The Will of the Wanderer
core novel 1988 Rose of the Prophet
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.81 (6,439 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780553276381 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The Will of the Wanderer opens the Rose of the Prophet trilogy as the desert god Akhran, alarmed by the growing power of Quar, a rival god of reality, greed, and law bent on enslaving the desert tribes, orders an unlikely marriage meant to unite two of his most stubborn followers against the common threat. The headstrong Prince Khardan and the equally impetuous Princess Zohra are forced into that unwanted union as their respective peoples come under mounting pressure from Quar's expanding influence, a threat neither of them can outrun no matter how fiercely they resist the marriage itself. Accompanied by the reluctant wizard Mathew, an outsider swept up in the desert tribes' troubles, Khardan and Zohra must set aside their mutual contempt for each other long enough to face a danger that has already begun reshaping the world of Sularin around them.
Where it sits
- Universe: Rose of the Prophet
- Series: Rose of the Prophet core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Margaret Weis
- Author: Tracy Hickman
Notes
- From the series record (Rose of the Prophet): A trilogy drawing on Middle Eastern mythology, distinct from Weis and Hickman's Dragonlance/Deathgate work.
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 Rose of the Prophet: position 1 of 3: next The Paladin of the Night (1989)
Sources
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