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| − | | name = |
+ | | name = Forge of Darkness |
| image = [[File:FD cover UK bantam 2012 paperback.jpg|250px]] |
| image = [[File:FD cover UK bantam 2012 paperback.jpg|250px]] |
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| − | | series = Kharkanas Trilogy |
+ | | series = [[Kharkanas Trilogy]] |
| − | | publisher = Bantam Press |
+ | | publisher = Bantam Press (UK)<br>Tor (US) |
| release_date = September 2012 |
| release_date = September 2012 |
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| − | | pages = 760 |
+ | | pages = 760 pp |
| isbn = 9780593062180 |
| isbn = 9780593062180 |
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| followed_by = [[Fall of Light]] |
| followed_by = [[Fall of Light]] |
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| ⚫ | ''[[Forge of Darkness]]'' takes readers to [[Kurald Galain]], the Warren of Darkness, and tells an epic tale of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in the fall of the [[Malazan Empire]]. It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the Warren of Darkness, where [[Mother Dark]] reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power… and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great hero, [[Vatha Urusander]], longs for ascendency and Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but she has taken another Consort, Lord [[Draconus]], from the faraway [[Dracons Hold]]. The idea of this union sends fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumors of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the Sons of Darkness, [[Anomander Rake|Anomander]], [[Andarist]], and [[Silchas Ruin]] of the Purake Hold. |
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| + | ==Publisher's summary== |
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| + | It is the Age of Darkness and the ancient land called Kuruld Galain - home of the [[Tiste Andii]] and ruled over by Mother Dark - is in a perilous state. The great warrior hero, Vatha Urusander, is being championed to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such arrogant ambition. |
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| + | As the impending clash between these two rivals sends fissures rippling across the realm and rumours of civil war flare up, so an ancient power emerges from seas once thought to be long dead. None can fathom its true purpose nor comprehend its potential. And in the middle of this seemingly inevitable conflagration stand the First Sons of Darkness - Anomander, Andarist and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold - and they are about reshape the world... |
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| + | Here begins an epic tale of bitter family feuds, of jealousies and betrayals, of wild magic and unfettered power...and of the forging of a sword. |
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==Front matter== |
==Front matter== |
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===Dedication=== |
===Dedication=== |
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''Clare Thomas, with love'' |
''Clare Thomas, with love'' |
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| + | ===Acknowledgements=== |
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| + | Thank you to my advance readers: Aidan Paul Canavan, Sharon Sasaki, Darren Turpin, William and Hazel Hunter and Baria Ahmed. |
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===Maps=== |
===Maps=== |
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File:Central Kharkanas.png|Central Kharkanas |
File:Central Kharkanas.png|Central Kharkanas |
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File:Kurald Galain.png|Kurald Galain |
File:Kurald Galain.png|Kurald Galain |
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| − | File:Thel Akai, |
+ | File:Thel Akai, Jaghut & Tiste Realms.png|Thel Akai, Jaghut & Tiste Realms |
</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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| + | ===Tiste Power structure=== |
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| − | == Dramatis Personae == |
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| + | <gallery> |
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| − | === Purake Hold === |
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| + | File:Kharkanas Power Tree.png|Notable Tiste of Kharkanas |
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| − | * [[Anomander]] |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| − | * [[Andarist]] |
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| − | * [[Silchas Ruin]] |
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| − | * [[Kellaras]] |
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| − | * [[Prazek]] |
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| − | * [[Dathenar]] |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Plot summary== |
| + | {{Chapters fd}} |
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| − | * [[Draconus]] |
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| − | * [[Ivis]] |
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| − | * [[Spite]] |
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| − | * [[Envy]] |
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| − | * [[Malice]] |
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| − | * [[Arathan]] |
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| − | * [[Raskan]] |
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| − | * [[Sagander]] |
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| + | <span style="margin-right:12px; float:left;">{{Eye closed}}</span> |
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| − | === Tulla Hold === |
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| + | ::<span style="color:#B00;">'''The following summaries contain spoilers'''<br />Please access individual chapter summaries via the Chapter infobox<br /></span> |
