The Waterless Sea
core novel 2003 Chanters of Tremaris
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.05 (5,611 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781741145335 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The second book of the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy picks up Calwyn's journey with her companions from the first novel. They meet Heben, an exiled prince whose younger siblings have been taken and imprisoned simply for being born with magical abilities, and he recruits Calwyn's group to help him find and free them. The mission carries them across the harsh desert region of Merithuros, a land very different from the icebound Antaris Calwyn grew up in, as they track down where the missing children are being held and search for a way to rescue them from captivity. Along the way, the group's search brings them back into contact with Darrow, the chanter who first drew Calwyn out of Antaris, as the wider dangers facing magically gifted children across Tremaris become clearer.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chanters of Tremaris
- Series: Chanters of Tremaris core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kate Constable
Notes
- From the series record (Chanters of Tremaris): Completed trilogy; the three novels are the whole of the Core Canon, there is no expanded/companion tier.
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 Chanters of Tremaris: position 2 of 3: previous The Singer of All Songs (2002) · next The Tenth Power (2005)
Sources
← Chanters of Tremaris dossier · All universes
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