 First edition cover | |
| Author | Steven Erikson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Steve Stone |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Kharkanas Trilogy |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Bantam Press (UK & Canada) & Tor Books (USA) |
Publication date | 31 July 2012 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) Ebook Audiobook |
| Pages | 662 pp (Bantam UK hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 0-593-06217-5 (Bantam UK hardcover edition) |
| OCLC | 778422528 |
| 813.6 | |
| LC Class | PR9199.4.E745 |
| Followed by | Fall of Light |
Forge of Darkness is the first novel of The Kharkanas Trilogy by Canadian author Steven Erikson, set before the events of the Malazan Book of the Fallen.[1][2]
The novel is set 300,000 years before the events in the Book of the Fallen and explores the background of the Tiste race and their impending civil war.[3] The novel is framed as being told by one poet to another.[4]
- ^ Alexander, Niall (2012). "Forging a Fresh Start: A Newcomer's Review of Forge of Darkness by Steven Erikson". Tor. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Erikson, Steven (2012). "Forge of Darkness". Steven Erikson. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Forge of Darkness". Pat's Fantasy Hotlist. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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