White Jenna
core novel 1989 Great Alta
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.89 (1,344 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312931957 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Jenna is now the White Queen, and Skada, the Dark Queen, remains bound to her as the other half of herself. Skada was drawn from a mirror by magic, vanishes in daylight, and walks only in moonlight or lamplight. The uprising begun in the first book carries on across the Dales as the two sisters lead it. Myths are turned real, ordinary people become heroes, and the land is turned inside out by the coming of White Jenna. The book follows the sisters through the war and its aftermath in the Dales.
Where it sits
- Universe: Great Alta
- Series: Great Alta core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jane Yolen
Notes
- From the series record (Great Alta): Three novels about Jenna, her shadow sister Skada and the next generation of the Dales.
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 Great Alta: position 2 of 3: previous Sister Light, Sister Dark (1988) · next The One-Armed Queen (1998)
Sources
- Jane Yolen official site (Sister Light, Sister Dark)
- Rising Shadow
- Bookseller listing (Tor hardcover, first printing, 0-312-93195-6)
- Rising Shadow
- TV Tropes (Tropedia)
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