Down Among the Dead Men
core novel 1993 Forest Kingdom
Record
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.82 (1,134 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575056183 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Ten years after the Demon War, something buried in a clearing near the Darkwood, a part of the Forest that is always dark, begins to wake. A border fort on the edge of the Darkwood goes silent after receiving a large shipment of gold. The Forest King sends a small force of sorcerers and soldiers, who find the fort deserted and soaked in blood, with magic showing that something malevolent is hidden inside. Duncan MacNeil and his company must first deal with greedy human enemies before they can face the inhuman threat.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forest Kingdom
- Series: Forest Kingdom core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Simon R. Green
Notes
- Set in the Forest Kingdom with a new cast.
- From the series record (Forest Kingdom): Five novels about Prince Rupert and Princess Julia and the threat of the Darkwood and the Demon Prince, including the two later books that bring back Hawk and Fisher.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Forest Kingdom: position 3 of 5: previous Blood and Honour (1992) · next Beyond the Blue Moon (2000)
- Internal chronology, within Forest Kingdom: position 5 of 11: previous Winner Takes All (1991) · next The God Killer (1991)
Sources
- FantasticFiction: Forest Kingdom
- ISFDB mirror: Down Among the Dead Men publications (Gollancz hardcover)
- Rising Shadow
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