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C. J. Cherryh Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award–winning novels '' Downbe ...

. The books are works of

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based in part on

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. 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 ''

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'' ( DAW), edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson *'' Ealdwood'' (1981,

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) – novella *''

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'' (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

'' (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,

) – 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

Works

*Cherryh, C. J. "The Dreamstone", in ''

'', Jessica Amanda Salmonson ed., 1979. *Cherryh, C. J. '' Ealdwood'', Donald M. Grant, 1981. *Cherryh, C. J. ''

'',

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, 1983. *Cherryh, C. J. '' The Tree of Swords and Jewels'', DAW Books, 1983. *Cherryh, C. J. ''Arafel's Saga'', omnibus,

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/ Science Fiction Book Club, 1983. *Cherryh, C. J. ''Ealdwood'', omnibus,

, 1991, . *Cherryh, C. J. ''The Dreaming Tree'', omnibus, DAW Books, 1997.

References

External links

*. {{C. J. Cherryh American fantasy novels Series of fantasy books by C. J. Cherryh DAW Books books 1980s fantasy novels Book series introduced in 1979