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| − | * [[Hish Tulla]] |
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| − | * [[Rancept]] |
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| − | * [[Sukul Ankhadu]] (hostage) |
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| − | === |
+ | ====Prelude==== |
| − | * [[Jaen Enes]] |
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| − | * [[Enesdia]] |
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| − | * [[Kadaspala]] |
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| − | * [[Cryl Durav]] (hostage) |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Trivia== |
| + | *According to Erikson, the writing style of the ''Kharkanas Trilogy'' was a nod to Shakespeare and the type of storytelling associated with theater and oral tradition. ''Forge of Darkness'' in particular was written so that sentence structure was based on the length of a single breath. Erikson said he was contacted by one of his audio book narrators who absolutely loved reading ''Forge of Darkness'' out loud.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/tsa-cast/erikson_final TSACast podcast] see 46:30</ref> |
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| − | * [[Spinnock Durav]] |
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| + | *On 2 September 2019, Erikson [https://www.facebook.com/steveneriksonofficial/photos/a.893848104100824/1328891780596452 posted] a page of his notes from the writing of ''Forge of Darkness''. |
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| − | * [[Faror Hend]] |
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| + | [[File:Steven Erikson Forge of Darkness Notes.jpg|left|thumb|Forge of Darkness notes]] |
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| + | ==Cover gallery== |
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| − | === Hust Hold (and Legion) === |
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| + | <gallery> |
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| − | * [[Hust Henarald]] |
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| + | FD cover US tor 2012.jpg|United States cover art<br/>Tor (2012) |
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| − | * [[Calat Hustain]] |
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| + | PS Publishing Limited Edition Forge of Darkness Volume 1 Cover.jpg|PS Publishing Limited Edition Forge of Darkness Volume 1 Cover<Br/>PS Publishing (2012) |
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| − | * [[Finarra Stone]] |
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| + | PS Publishing Limited Edition Forge of Darkness Volume 2 Cover.jpg|PS Publishing Limited Edition Forge of Darkness Volume 2 Cover<Br/>PS Publishing (2012) |
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| − | * [[Toras Redone]] |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| − | * [[Galar Baras]] |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Notes and references== |
| + | {{Reflist}} |
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| − | * [[Korya Delath]] |
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| − | * [[Nerys Drukorlat]] |
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| − | * [[Sandalath Drukorlat]] |
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| − | * [[Orfantal]] |
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| − | * [[Wreneck]] |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| − | === Neret Sorr === |
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| + | [http://www.tor.com/2016/04/20/malazan-refresher-forge-of-darkness/ Tor.com's Forge of Darkness summary] |
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| − | * [[Vatha Urusander]] |
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| − | * [[Osserc]] |
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| − | * [[Hunn Raal]] |
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| − | * [[Risp]] |
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| − | * [[Sevegg]] |
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| − | * [[Serap]] |
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| − | * [[Renarr]] |
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| − | * [[Gurren]] |
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| − | === Urusander's Legion Officers === |
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| − | * [[Scara Bandaris]] |
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| − | * [[Ilgast Rend]] |
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| − | * [[Hallyd Bahann]] |
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| − | * [[Esthala]] |
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| − | * [[Kagamandra Tulas]] |
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| − | * [[Sharenas Ankhadu]] |
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| − | * [[Tathe Lorat]] |
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| − | * [[Infayen Menand]] |
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| − | |||
| − | === The Borderswords === |
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| − | * [[Rint]] |
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| − | * [[Ville]] |
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| − | * [[Feren]] |
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| − | * [[Galak]] |
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| − | * [[Lathanis]] |
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| − | * [[Traj]] |
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| − | |||
| − | === The Citadel === |
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| − | * [[Syntara]] |
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| − | * [[Emral Lanear]] |
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| − | * [[Endest Silann]] |
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| − | * [[Cedorpul]] |
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| − | * [[Rise Herat]] |
