The Darkest Road
core novel 1986 The Fionavar Tapestry
Record
| First published | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.20 (19,189 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780586215241 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Fionavar Tapestry
- Series: The Fionavar Tapestry core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1987: finalist; 12th place, Locus poll
- Prix Aurora Award (Best Long-Form Work in English), 1987: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Fionavar Tapestry): The complete trilogy, published in Canada by McClelland and Stewart (1984-1986). Five University of Toronto students are drawn into Fionavar, framed within the story as 'the first of worlds,' in a conflict woven from Arthurian and Celtic/Norse myth. Internal chronology equals publication order for all 3 volumes -- no dispute found, unlike Dragaera/Conan/Pern.
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 Fionavar Tapestry: position 3 of 3: previous The Wandering Fire (1986)
Sources
- The Fionavar Tapestry (Wikipedia)
- The Summer Tree (Wikipedia)
- The Wandering Fire (Wikipedia)
- The Darkest Road (Wikipedia)
- Guy Gavriel Kay (sfadb)
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