The White Serpent
core novel 1988 Wars of Vis
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.60 (185 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756411039 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
The White Serpent is set nearly a century after the peace established by the original Storm Lord in the first novel, and follows Rehger, a former slave who has become a gladiator, as he encounters the mysterious and powerful woman Aztira in the city of Saardsimney. An earthquake separates the two before their connection can be resolved, and Rehger sets out on a quest to find Aztira again and understand the true nature of what binds them, a search that eventually leads him toward the legendary city of the Amanackire, a people tied to the divine bloodline that has run through the trilogy since Raldnor's story began. The novel closes the Wars of Vis trilogy by returning, generations later, to the world and mythic undercurrents first established in The Storm Lord.
Where it sits
- Universe: Wars of Vis
- Series: The Wars of Vis core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Tanith Lee
Notes
- From the series record (The Wars of Vis): Completed sword-and-planet fantasy trilogy, a separate universe from Tanith Lee's already-admitted Tales from the Flat Earth.
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 Wars of Vis: position 3 of 3: previous Anackire (1983)
Sources
- Reader-rating platform: The Wars of Vis series listing
- Black Gate: The Novels of Tanith Lee -- The Wars of Vis
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318569/the-white-serpent-by-tanith-lee/9780756411039/
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