The Forest of Peldain

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The Forest of Peldain
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First edition
Author Barrington J. Bayley
Cover artistKen W. Kelly
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science fiction
Publisher DAW Books
Publication date
August 1985
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages223
ISBN 0-88677-068-8
OCLC 12433450

The Forest of Peldain is the twelfth science fiction novel by Barrington J. Bayley. Set on the water world of the Hundred Islands, the Arelian empire attempts to seize control of the last island, Peldain, which within its dense forests contains an independent kingdom and an ancient secret.

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Barrington J. Bayley was an English science fiction writer.

Literary significance and reception

Rhys Hughes regarded Bayley as having "slackened off" after The Zen Gun , concluding that Vancean stylings of The Forest of Peldain were "not a substainable effort." [1]

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References

  1. "Annihilation Factotum: The work of Barrington J. Bayley". The Council for the Literature of the Fantastic. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  2. "The Forest of Peldain". Astounding Worlds of Barrington J. Bayley. Retrieved 2012-11-15.