Ealdwood Stories


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" – short story first published in Amazons!, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
  • Ealdwood – novella
  • The Dreamstone – novel, included revisions of "The Dreamstone" and Ealdwood, plus additional material
  • The Tree of Swords and Jewels – novel, sequel to ''The Dreamstone''

    Omnibuses

The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels 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
  • Ealdwood – includes revisions and a new ending
  • The Dreaming Tree – includes the revisions and new ending in the Ealdwood omnibus
"The Dreamstone" short story was later reprinted in The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh.

Award nominations

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.