She narrated these as audiobooks for neil gaiman presents, winning an audie award for swordspoint. For kushner to have made him pleasing to all would have been to stray from the legend. For the best experience please update your browser. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner 1991, paperback for.
Its a fantastic book, a wonderful reimagining of the true thomas legend, with a genuinely moving conclusion. Ellen kushner born october 6, 1955 is an american writer of fantasy novels. This is the tale of a bard of no small talent who find himself the object of the queen of elflands desire. Ellen kushners thomas the rhymer is a retelling of the legend of true thomas. Ellen kushner audio books, best sellers, author bio. Andrew musk, starburst the book explores the importance of the little white lies people frequently tell each other, and how knowledge of the truth can be a burden. Brimming with ballads, riddles, and magical transformations, here is the timeless tale of a charismatic bard whose talents earn him a twoedged. Thomas the rhymer is simply one of the best standalone modern fantasies written.
Buy thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner online at alibris. But when the bold and gifted young thomas the rhymer awakens the desire of the powerful. True thomas the seer and thomas the rhymer, and retells them in a fascinating, thoroughly modern style. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner things mean a lot. So after i wrote my second novel, thomas the rhymer, i moved. Dec 31, 1990 thomas the rhymer is a worthy and beautiful novelization of the ballad, elegantly told from the perspective of four peoplegavin and meg, the elderly couple who takes on thomas as a surrogate son, bookend thomas s own experience in elfland, and the fourth by thomas s mortal love, elspeth, after he returns to the human world with his gift of soothsaying.
A graduate of barnard college, she also attended bryn mawr college, and grew up in cleveland, ohio. Its probably the best of her books, while not being my favouritebecause i love the riverside books so much. Ellen kushners thomas the rhymer won the world fantasy award. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel about the mysteries of. Its hard to talk about because its so perfect, a shining jewel of a book that gets everything right. Ellen kushners riverside series begins with the cult classic swordspoint, followed by the locus award winner and nebula award nominee the privilege of the sword. Jan 07, 2008 thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner ellen kushners novel thomas the rhymer is a retelling of the old scottish ballad of the same name the story of a harper who, after kissing the queen of elfland and in some versions, more, is spirited away to faerie where he lives as her loverslave for seven years. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. Dazzling them with stories of the kings court, the damsels hes won and the sights hes seen, he also enthralls young elspeth, a neighbor. She lives in new york city with delia sherman and far too many books. An interview with holly black, ellen kushner, and terri windling 2011 by karen meisner cointerviewed with holly black and terri windling author spotlight. The novel won the 1991 world fantasy award and mythopoeic award. The golden dreydl by kushner, ellen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The author uses an unconventional narrative structure. Browse ellen kushners bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The third section of the book, when thomas returns from elfland, is narrated by meg. Thomas the rhymer is a fantasy novel by american writer ellen kushner. Thomas the rhymer ebook by ellen kushner rakuten kobo.
He and his wife meg find thomas charming and spontaneous, an unabashed flirt, but the childless couple soon learn to look upon him fondly as if he were their own wayward son. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner 1991, paperback for sale. Thomas the rhymer is a character who exists in ballads and folklore. The fall of the kings by ellen kushner, delia sherman. Aug 08, 2010 ellen kushner opens her lush thomas the rhymer from gavins perspective, a farmer who lets a bedraggled harper into his home. Kushner takes one of the most basic celtic myths the human taken into the land of faerie and fashions it around the life of an historical figure, thomas the rhymer. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel. This is the book that other faerie stories must be measured against. Ellen kushner is the author of world fantasy awardwinner thomas the rhymer, and swords of riverside comprising the interconnected novels swordspoint, the privilege of the sword, and the fall of the kings with delia sherman. Ellen kushner a fictionalized account of the medieval minstrel thomas, who is abducted by the queen of elfland and lives for years in her magic kingdom. One of the smart choices kushner makes in thomas the rhymer is that. Kushners second novel, thomas the rhymer, won the world fantasy award and the mythopoeic award in 1991. Popularly acclaimed as a prophet, he was widely known in th century scotland.
Thomas the rhymer mass market paperback june 1, 2004. She started out after college working as a sff editor in new york city for ace and then pocket books, but in 1987 found her way to public radio on wgbh 89. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspired retelling of an ancient legend. A bostonbased radio producer, kushner swordspoint is at ease in middleearth where thomas, insouciant harper and rhymer, appears at the humble dwelling of a weathered crofter and his wife. In one of those odd coincidences in life or maybe not so odd, the aforementioned maddy prior is quoted on the back cover of this paperback, saying a book to. While i cant say i enjoyed thomas the rhymer as much as kushners riverside books, it does have some notable strengths.
She tells the story from many perspectives to give the myth weight, a sense of time and place, and most of all, an understanding of why the story has endured. Like the other stories presented there, the glasco story put a new spin on the legend. Ellen kushner unites her talents and insights as a writer, performer, and cultural maven in one sleek package. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner, paperback barnes. Ellen kushner is the author of world fantasy awardwinner thomas the rhymer, and swords of riverside comprising. Many years ago, i read ellen kushners swordspoint well loved among. Alaya dawn johnson, malinda lo, joel derfner, racheline maltese, patty bryant and paul witcover. May 14, 2020 well stop supporting this browser soon. Ellen kushner grew up in cleveland, ohio, attended bryn mawr and barnard colleges, and has an a. Ellen kushner fantasy magazine, november 2011 2011 by wendy n. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything. Thomas the rhymer by kushner ellen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A graduate of barnard college, she also attended bryn mawr college, and. Ellen kushner weaves together multiple careers as a writer, radio host, teacher, performer and public speaker.
Read thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner available from rakuten kobo. Jun 01, 2004 in this fascinating book, acclaimed author ellen kushner takes the old legends of thomas of erceldoune a. In this fascinating book, acclaimed author ellen kushner takes the old legends of thomas of erceldoune a. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic. Awardwinning 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. But when the bold and gifted young thomas the rhymer awakens the desire of the. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner the fantasy hive. He is taken by the queen of the elves to elfinland and lives there for seven years. Thomas the rhymer, or thomas of erceldoune, is a soothsayer from scottish history best known as the protagonist of the balad by the same name child ballad number 37. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel about the mysteries of the human heart. The privilege of the sword swords of riverside, book 2 ellen kushner. As thomas renews his earthly life with elspeth, the gift leads to interesting complications. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else.
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