Book description
Centuries before the building of the Great Causeway, when the
enveloping Ice seems to be in retreat, the lands of the North and South
are on uneasy terms. War appears to be inevitable. But there is still
some trade between them, particularly for the peerless weapons created
by the Northern mastersmiths.
In one small town, Kunrad, one young mastersmith, has carved out a
reputation as a fine armourer. Helped by his two apprentices, the
ox-like Olvar and the silver-tongued Gille, Kunrad has created the
greatest suit of armour ever made: armour fit for a hero or a king.
When that armour is stolen by a powerful Southern lord, Kunrad has only
one concern - to regain it. And so begins an epic journey of discovery,
filled with danger, magic - and love. Michael Scott Rohan (1951 - )
Michael Scott Rohan, born in Edinburgh in 1951, writes both fantasy and
science fiction. Whilst studying law at Oxford, Rohan joined the SF
group and met the president, Allan J Scott, who started him writing for
the group's semi-professional magazine SFinx
alongside names such as Robert Holdstock and Ian Watson. His first
novel, Run to the Stars
, was published in 1983 and he collaborated with Allan J Scott on The
Hammer and the Cross
, a non-fiction account of how Christianity arrived in Viking lands.
Rohan is best known for his acclaimed The Winter of the World
sequence, an epic fantasy set in and ice-bound world.
