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The Forge in the Forest: The Winter of the World (The Winter of the world)

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Rohan is a master of language. His proze is magic
The second volume is even better than the first
The middle book of his trilogy, it deserves equal praise.

The Forge in the Forest: The Winter of the World (The Winter of the world)
Michael Scott Rohan
Manufacturer: William Morrow & Co
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Binding: Hardcover

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Rohan is a master of language. His proze is magic.......2002-04-25

The Winter of the World Trilogy (Anvil, Forge and Hammer) stands out as a classic in the Fantasy Genre. In my opinion MSR has succeeded very well to integrate nordic mythology in his writing. Especially the Smithcraft and the Powers wrought in the fire of a Mastersmith are cleaverly written. The Powers come from runes set into the metal. It's description and potential is one I like very much.

As one reviewer said before, MSR is highly underrated. His way with words surpasses many in the field. Highly poetic and --in writing style and tecnique -- matching Tolkien every step of the way.

The second volume is even better than the first.......1999-02-05

The second installment of Michael Scott Rohan's trilogy progresses the story of the apprentice smith Elof. I am reading George RR Martin's _A Game of Thrones_ as I write this, and I cannot help but draw some parallels between the two novels. The strength of Rohan is in my opinion his wonderful use of the English language. The prose is rich, it is a wonderful book just because of it. And the story is very good. In the previous book, our heroes traveled through well-known territory, there was no tension and suspense from that point of view. In this book, they set out in search of a lost people through uncharted territory, and the reader follows their footsteps wondering what Elof and his band will stumble into next. However, Martin's book is tremendous in its characterization. Every character is very realistic, each one seems to be showing a facade to the people around him but is really much more intricate underneath. Although Elof, Rohan's main character, shows signs of progressing as a personality through the first two books, he really is the only one with any real depth. Otherwise, read this (if you are luck enough to find it) and enjoy the wonderful story.

The middle book of his trilogy, it deserves equal praise........1998-05-14

As the one book of the trilogy yet to receive a review, I thought I'd write one, both out of tribute to M. S. Rohan, one of the greatest fantasy writers ever and certainly the most underaclaimed, and because the book merits it on its own. The Forge in the Forest leads the band of friends from the first volume into the great and uncharted forests of ancient powers in their quest to reach the East Coast of their continent. Every page is unbelievably well written in a style in the same echelon as Tolkein. In fact, Rohan's trilogy is in many ways Tolkein's equal. Only the vast scope of Tolkein eclipses this otherwise perfect trilogy.

The Forge in the Forest (Winter of the World, Vol 2)

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Come on, we've got half the world to cross!

The Forge in the Forest (Winter of the World, Vol 2)
Michael Scott Rohan
Manufacturer: Avon Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Come on, we've got half the world to cross!.......2000-03-03

I love travel stories and this is one of the best. I love magic and it pervades the very fabric of this world. I love a fierce young hero, and here is one who will never take the easy way out. I love trees, and here is a continent full of them. I love an unexpected twist in a story, and here are some mighty hairpin bends. I love woodwork, and here is a whole enchanted palace built of wood. I love a girl who holds her own and here is Ils, who needs no kind of prettiness to have her place in the voyage. I love a god who misbehaves like one, and here is Raven... I love this book.

The Winter of the World: Volume 2: The Forge in the Forest

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The Winter of the World: Volume 2: The Forge in the Forest
Michael Scott Rohan
Manufacturer: Time Warner Books UK
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0708882544

The Forge in the Forest: An Acadian Romance (Formac Fiction Treasures)

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The Forge in the Forest: An Acadian Romance (Formac Fiction Treasures)
Charles G.D. Roberts
Manufacturer: Formac
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 088780604X
Release Date: 2003-11-17

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First published in 1896, this novel blends daring, romance and history into a thrilling adventure that.takes place in the years leading up to the 1755 expulsion of the Acadians.
Jean de Mer, an "Acadian Ranger," is the unofficial seigneur of lands around Minas Basin. After three years' absence he returns to find his son Marc in trouble with a French partisan leader -- the Black Abbé. Taken captive, Marc is to be tried as a spy. Father and son make a quick escape, and wish to expose the priest's treachery. When Marc is wounded, Jean sets out on a perilous canoe journey with a young English woman to rescue her child from the Black Abbé. Roberts brings the tensions between French and English to the very heart of this novel.

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Subtitled: Being The Narrative of the Acadian Ranger, Jean de Mer, Seigneur de Briart; and how he crossed the Black Abbe; and of his Adventures in a Strange Fellowship.

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The Forge in the Forest
Charles G. D. Roberts
Manufacturer: Lamson, Wolffe and Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NWRQ3O

The forge in the forest: Being the narrative of the Acadian ranger, Jean de Mer, seigneur de Briart : and how he crossed the Black AbbeÌ and of his adventures in a strange fellowship

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The forge in the forest: Being the narrative of the Acadian ranger, Jean de Mer, seigneur de Briart : and how he crossed the Black AbbeÌ and of his adventures in a strange fellowship
Charles G. D Roberts
Manufacturer: Dent
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The Forge in the Forest
Charles G.D. Roberts
Manufacturer: Grosett & Dunlap
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actual pub date for this edition unknown. copyright for the original ed. is 1896

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The forge and the forest
Betty Underwood
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The forge in the forest;: Being the narrative of the Acadian ranger, Jean de Mer, seigneur de Briart; and how he crossed the Black AbbeÌ; and of his adventures in a strange fellowship,
Charles George Douglas Roberts
Manufacturer: Lamson, Wolffe and Company; [etc., etc.]
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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Forge & the Forest Signed
Betty Underwood
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