The Forest of Peldain

1985 novel by Barrington J. Bayley

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.[1] 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

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Rhys Hughes regarded Bayley as having "slackened off" after The Zen Gun, concluding that Vancean stylings of The Forest of Peldain were "not a sustainable effort."[2]

Andy Robertson, reviewing the novel in Interzone, dismissed the book as "[a] fairly minor potboiler."[3]

## References

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1. ^ The Forest of Peldain at Internet Speculative Fiction Database
2. ^ "Annihilation Factotum: The work of Barrington J. Bayley". The Council for the Literature of the Fantastic. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
3. ^ "The Forest of Peldain". Astounding Worlds of Barrington J. Bayley. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

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Works by Barrington J. Bayley

Novels|

| Robot novels|

* The Soul of the Robot (1974)
* The Rod of Light (1985)

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Standalone
novels|

* The Star Virus (1970)
* Annihilation Factor (1972)
* Empire of Two Worlds (1972)
* Collision Course (1973)
* The Fall of Chronopolis (1974)
* The Garments of Caean (1976)
* The Grand Wheel (1977)
* Star Winds (1978)
* The Pillars of Eternity (1982)
* The Zen Gun (1983)
* The Forest of Peldain (1985)
* The Sinners of Erspia (2002)
* The Great Hydration (2002)

Tie-in novels|

* Warhammer 40,000: Eye of Terror (1999)

Collections|

* The Knights of the Limits (1978)
* The Seed of Evil (1979)

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