A series of books by author David Drake. In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval era technology. The series consists of nine books broken into two distinct parts, the Lord of the Isles consisting of the first six books, and a final trilogy dubbed the Crown of the Isles. Novels Lord of the Isles Lord of the Isles (1997, ) Queen of Demons (1998, ) Servant of the Dragon (1999, ) Mistress of the Catacombs (2001, ) Goddess of the Ice Realm (2003, ) Master of the Cauldron (2004, ) Crown of the Isles trilogy The Fortress of Glass (2006, ) The Mirror of Worlds (2007, ) The Gods Return (2008, ) Short stories "The Elf House" (2004, published in Masters of Fantasy, ) Main characters Garric or-Reise Sharina os-Reise Cashel or-Kenset Ilna os-Kenset Tenoctris the Wizard (bos-Tandor) Liane bos-Benliman Other characters Recurring characters Reise or-Laver (Garric and Sharina's father) Lora (Garric and Sharina's mother) Katchin or-Keldan (Cashel and Ilna's uncle) Kenset or-Keldan (Cashel and Ilna's father) Nonnus or-Bran (A quiet hermit close to Sharina) King Carus (The ancient king who dwells in Garric's mind) Lord Waldron (commander of the Army) bor-Warriman Lord Tadai (Lord Chamberlain) bor-Tithain Lord Royhas (Lord Chancellor) bor-Bolliman Lord Attaper (Commander of the Blood Eagles, the noble-born Praetorian Guard of the series) Admiral Zettin (Lord High Admiral) Captain Chalcus (ex-pirate, Ilna's lover) Lady Merota (orphan noble, Ilna's ward) Rasile (cat-woman wizard) Featured characters Asera bos-Gezaman (Procurator) Meder bor-Mederman (Wizard) The Dragon (lizard-man wizard) Goddess of the Ice Realm (half-human hell-bent woman) The Hooded One (undead wizard) Other characters Count of Blaise Duke of Sandrakkan Count of Haft Count Lascarg Duke of Yole Valence III, King of the Isles The Shepherd (Great God) The Lady (Great Goddess) The Sister (Great Goddess) Duzi (minor god) General outline The books center on the lives of four youths from a small village on one of the islands that make up the archipelago of the book's world, known as the Isles. In the first novel, the character Garric or-Reise discovers that he is, in fact, the direct descendant of the last king to rule the Isles, exactly a millennium ago. Then, as now, the power that fueled all magic in the world rose precipitously, allowing the use of spells so powerful that they shattered the cohesion of nations, driving