The Forest of Forever
core novel 1971 The Minotaur Trilogy
Record
| First published | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.81 (97 ratings, collected 2026-09-07) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780583123952 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Forest of Forever, published by Thomas Burnett Swann in 1971, is the second volume of the Minotaur Trilogy, set a generation before Day of the Minotaur. Eunostos, the last Minotaur, lives in the hidden Country of the Beasts among centaurs, dryads, and other creatures unknown to the human world beyond its borders. He falls in love with Kora, a young dryad, and eventually works up the courage to propose marriage to her, only to find his feelings are not returned in kind: Kora's heart belongs instead to Aeacus, a mortal prince of Minoan Crete who has found his way into their hidden realm. Eunostos is left to reckon with his unrequited love even as Kora and Aeacus's own relationship, forbidden by the ordinary boundaries between the human and mythical worlds, begins to take shape around him.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Minotaur Trilogy
- Series: The Minotaur Trilogy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Thomas Burnett Swann
Notes
- From the series record (The Minotaur Trilogy): Day of the Minotaur first appeared serialized in Fantastic magazine (September/October 1964-January/February 1965) before its 1966 book publication; the print-edition-first rule applies and the book year is used here.
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 Minotaur Trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous Day of the Minotaur (1966) · next Cry Silver Bells (1977)
Sources
- Science Fiction Encyclopedia: Swann, Thomas Burnett
- ISFDB: Thomas Burnett Swann
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/minotaur-trilogy-thomas-burnett-swann
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