The Four Forges

by Jenna Rhodes

Book Overview

The Four Forges is the first novel in the spellbinding fantasy epic, The Elven Ways . Brought to the world of Kerith by an unknown cataclysm, the Vaelinar race is both magical and arrogant,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756402743
• ISBN13: 9780756402747
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 554 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

JSyv: college student, an avid fantasy reader

I read fantasy books all the time, almost exclusively. I absolutely LOVED this book, and as other avid readers know, good books ARE hard to find. The Four Forges is refreshing! The story seems a bit complicated at first but once you get into the book it is hard to put down. The author creates wonderful and interesting characters. Some you love and some you hate. The plot is full of twists and turns and there isn't a dull moment. The author builds up each character but it's done in a way that keeps you reading. I felt like she didn't waste any words (like so many other authors do). To sum it up the book follows the lives of Sevryn (an orphaned elf who grows into a deadly fighter), Nutmeg and her family (a lovable bunch of "Dwellers"), Rivergrace (a shy elf with a mysterious past and mysterious powers), Daravan (a shadowy elf who has his own agenda), Quendius (the villain with powerfully deadly demon weapons), and the Queen of the Vaelinars (the elfs)...and that's only a few of the interesting characters. While reading this book you can also look forward to deadly assassins, rowdy brawls, an ominous Dark Ferryman, and lots of laughs. Conclusion: I LOVED The Four Forges by Jenna Rhodes, great book, great characters! I look forward to more books from this author!

Great find!

I saw this book for sale at a good price and decided to give it a try. It went into my pile of unread books (currently at 44 books) for many months before I got around to reading it. I was very pleasantly surprised! The book has fantastic characters, a tight plot, and more mystery and depth than I've read in any book in a long time. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this series is heading!

an excellent read, original enough to be worth your time

a wonderful novel that effortlessly combines high fantasy plot tropes with a moving story about a simple family and their trails and tribulations when they beoome emmeshed in the plots and machinations of the high and mighty.

Why Did I Wait So Long?

I finally got around to reading TFF. Sheesh, why did I wait so long? This is good stuff. If you're a fan of Elves, this is the book to read. Good job, Jenna! Jon Baxley Author THE BLACKGLOOM BOUNTY

A different type of Fantasy, that is truly entertaining

This book follows no mold for how fantasy is supposed to be written. This book is so against the Tolkien Mold that I could not tear myself away even though I am drawn to the books that fit the traditional Mold. This book Elves are revered, but they all also feared and are flawed their ways. In most fantasy books I read the Elves are always saviors, but in this book their are many sides to the Elves and with the many sides come the different feelings towards them. And thats what I love about this book. It makes you love the Individual Characters, their morals, and their being, and not caring about their power or race. This books takes risks for being different and the storytelling is excellent. The book comes with its own ending, but leaves enough questions unanswered that you cannot help but want to read the next book in the series. To me a very good read