The White Hart
core novel 1979 The Book of the Isle
Record
| First published | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.68 (736 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780671473488 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
On Isle, an island where gods, ghosts and ancient beings share the land with mortals, Cuin is the heir of a regional lord and is expected to marry Ellid of Caer Eitha. When Ellid is kidnapped and then rescued by a mysterious stranger named Bevan, he reveals that he is the son of a former High King of Isle and a moon goddess. His arrival coincides with the rise of Pel, an ancient evil who raises armies of the dead with a golden cauldron called the Coradel Orre. Ellid is drawn to Bevan, and Cuin becomes his apprentice. Together the three set out to retrieve the cauldron and end Pel's hold on the kingdom, in a land that resembles pre-Roman Britain.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Book of the Isle
- Series: The Book of the Isle core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Nancy Springer
Notes
- From the series record (The Book of the Isle): Five heroic fantasy novels set on the island of Isle, each following a new hero across the history of the land.
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 Book of the Isle: position 1 of 5: next The Silver Sun (1980)
Sources
- Fantastic Fiction
- Rising Shadow
- Open Road Media (Apple Books listing of the omnibus)
- Wikipedia
- Open Road Media (Book of Isle omnibus)
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