The Forge in the Forest
core novel 1987 The Winter of the World
Record
| First published | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.08 (861 ratings, collected 2026-10-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780688073671 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
For Alv, now Elof the Smith, the war was not yet won; and what part in it would Kara and Louhi play? Against the dramatic background of the encroaching glaciers of an Ice Age, the second volume of Michael Scott Rohan's Winter of the World takes Elof and his companion Kermorvan east, to the kingdom of Morvannec, which they find newly conquered by the barbarous Ekwash, led by the Ice Power Louhi, her acolyte Kara, whom Elof once pledged to love, and Bryhon from the west, while on the way they pass through a forest where the heroes of legend still live and the godlike Lord of the Forest rules supreme. First published by Macdonald in 1987.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Winter of the World
- Series: The Winter of the World core; position 2 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michael Scott Rohan
Notes
- ISBN recorded is the William Morrow US first edition (1987); first published by Macdonald in the UK the same year.
- 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 2 of 6: previous The Anvil of Ice (1986) · next The Hammer of the Sun (1988)
Sources
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Michael Scott Rohan)
- Fantastic Fiction (bibliography)
- Publishers Weekly (review with edition details)
- Macdonald (publisher description, via Risingshadow)
- Reader reviews on a book catalogue (author page)
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