The Singer and the Sea
core novel 1999 The Winter of the World
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.94 (116 ratings, collected 2026-10-25) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781857237412 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Gille Kilmarsson is a mastersmith and musician in a quiet northern town, and his life changes for ever. He is drawn into a voyage in which he and his companions must confront not only the mysteries of the sea but also a ruthless, barbaric tribe intent on massacring an innocent people fleeing the encroachment of the relentless Ice. The second novel of Michael Scott Rohan's later Winter of the World trilogy, set in the same frozen world as The Anvil of Ice but not tied to the protagonists of the first, published by Orbit in 1999 between The Castle of the Winds and Shadow of the Seer.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Winter of the World
- Series: The Winter of the World core; position 5 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 5 of 6: previous The Castle of the Winds (1998) · next Shadow of the Seer (2001)
Sources
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Michael Scott Rohan)
- Fantastic Fiction (bibliography)
- Bookshare (Orbit edition record)
- Gollancz (publisher description, via Bookshop.org)
- Orbit (publisher description, via Risingshadow)
- Worlds Without End (publisher synopsis)
- Infinity Plus (review of Shadow of the Seer)
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