Into the Fire (Mithgar) - Softcover

McKiernan, Dennis L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451457323 ISBN 13: 9780451457325

Publisher: Roc, 1999

Synopsis

Continues the battle of Tip and Beau to save Mithgar that began with Into the Forge, as the two "Warrows" and their allies--Elves, Dwarves, mages, Silver Wolves and their warrior maidens--contend with the powers of darkness. Reprint.

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From Publishers Weekly:

Brimming with insubstantial stock fantasy characters, this sequel to last year's Into the Forge does, however, boast lots of plot. Our heroes, the warrows?short people reminiscent of hobbits but without the charm?take to heart the prophecy, "Seek the aid of those not men to quench the fires of war," and spend much of their time with various supernatural creatures. Two-dimensional elves, dwarves, stone giants, magical wolves, warrior maidens and a host of good guys battle the forces of darkness and win only because of the quick thinking of the height-challenged heroes. Warrows Tipperton Thistledown and Beau Darby are on a quest to find the High King and deliver a token to him. Traveling the length of their beloved land, they plod from ambush to battle, striving to save the lives of their friends and stay one step ahead of the dread Modru and his Swarm. Plagues and pitfalls notwithstanding, the brave, half-pint warriors prove their mettle again and again as they are befriended by taller people of every ilk. Even with a war going on, romance blossoms, and, as one would expect, evil is eventually vanquished so that laughter and song can again peal forth across the land. What hath Tolkien wrought?
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From Booklist:

This companion to Into the Forge concludes the "duology" Hel's Crucible, but ignore that coined marketing term and just appreciate that this is a very fine story indeed. Tipperton and Beau, a pair of everyman characters, spent the previous book trekking through one peril after another to deliver a mysterious coin to the almost equally mysterious King Agron. They are now obliged by honor and duty to participate in the Great War of the Ban by marching at the head of Agron's army against the Black Mage Modru. The battle scenes, especially those related from the viewpoint of Beau, who as a healer has to patch up the wounded, are notably vivid. With this highly satisfactory conclusion to his two-volume tale, McKiernan demonstrates that he has come a long way since his early Iron Tower trilogy in terms of realizing a major fantasy. He deserves the large audience he has won. Roland Green

About this edition

• Publisher: Roc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0451457323
• ISBN 13: 9780451457325
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560