Series
The Reluctant King
L. Sprague de Camp · 3 novels · 1968–1983
L. Sprague de Camp's Reluctant King trilogy follows Jorian, King of Xylar, across the fantasy land of Novaria. The Goblin Tower begins his story, continuing through The Clocks of Iraz and The Unbeheaded King; the three novels, part of de Camp's wider Novarian series, were later collected in one omnibus titled The Reluctant King.
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
The Reluctant King 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
- 1960s1
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
Shape
3 novels
1 author · completed series
reads like:fantasypolitical intriguesecondary worldtimeless or unspecifiedadventurousadult
Mood
Bright and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book3 of 3 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Goblin Towerdarkest · brightest · calmest · most intense