This cataclysmic moment of destruction and re-creation is known as the Sundering. The Second Sundering was equally cataclysmic, but occurred in recent times. Near the conclusion of the Sundering, Helm returned to the Realms. The sundering of the relationship between the landowners and the island's residents proved consequential. It is Carey's fourth novel and the first in "The Sundering" series. With the release (in 2014), an event called The Second Sundering was introduced. The Sundering consists of the following novels (with release dates).