The Winter of the World Trilogy (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Scott Rohan
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: About 10,000 , during the last ice age
- Setting: North America and Europe
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, Magic or magicians, Europe or Europeans, Gods or goddesses, Heroes or heroism, Glaciers, Ice Age, Talisman or magical object, Swords
- Locales: Europe, North America
The Plot
The three novels of the Winter of the World trilogy follow a classic trilogy format, tracing the actions of a hero and his associates in their attempt to defeat a world-threatening enemy. The enemy, in this case, is the Ice, the world-girdling glaciers of the most recent ice age. In the world of the Winter, the Ice itself is the tool of inimical deific powers, most notably the goddess Taounehtar. Humans have fled before its slow advance, abandoning the ancient kingdom of Kerys in Europe and founding Morvan in what is now the eastern United States, only to have to flee...
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