Crandolin
core novel 2012 Crandolin
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.75 (85 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781907681196 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Nick Kippax is a jaded food and drink authority living in near-future London. In a special-collections library he finds a medieval cookbook with a recipe for the mythical crandolin and, beside it, an alluring stain. He tastes the stain and vanishes. What follows is his long adventure across time and place, through quests, confectionery secrets and clashes between cosmic forces. The journey takes him through medieval Central Asia and Gorbachev-era Russia, among maidens in towers, a donkey and birth-marked Soviet statesmen. The story mixes food, music, science, superstition, railways and bladder-pipes.
Where it sits
- Universe: Crandolin
- Series: Crandolin core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anna Tambour
Awards (verified)
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 2013: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (Crandolin): A standalone comic fantasy about a food writer who vanishes into a medieval recipe.
Sources
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