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| − | * [[Legyl Behust]] |
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| − | * [[Mother Dark]] |
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| − | |||
| − | === The Shake === |
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| − | * [[Sheccanto Derran]] |
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| − | * [[Warlock Resh]] |
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| − | * [[Caplo Dreem]] |
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| − | * [[Skelenal]] |
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| − | * [[Witch Ruvera]] |
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| − | |||
| − | === The Azathanai === |
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| − | * [[Grizzin Farl]] |
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| − | * [[Kilmandaros]] |
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| − | * [[Sechul Lath]] |
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| − | * [[Errastas]] |
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| − | * [[Caladan Brood]] |
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| − | * [[T'riss]] |
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| − | * [[Old Man]] |
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| − | === The Jaghut === |
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| − | * [[Hood]] |
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| − | * [[Gothos]] |
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| − | * [[Haut]] |
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| − | * [[Varandas]] |
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| − | * [[Korya Delath]] (hostage) |
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| − | === Others === |
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| − | * [[Gripp Galas]] |
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| − | * [[Haral]] |
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| − | * [[Narad]] |
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| − | * [[Bursa]] |
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| − | * [[Olar Ethil]] |
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{{Books}} |
{{Books}} |
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+ | [[Category:Forge of Darkness|00]] |
Revision as of 23:51, 2 September 2019
Forge of Darkness takes readers to Kurald Galain, the Warren of Darkness, and tells an epic tale of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in the fall of the Malazan Empire. It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the Warren of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power… and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, longs for ascendency and Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but she has taken another Consort, Lord Draconus, from the faraway Dracons Hold. The idea of this union sends fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumors of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold.
Publisher's summary
It is the Age of Darkness and the ancient land called Kuruld Galain - home of the Tiste Andii and ruled over by Mother Dark - is in a perilous state. The great warrior hero, Vatha Urusander, is being championed to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such arrogant ambition.
As the impending clash between these two rivals sends fissures rippling across the realm and rumours of civil war flare up, so an ancient power emerges from seas once thought to be long dead. None can fathom its true purpose nor comprehend its potential. And in the middle of this seemingly inevitable conflagration stand the First Sons of Darkness - Anomander, Andarist and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold - and they are about reshape the world...
Here begins an epic tale of bitter family feuds, of jealousies and betrayals, of wild magic and unfettered power...and of the forging of a sword.
Front matter
Dedication
Clare Thomas, with love
Acknowledgements
Thank you to my advance readers: Aidan Paul Canavan, Sharon Sasaki, Darren Turpin, William and Hazel Hunter and Baria Ahmed.
Maps
Central Kharkanas
Kurald Galain
Thel Akai, Jaghut & Tiste Realms
Tiste Power structure
Notable Tiste of Kharkanas
Plot summary
| Forge of Darkness | |
|---|---|
| Dramatis Personae | Prelude |
| In These Gifts the Shapes of Adoration | |
| Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 |
| Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 |
| Chapter 5 | |
| The Solitude of This Fire | |
| Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 |
| Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 |
| Chapter 10 | |
| The Proofs of Your Ambition | |
| Chapter 11 | Chapter 12 |
| Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 |
| Chapter 15 | |
| The Forge of Darkness | |
| Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 |
| Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 |
| Chapter 20 | |
| Pagination | |
- The following summaries contain spoilers
Please access individual chapter summaries via the Chapter infobox
- The following summaries contain spoilers
Prelude
Trivia
- According to Erikson, the writing style of the Kharkanas Trilogy was a nod to Shakespeare and the type of storytelling associated with theater and oral tradition. Forge of Darkness in particular was written so that sentence structure was based on the length of a single breath. Erikson said he was contacted by one of his audio book narrators who absolutely loved reading Forge of Darkness out loud.[1]
- On 2 September 2019, Erikson posted a page of his notes from the writing of Forge of Darkness.
Forge of Darkness notes
Cover gallery
United States cover art
Tor (2012)
Tor (2012)
PS Publishing Limited Edition Forge of Darkness Volume 1 Cover
PS Publishing (2012)
PS Publishing (2012)
PS Publishing Limited Edition Forge of Darkness Volume 2 Cover
PS Publishing (2012)
PS Publishing (2012)
Notes and references
External links
Tor.com's Forge of Darkness summary