Well of Darkness
core novel 2000 Sovereign Stone Trilogy
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.68 (2,708 ratings, collected 2026-09-23) |
| Page count | 450 |
| First-edition ISBN | 0061051802 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Set five centuries before the trilogy's main conflict, in the human kingdom of Vinnengael under King Tamaros, the story follows the king's two sons: gentle heir Prince Helmos and his ambitious half-brother Prince Dagnarus. Gareth, chosen as Dagnarus's whipping boy, grows into his closest friend and confidant as the princes come of age. While Tamaros seeks a powerful talisman said to lie in darkness to secure the kingdom, Dagnarus's hunger for power and Gareth's own descent into forbidden Void magic set in motion a betrayal that will threaten the fragile peace among Loerem's peoples for generations to come.
Where it sits
- Universe: Sovereign Stone Trilogy
- Series: Sovereign Stone Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Margaret Weis
- Author: Tracy Hickman
Notes
- From the series record (Sovereign Stone Trilogy): A feudal secondary world shared among humans, elves, dwarves, orks and other peoples; the first book is set five centuries before the second and third, which follow directly on from each other.
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 Sovereign Stone Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Guardians of the Lost (2001)
Sources
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