The Wicked and the Witless
core novel 1989 Chronicles of an Age of Darkness
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.87 (215 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780552134392 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Sean Sarazin, known as Watashi, is the eldest son of the ruler of the Harvest Plains, the most powerful state on Argan. He is ambitious but barred by law from taking power, so he tries to make himself a ruler in the Harvest Plains and elsewhere. It is the last novel of the series set wholly on Argan. The novel is narrated by a different character from the earlier books and is set in the same world and period as the first volumes.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of an Age of Darkness
- Series: Chronicles of an Age of Darkness core; position 5 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Hugh Cook
Notes
- 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 5 of 10: previous The Walrus and the Warwolf (1988) · next The Wishstone and the Wonderworkers (1990)
Sources
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