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Thomas the Rhymer
Thomas the Rhymer
Author: Ellen Kushner
A retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid tale about the mysteries of the human heart.  Brimming with ballads, riddles, and magical transformations, here is the timeless tale of a charismatic bard whose talents earn him a two-edged otherworldly gift. — A minstrel lives by his words, his tunes, and sometimes by his l...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553586978
ISBN-10: 0553586971
Publication Date: 6/1/2004
Pages: 304
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: Spectra
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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delightfully written, like all of kushner's work. she makes great use of shifting first person viewpoints (hard to do). but she's uncertain with plot, and doesn't know where a story ends or how to end it.
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Awesome fantasy! I read it cover to cover in an afternoon, couldn't put it down!
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Award-winning author and radio personality Ellen Kushners inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid
contemporary novel about the mysteries of the human heart. Brimming with ballads, riddles, and magical transformations, here is the timeless tale of a charismatic bard whose talents earn him a two-edged otherworldly gift.

A minstrel lives by his words, his tunes, and sometimes by his lies. But when the bold and gifted young Thomas the Rhymer awakens the desire of the powerful Queen of Elfland, he finds that words are not enough to keep him from his fate. As the Queen sweeps him far from the people he has known and loved into her realm of magic, opulenceand captivityhe learns at last what it is to be truly human. When he returns to his home with the Queens parting gift, his great task will be to seek out the girl he loved and wronged, and offer her at last the tongue that cannot lie.

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