Wren to the Rescue
core novel 1990 Sartorias-deles
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.79 (2,446 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780152009755 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Wren is an orphan raised at the Three Groves Orphanage. She learns that her best friend Tess is really Princess Teressa of Meldrith, who has been kept hidden from the vengeful King Andreus of Senna Lirwan. When Tess's parents call her home to the capital, Cantirmoor, she invites Wren to come along. Soon after they arrive, a Lirwani agent kidnaps Tess, and the court largely forgets Wren. Determined to help, Wren slips away to the Cantirmoor Magic School, where she meets the apprentice magician Tyron and joins his plan to rescue the princess. Their journey takes them through the Free Vale and Horth Falls, where they meet Connor Shaltar, and on toward the mountains that border Senna Lirwan, with dangers growing at every stage.
Where it sits
- Universe: Sartorias-deles
- Series: Wren core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sherwood Smith
Notes
- From the series record (Wren): Three novels about the orphan Wren and the kingdom of Meldrith.
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 Wren: position 1 of 3: next Wren's Quest (1993)
- Internal chronology, within Sartorias-deles: position 10 of 37: previous The Trouble with Kings (2008) · next Lhind the Thief (2013)
Sources
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