The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 4 books · 1979 to 1987 · Set in Nevèrÿon

Return to Nevèrÿon Books in Order

The Return to Nevèrÿon books are sword-and-sorcery tales set in an ancient, invented land at the dawn of civilisation, used to explore money, slavery, power and desire. Gorgik, a former slave who becomes a liberator, runs through them.

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Series facts

Books
4
Published
1979 to 1987
First book
Tales of Nevèrÿon
Latest
Return to Nevèrÿon (1987)
Setting
Set in Nevèrÿon

The reading order

Every Return to Nevèrÿon book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

4 books · Set in Nevèrÿon
  1. 1Tales of Nevèrÿon1979Stories set in Nevèrÿon, an invented land in the distant past, beginning with Gorgik, a young man sold into slavery, who rises to become a liberator.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Neveryóna1983With PrynPryn, a young girl who flies a dragon, sets out on a journey across the ancient land of Nevèrÿon.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Flight from Nevèrÿon1985Three linked tales of Nevèrÿon, one of them set in modern New York.Buy on Amazon
  4. 4Return to Nevèrÿon1987Further tales of Nevèrÿon, including the story of how Gorgik the Liberator came to power.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read the four books in order, starting with Tales of Nevèrÿon.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Return to Nevèrÿon book
BookPrynGorgik
1 Tales of NevèrÿonMMajor
2 NeveryónaLLeadMMajor
3 Flight from NevèrÿonMMajor
4 Return to NevèrÿonMMajor

Characters in the Return to Nevèrÿon books

2 characters from Samuel R. Delany’s chart, with the number of Return to Nevèrÿon books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
PrynYoung girl who leaves home on a dragon1Neveryóna 1983
GorgikFormer slave turned liberator4Tales of Nevèrÿon 1979