Serpentwar Saga · Book 1
Shadow of a Dark Queen
- Published
- 1 January 1994
- Pages
- 528
- ISBN-13
- 9780060538361
- Type
- novel

About this book
Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994) opens Raymond E. Feist's Serpentwar Saga a generation after the Riftwar Saga, introducing mercenary soldiers Erik von Darkmoor and Roo Avery as the serpent-worshipping Emerald Queen invades the Kingdom of the Isles.
Its place in Serpentwar Saga
Shadow of a Dark Queen is book 1 in the Serpentwar Saga series. It is followed by Rise of a Merchant Prince. See the full Serpentwar Saga reading order.
A generation after the Riftwar Saga, a new threat rises: the Emerald Queen, a serpent-worshipping conqueror from across the sea, invades Midkemia's Kingdom of the Isles with an army of raiders and dark magic. The Serpentwar Saga follows two new young heroes, mercenary soldiers Erik von Darkmoor and Roo Avery, as they're swept from a death sentence into the desperate defense of the Kingdom, while Pug -- now an aging, immensely powerful magician -- works a much larger, cosmic-scale plot to stop the true force…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780060538361