Book
Spear / Nicola Griffith.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250819321 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 184 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Tordotcom, 2022.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Heroes > Fiction. Impersonation > Fiction. Knights and knighthood > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Quests (Expeditions) > Fiction. Women > Fiction. Women heroes > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Lesbian fiction. Mythological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Griff | 31681010276376 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A spellbinding and subversive queer recasting of Arthurian myth by the legendary author of Hild The girl knows she has a destiny before she even knows her name. She grows up in the wild, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake come to her on the spring breeze, and when she hears a traveler speak of Artos, king of Caer Leon, she knows that her future lies at his court. And so, brimming with magic and eager to test her strength, she breaks her covenant with her mother and, with a broken hunting spear and mended armour, rides on a bony gelding to Caer Leon. On her adventures she will meet great knights and steal the hearts of beautiful women. She will fight warriors and sorcerers. And she will find her love, and the lake, and her fate. Nebula and Lambda Award-winning author Nicola Griffith returns with Spear, a glorious queer retelling of Arthurian legend, full of dazzling magic and intoxicating adventure"-- - Baker & Taylor
Forging her own bright path, a young woman, armed with a stolen hunting spear and mended armor, embarks on a journey of magic and mystery, love and, lust and fights to the death on her way to the court of Artos, king of Caer Leon. 100,000 first printing. - McMillan Palgrave
Winner of the ADCI Literary Prize
Winner of the L.A. Times Ray Bradbury Prize
Finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
Finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novel
Finalist for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
Finalist for the HWA Gold Crown Award for Historical Fiction
"[A] queer Arthurian masterpiece for the modern era."âLos Angeles Times
"A pleasure to follow [and] a lovely flexing of Griffithâs strengths in short form." âThe New York Times Book Review
âSpectacularâI've been waiting years for this book to exist.â âMaria Dahvana Headley, author of Beowulf: A New Translation
"If Le Guin wrote a Camelot story, I imagine it would feel like Spear: humane, intelligent, and deeply beautiful. It's a new story with very old bones, a strange place that feels like home." âAlix E. Harrow, author of A Spindle Splintered
A Shelf Awareness Best of the Year pick
A Vulture Best Fantasy of the Year pick
She left all she knew to find who she could be . . .
She grows up in the wild wood, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake drift to her on the spring breeze, scented with promise. And when she hears a traveler speak of Artos, king of Caer Leon, she decides her future lies at his court. So, brimming with magic and eager to test her strength, she breaks her covenant with her mother and sets out on her bony gelding for Caer Leon.
With her stolen hunting spear and mended armour, she is an unlikely hero, not a chosen one, but one who forges her own bright path. Aflame with determination, she begins a journey of magic and mystery, love, lust and fights to death. On her adventures, she will steal the hearts of beautiful women, fight warriors and sorcerers, and make a place to call home.
The legendary author of Hild returns with an unforgettable hero and a queer Arthurian masterpiece for the modern era. Nicola Griffithâs Spear is a spellbinding vision of the Camelot we've longed for, a Camelot that belongs to us all.
