Tower Lord
core novel 2014 Raven's Shadow
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.14 (40,247 ratings, collected 2026-08-24) |
| Page count | 608 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780425265628 |
Synopsis
The second novel in the Raven's Shadow series picks up after warrior Vaelin Al Sorna's return from King Janus's wars. Seeking distance from court intrigue and further bloodshed, he accepts the title of Tower Lord and is sent to govern and defend the Realm's remote Northern Reaches, hoping to build a quieter life. That hope proves fragile: the story follows several other point-of-view characters alongside him, including Frentis, who is held under another's sinister control, and Princess Lyrna, who travels to negotiate peace with the Lonak tribes while facing rebel attacks. Old enemies seeking revenge against Vaelin, a Faith split by rival leaders, a weak new king overshadowed by his ambitious sister, and reports of a mysterious force massing to the south all draw Vaelin back toward the very conflict he tried to leave behind.
Where it sits
- Universe: Raven's Shadow
- Series: Raven's Shadow core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anthony Ryan
Notes
- From the series record (Raven's Shadow): Complete epic-fantasy trilogy following Vaelin Al Sorna.
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 Raven's Shadow: position 2 of 3: previous Blood Song (2011) · next Queen of Fire (2015)
Sources
- https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Anthony-Ryan/Tower-Lord.html
- https://anthonyryan.net/tower-lord/
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