The Castle of the Winds
core novel 1998 The Winter of the World
Record
| First published | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.06 (178 ratings, collected 2026-10-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781857235708 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The first novel of a second trilogy in the world of The Winter of the World, set in the same frozen world but not directly tied to the protagonists of the first, The Castle of the Winds again gives the story a bold Smith for a protagonist, subtle and treacherous conspiracies of the Ice, ringing battle scenes and a series of clever smithying techniques and surprises, Smithcraft being the magic of crafting items in metal with their own potent powers and virtues. And at the heart of it all lies the awesome fortress of Ker an Aruel. Published by Orbit in 1998, a decade after The Hammer of the Sun.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Winter of the World
- Series: The Winter of the World core; position 4 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michael Scott Rohan
Notes
- From the series record (The Winter of the World): Elof the Mastersmith and the war against the Ice.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Winter of the World: position 4 of 6: previous The Hammer of the Sun (1988) · next The Singer and the Sea (1999)
Sources
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Michael Scott Rohan)
- Fantastic Fiction (bibliography)
- Orbit (publisher description, via Risingshadow)
- Infinity Plus (review of Shadow of the Seer)
- The Locus Index to Science Fiction (edition records)
← The Winter of the World dossier · All universes
Part of the Library. Fields without an identified source are omitted, never guessed.