The Women and the Warlords
core novel 1987 Chronicles of an Age of Darkness
Record
| First published | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.81 (302 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780552131315 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Yen Olass is a female oracle from the Collosnon Empire, a state loosely modelled on the Mongols. In a society dominated by men she is made to endure much hardship, and the novel follows her through the empire's wars of conquest and the politics around its warlords. It was originally planned as the second book of the series. The story is narrated from her point of view.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of an Age of Darkness
- Series: Chronicles of an Age of Darkness core; position 3 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Hugh Cook
Notes
- Published in the United States as The Oracle. The setting is the continent of Tameran.
- 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 3 of 10: previous The Wordsmiths and the Warguild (1987) · next The Walrus and the Warwolf (1988)
Sources
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