The Ealdwood Stories, also known as the Arafel Stories, are a collection of fantasy works by American writer C. J. Cherryh. The books are works of high fantasy based in part on Celtic mythology. Arafel, a main character, is a Daoine Sidhe, the highest of the Sidhe faery-folk. She dwells in the magical small forest of Ealdwood, from which the tales take their name.
Works "The Dreamstone" (1979) – short story first published in Amazons! (DAW), edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson Ealdwood (1981, Victor Gollancz) – novella The Dreamstone (1983, DAW) – novel, included revisions of "The Dreamstone" (1979) and Ealdwood (1981), plus additional material The Tree of Swords and Jewels (1983, DAW) – novel, sequel to The Dreamstone (1983)
Omnibuses The Dreamstone (1983) and The Tree of Swords and Jewels (1983) have been republished in several omnibuses, some with substantial revisions. Cherryh also wrote a new ending which she felt was more appropriate and satisfying than her previous efforts. Arafel's Saga (1983, DAW) Ealdwood (1991, Victor Gollancz) – includes revisions and a new ending The Dreaming Tree (1997, DAW) – includes the revisions and new ending in the Ealdwood (1991) omnibus "The Dreamstone" short story was later reprinted in The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh (2004).
Award nominations +Awards for the Ealdwood StoriesYearTitleAwardResult1982EaldwoodWorld Fantasy Award—NovellaFinalist1982EaldwoodLocus Award for Best NovellaFinalist1984Arafel's SagaScience Fiction Book Clubselection1984Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelFinalist1984Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelFinalist
Works Cherryh, C. J. "The Dreamstone", in Amazons!, Jessica Amanda Salmonson ed., 1979. Cherryh, C. J. Ealdwood, Donald M. Grant, 1981. Cherryh, C. J. The Dreamstone, DAW Books, 1983. Cherryh, C. J. The Tree of Swords and Jewels, DAW Books, 1983. Cherryh, C. J. Arafel's Saga, omnibus, Nelson Doubleday / Science Fiction Book Club, 1983. Cherryh, C. J. Ealdwood, omnibus, Victor Gollancz, 1991, . Cherryh, C. J. The Dreaming Tree, omnibus, DAW Books, 1997.
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