Wren's Quest

Wren's Quest

First edition
Author	Sherwood Smith
Cover artist	Dennis Nolan
Language	English
Series	Wren series
Genre	Fantasy
Published	1993 (Harcourt Books)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	199 (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	978-0-15-200976-2 (first edition, hardback)
Preceded by	Wren to the Rescue
Followed by	Wren's War

Wren's Quest is a 1993 fantasy novel by American author Sherwood Smith,^[1][2] the sequel to Wren to the Rescue, and provides further background and character-development leading into Wren's War.

Hawk Rhiscarlan attempts to gain favor with Andreus of Senna Lirwan by succeeding where Andreus was foiled in Wren to the Rescue. Tyron is deployed in the guise of a dog in order to gain reconnaissance among the nobles of Cantirmoor which might reveal who is behind the trouble, but is captured by Hawk. During this time, unaware of the new plot afoot, Wren ventures to the records center for the Siradi border guards who found her in a brigand-devastated trade caravan as a very young child. Wren is accompanied by Connor Shaltar for protection in case of any trouble, though that idea was hatched by Leila and Queen Astren of Meldrith to allow Connor to avoid confinement by his uncle Fortian Rhismordith to a particular vacation house as punishment for his tendency to socialize with stage performers.

Excursion into such remote territory fails to spare the pair form the interesting times, however, as they are forthwith pursued incessantly yet intermittently by mysterious and vaguely menacing couriers clothed in blue, culminating in an entire forest fire being levied as an attack against the protagonists, which Connor manages to dispel though an exertion of his own manner of magic, which leaves him prostrate and asleep for two full days.

Upon regaining consciousness, Connor discovers his location to have changed to that of a stone fortification of considerable vintage, whereupon Wren briefs him regarding the elapsed time and the fact that this is indeed the Siradi border-guard records center, as well as one of their command posts.