The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 1988 to 1989 · Set in an invented world

Paksenarrion Books in Order

The Deed of Paksenarrion follows a sheepfarmer’s daughter who runs away to join a mercenary company and becomes a paladin, in a fantasy with realistic military detail.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
1988 to 1989
First book
Sheepfarmer's Daughter
Latest
Oath of Gold (1989)
Setting
Set in an invented world

The reading order

Every Paksenarrion book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in an invented world
  1. 1Sheepfarmer's Daughter1988With PaksenarrionPaksenarrion, a sheepfarmer’s daughter, runs away from an arranged marriage to join Duke Phelan’s mercenary company, and learns to be a soldier.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Divided Allegiance1988With PaksenarrionPaksenarrion leaves the Duke’s Company to train as a paladin, but her faith and courage are tested to breaking point.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Oath of Gold1989With PaksenarrionBroken and lost, Paks begins a slow journey back to courage, which leads her to a great quest.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Sheepfarmer’s Daughter, Divided Allegiance and Oath of Gold in order.

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 Paksenarrion book
BookPaksenarrion
1 Sheepfarmer's DaughterLLead
2 Divided AllegianceLLead
3 Oath of GoldLLead

Characters in the Paksenarrion books

1 character from Elizabeth Moon’s chart, with the number of Paksenarrion books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
PaksenarrionSheepfarmer's daughter who becomes a paladin3Sheepfarmer's Daughter 1988