Moonwise
core novel 1991 The Matter of Cloud
Record
| First published | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.12 (173 ratings, collected 2026-11-01) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451450944 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Ariane visits her friend Sylvie at midwinter, and the two women set out to revive a game from their childhood, the Nine Worlds, which they once invented together. Then Sylvie vanishes in a moonlit wood. Ariane follows her and falls into Cloud, a wintry, thorn-edged world they never imagined, where old ballads have become constellations and the moon hunts souls. The novel is written in dense language rooted in native English words, and draws on northern English and Scottish ballads and seasonal rituals. It follows Ariane's search through this mythic country, where the seasons, the stars and the old songs shape the lives of everyone in it.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Matter of Cloud
- Series: The Matter of Cloud core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Greer Gilman
Awards (verified)
- Otherwise Award (then the Tiptree Award), 1991: nominated
- Mythopoeic Award, 1992: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Matter of Cloud): A mythic fantasy set in Cloud, a world built from ballads, seasons and stars, of which one novel is published.
Sources
- Greer Gilman, Moonwise page
- Publishers Weekly review of Moonwise
- Wikipedia, Greer Gilman
- Worlds Without End, Moonwise
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