We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner abebooks abebooks. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Join facebook to connect with ellen kushner and others you may know. Thomas the rhymer returns to the uk as a fantasy masterwork britains orion publishing has selected ellens thomas the rhymer as a fantasy masterwork and republished it with a fresh introduction and cover. Buy thomas the rhymer first edition by kushner, ellen isbn. A minstrel lives by his words, his tunes, and sometimes by his lies. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner illustration, fantasy. Thomas the rhymer 9780812514452 by kushner, ellen and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. True thomas the seer and thomas the rhymer, and retells them in a fascinating, thoroughly modern style. Thomas the rhymer is a character who exists in ballads and folklore. Thomas the rhymer book by ellen kushner thriftbooks. From the world fantasy awardwinning author of thomas the rhymer comes a witty and swashbuckling tale of swords and high society.
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In this fascinating book, acclaimed author ellen kushner takes the old legends of thomas of erceldoune a. 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. It is based on the ballad of thomas the rhymer, a piece of folklore in which thomas learmonths love of the queen of elfland was rewarded with the gift of prophecy. Brimming with ballads, riddles, and magical transformations, here is the timeless tale of a charismatic bard whose. In recent years, a recording of the ballad has been made by the scottish folk musician, ewan maccoll. Gregory maguire ellen kushner and delia sherman joined forces to create a novel unlike anything else, praised by critics and colleagues alike as one of the bawdiest and most intellectually stimulating novels of the year. She has also published short stories and poetry in various anthologies, including the years best fantasy and horror and the borderland series of urban fantasy anthologies for teenage readers. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ellen kushner books online. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner, first edition abebooks abebooks. The story of true thomas also underlies two fantasy novels, ellen kushner s thomas the rhymer and diana wynne joness fire and hemlock which blends the stories of thomas rhymer and tam lin. Origins of thomas the rhymer and the queen of elfland. What i got from ellen kushner was a lyrical tale, not like anything i expected.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The original ballad tells the story of thomas, a man who kisses the faerie queen. Buy a cheap copy of thomas the rhymer book by ellen kushner. 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 thomass own experience in elfland, and the fourth by thomass mortal love, elspeth, after he returns to the human world with his gift of soothsaying. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner gollancz bringing. Buy thomas the rhymer fantasy masterworks by ellen kushner from amazons fiction books store. Buy thomas the rhymer by kushner, ellen from amazons fiction books store. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a. Kushner has taken the traditional tale and given it her own twist and it works really well.
Ellen kushner builds fantasy out of history and romance out of medieval detail, creating an unforgettable tale of adventure, romance, and danger. 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 kushner s inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel about the mysteries of the human heart. In 2015, thomas the rhymer was published in the uk as part of the gollancz fantasy masterworks line. Ellen kushner 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. Thomas the rhymer 9780553586978 by ellen kushner and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. In addition, her short fiction appears regularly ellen kushner weaves together multiple careers as a writer, radio host, teacher, performer and public speaker.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read thomas the rhymer. Thomas the rhymer by kushner, ellen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Ellen kushner grew up in cleveland, ohio, attended bryn mawr and barnard colleges, and has an a. This stunning followup to ellen kushner s cultclassic novel swordspoint is set in the same world of labyrinthine intrigue. Kushners second novel, thomas the rhymer, won the world fantasy award and the mythopoeic award in 1991. She lives in new york city with author and educator delia sherman, a lot of books, airplane and.
I know very little about the thomas the rhymer tale, just the basic brief outline of the plot. The novel won the 1991 world fantasy award and mythopoeic award. Swordspoint, by ellen kushner high fantasy fantasy series sci fi fantasy books to read my books fantasy literature fantasy books orson scott card next s riverside is a slum, a rundown neighborhood of beggars and thieves, where danger looms when night falls and only the foolhardy dare to venture. Dazzling them with stories of the kings court, the damsels hes won and the sights hes seen, he also enthralls young elspeth, a neighbor. Thomas the rhymer by kushner ellen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at abebooks. Ellen kushner books list of books by author ellen kushner. 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. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspi. Like it was strange to see that no matter what color the clothing first appearedand they were all hues, from earthy copper and garnet to the blue of sky and shadowin different light all turned to some shade of green, as if there were a third plane to the. He is taken by the queen of the elves to elfinland and lives there for seven years.
This is the tale of a bard of no small talent who find himself the object of the queen of elflands desire. 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. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner 2004 0601 ellen kushner on. Kushner s novel is a reinterpretation of the ballad thomas the rhymer, which i described in an earlier post. 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. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. Kushner and sherman dont spin fables or knit fancies. Awardwinning author and radio personality ellen kushners inspired retelling of an ancient. Let the fairy tale begin on a winters morning, then, with one drop of blood newlyfallen on the ivory snow. Swordspoint swords of riverside, book 1 by ellen kushner. Thomas the rhymer is a fantasy novel by american writer ellen kushner. 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. Hes in at court, making his living wooing women with his fine. Thomas the rhymer by ellen kushner, paperback barnes.
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