Sianim · Book 1
Masques
- Published
- 1 January 1993
- Pages
- 199
- ISBN-13
- 9780441520992
- Type
- novel
About this book
Masques is the shortest book in Sianim at 199 pages, published in 1993 as Patricia Briggs's debut novel. It introduces Aralorn, a mercenary and spy with a shapeshifting secret, sent undercover to investigate a sorcerer suspected of plotting against her homeland -- a formative early look at the competence-driven, guarded characters Briggs later carried into Mercy Thompson.
Its place in Sianim
Masques is book 1 in the Sianim series. It is followed by Wolfsbane. See the full Sianim reading order.
Sianim is Patricia Briggs's early fantasy series, named for the mercenary company at its center, and set in a secondary world of political intrigue, old magic, and hard-won loyalty well before she moved into the urban fantasy that made her famous. Masques, her 1993 debut, introduces Aralorn, a mercenary and spy with a shapeshifting secret, sent undercover to investigate a sorcerer suspected of plotting against her homeland. The books that follow widen the cast and the world while keeping Briggs's hallmark focus…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780441520992