This Scepter'd Isle
core novel 2004 Elves on the Road
Record
| First published | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.86 (1,422 ratings, collected 2026-11-04) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780743471565 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In Elfland, the warrior Denoriel Silverhair is shown through a crystal lens a human baby, a red-haired girl who is destined to rule England. The FarSeer says her reign will shape a brighter future; the lens also shows a darker alternative in which the Inquisition takes hold. The FarSeer tells Denoriel that he must protect the child, but Denoriel protests that he is a warrior, not a nursemaid.
Where it sits
- Universe: Elves on the Road
- Series: Doubled Edge core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
- Author: Roberta Gellis
Notes
- Co-written with Roberta Gellis; set in Tudor England. First published 2004.
- From the series record (Doubled Edge): Four historical fantasies, a prequel to the SERRAted Edge series, in which elves of the Seleighe Court protect the future Elizabeth I of England.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Doubled Edge: position 1 of 4: next Ill Met by Moonlight (2005)
- Internal chronology, within Elves on the Road: position 4 of 24: previous Born to Run (1992) · next Children of the Night (1990)
Sources
- Mercedes Lackey official site: Elves on the Road universe
- Biblio (Baen hardcover first edition, 2004)
- Mercedes Lackey official site (archive)
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