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core novel 2000 Rai-Kirah
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.01 (7,441 ratings, collected 2026-09-23) |
| Page count | 448 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451457950 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Seyonne was once a Warden, a sorcerer sworn to hunt and bind demons, until his capture and sixteen years of slavery stripped him of his power and his dignity. Sold into the household of Prince Aleksander, heir to the Derzhi Empire that conquered his people, Seyonne expects nothing but more of the same -- until a demon appears at the Derzhi court, and the only man who might recognize it for what it is turns out to be the slave nobody thought worth noticing.
Where it sits
- Universe: Rai-Kirah
- Series: The Books of the Rai-Kirah core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Carol Berg
Awards (verified)
- Compton Crook Award (Best First Novel), 2001: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Books of the Rai-Kirah): A completed trilogy following Seyonne, a former Warden stripped of his powers and sold into slavery, as a demon war escalates around him and Prince Aleksander, the Derzhi heir he is bound to serve.
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 The Books of the Rai-Kirah: position 1 of 3: next Revelation (2001)
Sources
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