The Walrus and the Warwolf
core novel 1988 Chronicles of an Age of Darkness
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.23 (409 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780552133272 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Drake Douay, an apprentice swordsmith turned pirate, falls in love with Zanya Kliedervaust, who rejects him. His former master goes mad, founds a religion that brands Drake as evil, and Drake is driven into exile. The novel follows his long quest to win Zanya, and in its second half it crosses paths with Elkor Alish's war, the Collosnon invasion of Argan and the fall of the Confederation of Wizards.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of an Age of Darkness
- Series: Chronicles of an Age of Darkness core; position 4 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Hugh Cook
Notes
- Published in the United States as Lords of the Sword (first part only); reissued in 2010 by Planet Stories.
- From the series record (Chronicles of an Age of Darkness): Ten linked novels, each narrated by a different character, set on the world of Olo Malan.
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 Chronicles of an Age of Darkness: position 4 of 10: previous The Women and the Warlords (1987) · next The Wicked and the Witless (1989)
Sources
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