Series
The Troy Game
Sara Douglass · 4 novels · 2002–2006
The Troy Game is a quartet of fantasy novels by Australian author Sara Douglass consisting of four books: Hades' Daughter, God's Concubine, Darkwitch Rising and Druid's Sword. It centres on a group of characters who are reincarnated at the end of each book and take the form of renowned historical figures from different ages. The entire series is set in London and focuses on the characters trying to complete the Troy Game, a kind of spell cast in the first book to protect the city.
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
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Stats
By decade
- 2000s4
Shape
4 novels
1 author · completed series
reads like:fantasyreincarnationbritish islesearly 20th centuryadventurousadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 75% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 4 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Darkwitch Risingdarkest · calmest
- Hades' Daughterbrightest · most intense