Crandolin
#6863.75 adjusted 3.93 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2012 Reading commitment Low Anna Tambour Last reviewed 2026-11-05
Overview
Crandolin is a 2012 novel by Anna Tambour, first published in paperback by Chomu Press in the UK. Nick Kippax, a jaded food and drink authority in near-future London, finds a stain beside a recipe for the mythical crandolin in a medieval cookbook. He tastes it and vanishes into an adventure across many times and places, including medieval Central Asia and Gorbachev-era Russia. The book mixes food, music, science and superstition. It is a standalone novel.
Comic fantasy, Historical fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Crandolin Anna Tambour
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Crandolin | 2012 | 1 | core | 3.75 (85 ratings) |
A standalone comic fantasy about a food writer who vanishes into a medieval recipe.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Crandolin? Crandolin's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Crandolin finished? Complete (2012).
- How much reading does Crandolin take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is Crandolin ranked? #686 in this site's official ranking, based on 85 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #686?
Ranked #686 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.75 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (85 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #685, The Good Witch of the West (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 1 book · Complete · 85 ratings · Ranks #686 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment comic 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)
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novel), 2013: nominated: Crandolin
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.75 across 85 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: 22 universes from the candidate register; Cursed Bunny ruled out; open synopses for Anna Strong, Allie Beckstrom and Alex Craft accepted 2026-11-05
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Anna Tambour Tier 2
- Chomu Press Tier 2
- Worlds Without End Tier 2
- FictionDB Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-05
Rule: Core Canon = Crandolin (2012).