Thomas the Rhymer

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Ellen Kushner

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Gollancz
08 September 2015

Fantasy; Magic; Fairies; GALAXY Special Event 1

Series: Fantasy Masterworks

A

minstrel lives by his words, his tunes, and sometimes by his lies.

But

when the bold and gifted young Thomas the Rhymer awakens the desire of

the powerful Queen of Elfland, he finds that words are not enough to

keep him from his fate.

As the Queen sweeps him far from the people he

has known and loved into her realm of magic, opulence - and captivity - he

learns at last what it is to be truly human.

When he returns to his

home with the Queen's parting gift, his great task will be to seek out

the girl he loved and wronged, and offer her at last the tongue that

cannot lie.

Award-winning author Ellen Kushner's inspired

retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary

novel about the mysteries of the human heart.

Brimming with ballads,

riddles, and magical transformations, here is the timeless tale of a

charismatic bard whose talents earn him a two-edged otherworldly gift.

By: Ellen Kushner
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781473211629
ISBN 10: 147321162X
Series: Fantasy Masterworks
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 08 September 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ellen Kushner (1955 - ) Ellen Kushner is the author of Thomas the Rhymer (World Fantasy and Mythopoeic awards), the interconnected novels Swordspoint, The Privilege of the Sword (Locus Award, Nebula nominee), and The Fall of the Kings (written with Delia Sherman). She narrated these as audiobooks for Neil Gaiman Presents (Audie Award). With Holly Black, she co-edited Welcome to Bordertown. A co-founder of the Interstitial Arts Foundation, Ellen Kushner was also the longtime host of the national public radio show Sound & Spirit. She has taught creative writing at Clarion, the Odyssey Workshop, and is an instructor at Hollins University's Children's Literature M.F.A. program. She lives in New York City with Delia Sherman and no cats whatsoever.

Reviews for Thomas the Rhymer (MW)

Elegant and beautiful . . . a magical tour de force shot through with strange melodies. I loved it A perfectly splendid story, splendidly told with great style and originality Elegant and cozy. Witty and wise. Innocent and sensuous and, at times, downright sexy. Kushner's Thomas the Rhymer does it all No one is writing more elegant and gorgeous English these days than Ellen Kushner - The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Lyrically written and humanly moving. Ellen Kushner's treatment of the True Thomas legend is worthy to rank with those of Kipling and Cabell