Forging the Darksword
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Novel |
| Cover art | Larry Elmore |
| Pages | [8]+391 |
| Price | $3.95 |
| ISBN | 0553268945 |
Notes
- "A Bantam Spectra Book / January 1988"
- First printing by number line: O 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
- "Cover art copyright © 1987 by Larry Elmore" on the copyright page. No visible signature on the artwork.
- "Chapter art by Valerie A. Volusek" on the copyright page. "Volusek" is a misspelling of "Valusek". Each piece of artwork is signed with the initials "VV".
- Canadian price: C$4.95.
- The book starts with the Prologue on page [5].
- The first printed page number is on page 4.
- The first interior illustration is on the title page with the remainder scattered throughout the book.
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| Forging the Darksword |
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1988 | Bantam Books (UK) | Paperback | Novel | Larry Elmore | [8]+391 | |
| Forging the Darksword |
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2010 | Spectra / Ballantine Books | eBook | Novel |
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | John C. Bunnell | Dragon Magazine, March 1988 |
| 1988 | Orson Scott Card | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1988 |
| 1989 | Wendy Bradley | Interzone, March-April 1989 |
| 1989 | Andy Sawyer | Paperback Inferno, #77 |