The Forest of Peldain
 First edition | |
| Author | Barrington J. Bayley |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ken W. Kelly |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | DAW Books |
Publication date | August 1985 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 223 |
| 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.
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]
Andy Robertson, reviewing the novel in Interzone, dismissed the book as "[a] fairly minor potboiler."[2]
References
- ^ "Annihilation Factotum: The work of Barrington J. Bayley". The Council for the Literature of the Fantastic. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ^ "The Forest of Peldain". Astounding Worlds of Barrington J. Bayley. Retrieved 2012-11-15.