Serenia

From King's Quest Omnipedia

Serenia is the is name of the continent where the Sovereignty of Serenia, Kingdom of Daventry and several other smaller nations are located. The continent is also known as Daventry, as for a time that kingdom was only land on the continent as the northern Serenia had mysteriously vanished (but later reappeared around 24 GC). Other Continents in the world include Kolyma and Tanalore, and an unnamed continent north of Serenia, where Harlin's castle was located. Serenia can also refer to Serenia towne and the Village of Serenia.

This land first appeared in The Wizard and the Princess and Adventure in Serenia, and was later revisited in King's Quest V.

The continent of Serenia.

[edit] Behind the scenes

The continent was originally called Daventry in King's Quest Companion, First Edition, and King's Quest 3. As shown in the book and game during the era's of King's Quest 1-4, the Sovereignty of Serenia was missing. The KQ3 Charts, 1st Edition Maps and Alexander's account of his escape from Manannan show that Serenia was missing at the time (and the continent was referred to as Daventry). In the Second Edition, Serenia reappeared, and the book uses the name Daventry and Serenia interchangeably for the name of the continent. The continent is referred to as Daventry in the An Encyclopedia of Daventry in the 2nd Edition. The 2nd Edition Maps and 3rd Edition Maps show the continent being referred to as Daventry as well. Though Derek Karlavaegan began referring to the continent as Serenia in his descriptions of the world.

[edit] Fan Fiction

In fan fiction, fans prefer to call the whole KQ world as 'Serenia', not only that particular realm. Therefore, Daventry, Green Isles, Tamir and other realms are only parts of Serenia.

The designers of King's Quest ZZT on the other hand, have the characters within the game refer to the world as "King's Quest".

However in the official literature the entire world is referred to as the World of Daventry, simply Daventry, or Earth.