Corbenic
#7333.51 adjusted 3.81 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2002 Reading commitment Low Catherine Fisher Last reviewed 2026-10-26
Overview
Catherine Fisher's Corbenic (Red Fox, 2002) is a young adult reworking of the Grail legend, in which a boy who has spent his childhood caring for his alcoholic mother steps off a train at the wrong stop, in the middle of nowhere, and is drawn to Corbenic. It won the 2007 Mythopoeic Award for Children's Literature.
Mythic fantasy, Portal fantasy · For YA
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Corbenic Catherine Fisher
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Corbenic | 2002 | 1 | core | 3.51 (528 ratings) |
Catherine Fisher's standalone.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Corbenic? Corbenic's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Corbenic finished? Complete (2002).
- How much reading does Corbenic take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is Corbenic ranked? #733 in this site's official ranking, based on 528 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #733?
Ranked #733 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.51 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (528 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- 0.23 behind #732, Moontide and Magic Rise.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 1 book · Complete · 528 ratings · Ranks #733 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award (Children's Literature), 2007: won: Corbenic
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.51 across 528 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: Corbenic (Catherine Fisher), Fool on the Hill (Matt Ruff) accepted 2026-10-26
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Penguin Australia: Corbenic (Red Fox, 1 August 2002) Tier 2
- Mythopoeic Society (final ballots) Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
Rule: Core Canon = Corbenic (2002), a standalone novel.