Fort Morgan Public Library

Ten-year-old Kenric leaves the village of Penrith to look for his father who recently has gone missing, and discovers that the evil Lord Mordig is plotting to take over the kingdom. Written for young fantasy lovers who can't yet tackle Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain or Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising series on their own, The Forging of the Blade introduces Kenric, who stumbles into danger when he goes in search of his missing father....

Time is running out for the land of Lowthar. The old king is dying, and evil Lord Mordig has escaped from his stone prison. Unless the humans, Fey folk, and goblins of Lowthar can unite and forge a true blade of power, all three races will fall under Mordig's rule. The sword must be fashioned on goblin fires, and only young Kenric can hope to win the goblin king's cooperation.