Thomas the Rhymer
core novel 1990 Thomas the Rhymer
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.88 (3,966 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 258 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781557100467 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Thomas the Rhymer
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Ellen Kushner
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Adult Literature), 1991: won; Confirmed directly via mythsoc.org's own Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalists/winners page: beat finalists Tigana (Kay), Tehanu (Le Guin), Only Begotten Daughter (Morrow), and The Books of Great Alta (Yolen). NOTE: a widely repeated secondary claim (sfadb, the author's own site, Wikipedia, SFE) that this novel ALSO tied for the 1991 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel could NOT be corroborated against worldfantasy.org's own 1991 award retrospective page, which lists only James Morrow's Only Begotten Daughter as that year's Best Novel winner, with no tie and no mention of Kushner or Thomas the Rhymer anywhere on the page; that WFA claim is therefore NOT registered here, per this project's strict primary-source-over-aggregator sourcing rule.
Notes
- A retelling of the Scottish border ballad "Thomas the Rhymer" (Thomas of Erceldoune), following a mortal bard taken into Elfland by its Queen.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Thomas the Rhymer (novel)
- The Mythopoeic Society, official Fantasy Award finalists list
- sfadb: Ellen Kushner
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