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Essalieyan Series

18 primary works • 19 total works
Consisting of: The Sacred Hunt duology, The Sun Sword series, and The House War series.

Book 1

Hunter's Oath
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3.86 · 1642 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 1995 · 1 edition
Once a year the Sacred Hunt must be called, in whi…

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    Book 2

    Hunter's Death
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    4.08     · 1179 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 1996 · 6 editions
    Now, at the risk of breaking their Oath, Hunter Gi…

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    Book 3

    The Broken Crown
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    3.94     · 3228 Ratings · 178 Reviews · published 1997 · 2 editions
    The Dominion, once divided by savage clan wars, ha…

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    Book 4

    The Uncrowned King
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    4.15     · 2280 Ratings · 65 Reviews · published 1998 · 2 editions
    The second novel of the acclaimed Sun Sword series…

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    Book 5

    The Shining Court
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    4.20     · 1716 Ratings · 43 Reviews · published 1999 · 1 edition
    IN THE DOMINION --

    those allied with the demons of …

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    Book 6

    Sea of Sorrows
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    4.28     · 1468 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2001 · 1 edition
    The ancient Powers have awakened, and new allegian…

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    Book 7

    The Riven Shield
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    4.27     · 1379 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
    In the fifth novel of the Sun Sword series, acclai…

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    Book 8

    The Sun Sword
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    4.34     · 1464 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2004 · 2 editions
    Now, at last the Sun Sword has been delivered into…

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    Book 9

    The Hidden City
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    4.09     · 2093 Ratings · 175 Reviews · published 2008 · 13 editions
    The incredible story that fans of The Sun Sword se…

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    Book 10

    City of Night
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    4.26     · 1403 Ratings · 78 Reviews · published 2009 · 11 editions
    Demonic activity has escalated in both the Underci…

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    Book 11

    House Name
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    4.33     · 1239 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    The brilliant new novel in The House War series.

    Th…

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    Book 12

    Skirmish
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    4.42     · 932 Ratings · 61 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions

    At long last, Jewel is preparing to announce her …

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    Book 13

    Battle
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    4.41     · 818 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. …

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    Book 14

    Oracle
    by
    4.41     · 686 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2015 · 9 editions
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. …

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    Book 15

    Firstborn
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    4.25     · 419 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2019 · 7 editions
    The seventh book in the epic fantasy House War ser…

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    Book 16

    War
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    4.41     · 405 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2019 · 6 editions
    The eighth and final book in the epic fantasy Hous…

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    Book 17

    Hunter's Redoubt
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    4.57     · 133 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2023 · 1 edition
    THE SHINING COURT IS RISING

    The Lord of the Hells h…

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    Book 18

    The Wild Road
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    4.40     · 57 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2025 · 1 edition
    THE WILDERNESS IS WAKING

    Stephen has never left the…

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    The Memory of Stone & Other Stories
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    4.38     · 40 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    The collected short fiction of the Empire of Essal…

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