The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 1984 · Set in Mithgar

The Iron Tower Books in Order

The Iron Tower is set in Mithgar, a world of Warrows, small folk like hobbits, as well as Dwarves, Elves and Men, where the Dark Lord Modru casts a shadow of endless night across the land.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
1984
First book
The Dark Tide
Latest
The Darkest Day (1984)
Setting
Set in Mithgar

The reading order

Every The Iron Tower book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in Mithgar
  1. 1The Dark Tide1984With Tuck UnderbankTuck Underbank, a young Warrow archer, joins the guard on the border of his homeland just as the Dark Lord Modru casts a magical shadow over the land and war begins.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Shadows of Doom1984With Tuck UnderbankAs the forces of the dark lord Modru gather, the Warrow Tuck and Prince Galen choose to rally allies for the war rather than ride to the rescue of the captured Princess Laurelin.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Darkest Day1984With Tuck UnderbankThe Warrows fight to reclaim the Boskydells and the allied armies march on Modru’s stronghold of Gron, in the final volume of The Iron Tower.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read The Dark Tide, Shadows of Doom and The Darkest Day in order.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each The Iron Tower book
BookTuck UnderbankDanner BramblethornGalen
1 The Dark TideLLeadMMajorMMajor
2 Shadows of DoomLLeadMMajorMMajor
3 The Darkest DayLLeadMMajorMMajor

Characters in the The Iron Tower books

3 characters from Dennis L. McKiernan’s chart, with the number of The Iron Tower books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Tuck UnderbankWarrow archer and diarist3The Dark Tide 1984
Danner BramblethornWarrow friend of Tuck3The Dark Tide 1984
GalenPrince of Riamon3The Dark Tide 1984