Joris of the Rock

First edition dust cover
Author	Leslie Barringer
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Neustrian Cycle
Genre	Historical fantasy novel
Publisher	William Heinemann
Publication date	1928
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	325 pp
Preceded by	Gerfalcon (1927)
Followed by	Shy Leopardess (1948)

Joris of the Rock is a fantasy novel by Leslie Barringer, the second book in his three volume Neustrian Cycle. The book was first published in the United Kingdom by Heinemann in 1928; an American edition followed from Doubleday in 1929. Its significance was recognized by its republication by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the ninth volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library series in September, 1976. The Newcastle edition was reprinted by Borgo Press in 1980 and 2010.^[1]

Plot

The novel is set around the fourteenth century in an alternate medieval France called Neustria (historically an early division of the Frankish kingdom). Overlapping the events of the previous novel, Gerfalcon, it follows the fortunes of roguish protagonist Joris, his paramour, Red Anne, and Joris's illegitimate son Juhel.

Reception

A review in the Manchester Guardian characterized Joris of the Rock as a "period novel" in contrast to a historical one, and called it "a robust, a teaming book," "a tensely plotted tale which marches at swinging pace to bear witness to its author's rich inventiveness."^[2]