Werenight/Prince of the North (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Harry Turtledove
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: A span of six years on another world
- Setting: The area around Fox Keep and the northern provinces of the Empire of Elabon
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Gods or goddesses, Heroes or heroism, Monsters
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
Harry Turtledove’s two novels present the story of Gerin the Fox, a baron on the northern border of the Empire of Elabon, who attempts to preserve his realm against attacks by barbarians, a wizard, monsters, and rival nobles. Gerin first confronts the challenge of the evil wizard, Balamung, and must seek the aid of a sorcerer from the Empire of Elabon. After the wizard’s defeat, Gerin establishes his own kingdom in the north, because the only route to the Empire of Elabon has been cut off. His kingdom is far from secure, as it is threatened by attacks from a...
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