Ariosto
core novel 1980 Ariosto
Record
| First published | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.22 (79 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780671832940 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In 1533, in an alternate Italy where the Italian states form a federation led by Florence and have already colonized the New World, the poet Ludovico Ariosto serves the ruler Damiano de' Medici. An English embassy, including Thomas More, unsettles the smaller states, and Ariosto discovers that a traitor is working to ruin Damiano's currency. To escape the intrigue he dreams a fantasy in which he is a heroic ambassador in the New World, riding a hippogriff to help the Cerocchi people resist the sorcerer Anatrecacciatore. The two stories begin to mirror one another as the politics of Florence tighten.
Where it sits
- Universe: Ariosto
- Series: Ariosto core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Awards (verified)
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 1981: nominated
Notes
- Full title: Ariosto: Ariosto Furioso, A Romance for an Alternate Renaissance. First published by Pocket Books in 1980; reprinted by Tor in 1988.
- From the series record (Ariosto): A standalone novel set in an alternate Renaissance Italy, with a dream fantasy inside the poet Ariosto's mind.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Ariosto (novel)
- AbeBooks listings (Pocket Books, 1980)
- Absolute Horror wiki: Ariosto
- The Idle Woman: Ariosto
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