Dragonsbane
core novel 1985 Winterlands
Record
| First published | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.97 (8,788 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 352 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345315724 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Winterlands
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Barbara Hambly
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 1986: finalist; 3rd place; per the no-cutoff Locus-poll convention. sfadb also lists a 25th-place appearance in its 1987 listing for the same novel; left unregistered as a probable hardcover/paperback double-count, not independently resolved.
- Mythopoeic Award (Adult Literature), 1986: nominated
Notes
- Winterlands #1. Originally published as a standalone novel; no sequel was announced or planned at the time.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Winterlands (standalone work): position 1 of 6: next Dragonshadow (1999)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Dragonsbane
- The Mythopoeic Society, official Fantasy Award finalists list
- sfadb: Barbara Hambly Titles
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