Reading order · 6 books · 1989 to 1994 · Set in an invented world
Elenium and Tamuli Books in Order
The Elenium and The Tamuli follow Sparhawk, a Pandion knight and Queen’s Champion, and his companions as they try to save the young queen Ehlana and then face a threat in the far east.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1989 to 1994
- First book
- The Diamond Throne
- Latest
- The Hidden City (1994)
- Setting
- Set in an invented world
The reading order
Every Elenium and Tamuli book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in an invented world
- 1The Diamond Throne1989With SparhawkSparhawk, a Pandion knight, returns from exile to find that his young queen, Ehlana, has been poisoned and is kept alive only by a spell that will last a year.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Ruby Knight1990With SparhawkSparhawk and his companions search for a cure to save Queen Ehlana’s life, and set out to find the long-lost jewel known as the Bhelliom.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Sapphire Rose1991With SparhawkWith the Bhelliom in his hands, Sparhawk races to save Queen Ehlana and to confront the dark god Azash.Buy on Amazon
- 4Domes of Fire1992With SparhawkSparhawk, now married to Queen Ehlana, travels to the vast Tamul Empire in the east, where an old enemy is stirring.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Shining Ones1993With SparhawkIn the Tamul Empire, Sparhawk takes up the Bhelliom once again against a gathering of ancient enemies, and seeks the help of the mysterious, glowing Delphae.Buy on Amazon
- 6The Hidden City1994With SparhawkSparhawk and his allies face the final battle against the god Cyrgon and the conspiracy threatening the Tamul Empire.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Elenium (The Diamond Throne, The Ruby Knight, The Sapphire Rose) and then The Tamuli (Domes of Fire, The Shining Ones, The Hidden City).
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Sparhawk | Ehlana | Sephrenia | Kalten | Aphrael | Ce'Nedra | Zakath |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Diamond Throne | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Ruby Knight | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Sapphire Rose | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 Domes of Fire | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 5 The Shining Ones | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 6 The Hidden City | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor |
Characters in the Elenium and Tamuli books
7 characters from David Eddings’s chart, with the number of Elenium and Tamuli books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| SparhawkPandion knight and Queen's Champion | 6 | The Diamond Throne 1989 |
| EhlanaYoung queen of Elenia, later Sparhawk's wife | 6 | The Diamond Throne 1989 |
| SephreniaStyric teacher of the knights | 6 | The Diamond Throne 1989 |
| KaltenSparhawk's boyhood friend | 6 | The Diamond Throne 1989 |
| AphraelChild goddess, also known as Flute | 6 | The Diamond Throne 1989 |
| Ce'NedraTolnedran princess, Garion's queen | 3 | The Diamond Throne 1989 |
| ZakathEmperor of Mallorea | 3 | The Diamond Throne 1989 |