings, collected 2026-10-29) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781781085349 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Now a slave, Piro finds herself in the royal palace of Merofynia, serving the man who murdered her parents, and she must watch every step, because if her real identity is discovered she will be executed. Her brother Fyn is desperate to help Byren, now the uncrowned king of Rolencia. Byren never sought power, but he finds himself at the centre of a growing resistance movement as people flee the vicious soldiers of the invader Palatyne. Scattered and hunted, the surviving children of King Rolen must each find a way to fight back against the usurper who has taken their kingdom.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin
- Series: The Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Rowena Cory Daniells
Notes
- From the series record (The Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin): Trilogy and concluding fourth novel, Solaris, 2010 to 2013.
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 King Rolen's Kin: position 3 of 4: previous The Uncrowned King (2010) · next King Breaker (2013)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Rowena Cory Daniells
- Amazon: The Usurper (Solaris, 2016 reissue)
- Kobo: The Usurper (publisher description)
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