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- Award-winning author and radio personality 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.
- About the Author: Ellen Kushner grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, attended Bryn Mawr and Barnard Colleges, and has an A.B. from Columbia University.
- 304 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Fantasy
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About the Book
From the World Fantasy Award-winning author comes this inspired retelling of an ancient legend that weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel about the mysteries of the human heart.Book Synopsis
Award-winning author and radio personality 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. 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.Review Quotes
"Elegant and cozy. Witty and wise. Innocent and sensuous and, at times, downright sexy. Kushner's Thomas the Rhymer does it all."--Jane Yolen "A perfectly splendid story, splendidly told with great style and originality."--Anne McCaffrey "At once traditional and bold . . . Richly imagined scenes of Faerie, elegant and incongruous as the films of Cocteau."--Locus
About the Author
Ellen Kushner grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, attended Bryn Mawr and Barnard Colleges, and has an A.B. from Columbia University. She started out after college working as a sf/f editor in New York City for Ace and then Pocket Books, but in 1987 found her way to public radio on WGBH 89.7fm in Boston, and has been on the air there ever since. In April 1996, PRI launched her new national, public radio series, Sound & Spirit, which explores the musical connections between myth and magic, folklore and literature, anthropology and history. She resides in Boston, MA.Dimensions (Overall): 7.0 Inches (H) x 4.26 Inches (W) x .85 Inches (D)
Weight: .33 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Theme: Action & Adventure
Format: Paperback
Author: Ellen Kushner
Language: English
Street Date: June 1, 2004
TCIN: 93039386
UPC: 9780553586978
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-1941
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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