A Fistful of Sky
core novel 2002 LaZelle
Record
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (1,658 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441009756 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Gypsum LaZelle, called Gyp, grows up in a Southern California household where magic is ordinary. Her mother and four siblings each develop a talent in their early teens, but Gyp does not, and she comes to accept that she takes after her non-magical father. Then, at twenty, her power finally arrives, and it is not the kind she hoped for: she can curse people. Learning to control it leads to scary and comic mistakes, and it forces her to look again at how her loving, gifted relatives have treated her and one another over the years. Gyp has to decide what to do with a gift that feels more like a burden than a reward.
Where it sits
- Universe: LaZelle
- Series: LaZelle core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 2003: finalist
- James Tiptree Jr. Award, 2004: finalist
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2003: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (LaZelle): Two novels about a Southern California family whose children develop magical talents.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series LaZelle: position 1 of 2: next Fall of Light (2009)
Sources
- FictionDB
- AbeBooks listing (Ace, 2002)
- Publishers Weekly
- Romantic SF & Fantasy Novels review
- Wikipedia
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