The King of Ys Series by Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

3.79 · 14 ratings
  • Roma Mater (The King of Ys #1)
    #1

    Roma Mater (The King of Ys #1)

    Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

    Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings · published 1986

    In the waning days of the Roman Empire, Magnus Maximus sends his prefect Gratillonius to western Gaul and the faraway land of Ys, a place shrouded in legend and ruled by a cruel and tyrannical king. When the sovereign challenges Gratillonius to a duel, the envoy from Rome emerges victorious and claims the throne as the new king of Ys, inheriting a land whose religion, culture, and history are entirely foreign... more

  • The King of Ys (The King of Ys #1, 2, 3, 4)
    #1, 2, 3, 4

    The King of Ys (The King of Ys #1, 2, 3, 4)

    Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 1996

    Ys: Magical city shrouded in legend, where Gratillonius, doomed by the gods to be the last King of Ys, refused to accept defeat, and became a legend that would ring down the corridors of time.

  • The King of Ys: Book 2 - Gallicenae (The King of Ys #2)
    #2

    The King of Ys: Book 2 - Gallicenae (The King of Ys #2)

    Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 1987

    As the Roman Empire loses its grip on its far-flung territories, the mystical kingdom of Ys in western Gaul is in great danger of slipping into oblivion. Suffocated for years by the rule of a tyrant king, Ys’s last hope arrived in the form of a Roman emissary, Gratillonius, who defeated the sitting king to take the throne himself... more

  • Dahut (The King of Ys #3)
    #3

    Dahut (The King of Ys #3)

    Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2013

    In book three of the King of Ys series, Gratillonius’s reign faces a deadly new threat from across the sea For sixteen years Gratillonius has been the king of Ys, a position he has used to bring the once-teetering city-state back to stability as the Roman Empire continues to collapse around it. Rome would prefer a more malleable leader in Gratillonius’s place and makes no secret of it... more

  • The King of Ys: The Dog & the Wolf (The King of Ys #4)
    #4

    The King of Ys: The Dog & the Wolf (The King of Ys #4)

    Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 1988

    After the fall of Ys, Gratillonius, once the King, must try to save his remaining people from the advance of the barbarians.

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