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The Castle of Iron

novel by Fletcher Pratt and L. Sprague de Camp
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The Castle of Iron

Summary

The Castle of Iron is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Castle of Iron authored L. Sprague de Camp[3].
  • The Castle of Iron authored Fletcher Pratt[4].
  • The Castle of Iron's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Castle of Iron was published by Gnome Press[6].
  • The Castle of Iron's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Castle of Iron followed The Mathematics of Magic[8].
  • The Castle of Iron was followed by Wall of Serpents[9].
  • The Castle of Iron was followed by The Wall of Serpents[10].
  • The Castle of Iron's part of the series is recorded as Harold Shea[11].
  • The Castle of Iron's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • The Castle of Iron's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Castle of Iron was released on 1941[14].
  • The Castle of Iron's cover art by is recorded as Hannes Bok[15].
  • The Castle of Iron's title is recorded as The Castle of Iron[16].
  • The Castle of Iron's form of creative work is recorded as novel[17].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include L. Sprague de Camp[3], a writer[18], 1907–2000[19], of United States[20], awarded the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award[21] and Fletcher Pratt[4], a translator[22], 1897–1956[23], of United States[24]. The Castle of Iron was published by Gnome Press[6].

Publication

The Castle of Iron was released on 1941[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is fantasy[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Harold Shea[11].

Subject and Themes

The Castle of Iron's part of the series is recorded as Harold Shea[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Castle of Iron followed The Mathematics of Magic[8]. Successors include Wall of Serpents[9] and The Wall of Serpents[10].

Why It Matters

The Castle of Iron ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 8w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Cover art by → Hannes Bok
    Isfdb title id → 3237
    Part of the series → Harold Shea
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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