Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
The Sword, the Garden, and the King |
2013 |
Michael Phillips |
Buy |
The Annals of the Forest contains a single novel that represents Michael Phillips’s venture into allegorical fantasy. The Sword, the Garden, and the King uses a fantasy framework to explore Christian themes, following a tradition that Phillips knows well through his editorial work on George MacDonald’s writings. Published in 2013, it stands apart from his historical fiction as an experiment in a different mode of storytelling.
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How many books are in the Annals of the Forest series?
There are one books in the Annals of the Forest series, published in 2013.
What is the first book in the Annals of the Forest series?
The first book in the Annals of the Forest series is The Sword, the Garden, and the King, published in 2013.
What is The Sword, the Garden, and the King about?
The Sword, the Garden, and the King (2013) is an allegorical fantasy novel by Michael Phillips. It uses a fantasy setting to explore themes of spiritual growth and the relationship between God and humanity, drawing on the allegorical tradition of C.S. Lewis and George MacDonald.