Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Queen’s Gambit | 2002 | Deborah Chester | Buy |
| 2 | The King Betrayed | 2003 | Deborah Chester | Buy |
| 3 | The Queen’s Knight | 2004 | Deborah Chester | Buy |
| 4 | The King Imperiled | 2005 | Deborah Chester | Buy |
The Dain series is a four-book fantasy saga by Deborah Chester, published between 2002 and 2005. The books – The Queen’s Gambit, The King Betrayed, The Queen’s Knight, and The King Imperiled – follow royal characters through political intrigue and magical conflict. The series is connected to Chester’s earlier Sword Ring and Chalice books, set in the same world.
The chess-themed titles in some entries (The Queen’s Gambit, The Queen’s Knight) suggest the strategic nature of the conflicts the characters face. The series represents the peak of Chester’s fantasy writing career, a sustained exploration of a world she had been building since the Sword Ring and Chalice trilogy.