Series
Tale of the Five
Diane Duane · 4 novels · 1 short story · 1979–1992
Diane Duane's Tale of the Five follows Herewiss, a young sorcerer trying to master the Flame, a magic normally passed down only through women, in a world watched over by an active, twofold Goddess. Beginning with The Door Into Fire, the series follows Herewiss and the exiled Prince Freelorn, whom he loves, through several more novels spanning the 1980s and a return volume published years later.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
Tale of the Five at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1970s1
- 1980s2
- 1990s1
Shape
Mood
Bright and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 5 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Door Into Sunsetdarkest · calmest
- The Door Into Firebrightest · most intense