The Vagrant
core novel 2015 The Vagrant Trilogy
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.66 (9,008 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 400 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780007593071 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The Vagrant is the first novel in Peter Newman's Vagrant Trilogy, published in 2015. Years after a catastrophic Breach unleashed demonic forces that nearly destroyed humanity, a mute wanderer known only as the Vagrant crosses a devastated, war-torn landscape. He carries an infant girl in his arms and is followed by a goat, his only companions on a journey whose destination he never explains. He carries a sword called the Malice, a weapon of immense power that may turn the tide against the forces still loyal to the Usurper behind the Breach. Told partly through flashbacks to his earlier life, the novel follows his perilous trek across a ruined realm, protecting the child and the sword from those, human and demon alike, who would take it from him.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Vagrant Trilogy
- Series: The Vagrant Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Peter Newman
Awards (verified)
- David Gemmell Awards (Morningstar Award (Best Debut Novel)), 2016: won
Notes
- From the series record (The Vagrant Trilogy): Post-apocalyptic dark fantasy trilogy; winner of the 2016 Morningstar Award.
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 Vagrant Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next The Malice (2016)
Sources
- Peter Newman official site -- The Vagrant Trilogy
- Wikipedia -- Peter Newman (author)
- David Gemmell Awards -- 2016 Morningstar Award winners
- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheVagrantTrilogy
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