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The Darkest Road

1986 novel by Guy Gavriel Kay
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The Darkest Road

Summary

The Darkest Road is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Darkest Road authored Guy Gavriel Kay[3].
  • The Darkest Road's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Darkest Road was published by HarperCollins[5].
  • The Darkest Road's genre is fantasy[6].
  • The Darkest Road followed The Wandering Fire[7].
  • The Darkest Road's part of the series is recorded as The Fionavar Tapestry[8].
  • The Darkest Road's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Darkest Road's country of origin is recorded as Canada[10].
  • The Darkest Road was published on November 1986[11].
  • The Darkest Road's cover art by is recorded as Martin Springett[12].
  • The Darkest Road's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[13].
  • The Darkest Road's title is recorded as The Darkest Road[14].
  • The Darkest Road's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Darkest Road authored Guy Gavriel Kay[3]. It was published by HarperCollins[5].

Publication

The Darkest Road was published on November 1986[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is fantasy[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Fionavar Tapestry[8].

Subject and Themes

The Darkest Road's part of the series is recorded as The Fionavar Tapestry[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Darkest Road followed The Wandering Fire[7].

Why It Matters

The Darkest Road ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oclc number → 16055718
    Penguin random house work id → 326411
    Librarything work id → 20480
    Publisher → HarperCollins
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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