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The Dreamstone

C. J. Cherryh

First published March 1983
Type Novel
Series Ealdwood #1

It was that transitional time of the world when man first brought the clang of iron and the reek of smoke to the lands which before had echoed with inhuman voices. In that dawn of man and death of magic there yet remained one last untouched place - the small forest of Ealdwood - which kept a time different from elsewhere, and one who dwelt there who had more patience, pride and love of the earth than any other of her kind - Arafel the Sidhe. This is the story of the last defense of Faery against the encroaching iron sword of the Era of Man. C. J. Cherry, Hugo award-winning author of <i>Downbelow Station</i>, proves her mastery of fantasy in this moving tale of mortal men breaching the last stronghold of immortality. (from the back cover of the DAW Books first edition)

Substantially different versions of portions of this story appeared as The Dreamstone in Amazons!, DAW Books, 1979 and as Ealdwood, published by Donald M. Grant.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1984 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1983 Cover The Dreamstone DAW Books Novel 9
March 1983 Cover The Dreamstone DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Novel 9
November 1983 Cover Arafel's Saga Nelson Doubleday / SFBC Omnibus 5
1984 Cover De droomsteen Het Spectrum Novel
November 1984 Cover La pierre de rêve J'ai Lu Novel
October 1985 Cover Stein der Träume Heyne Novel 7
February 1987 Cover Arafel's Saga Nelson Doubleday / SFBC Omnibus 5
August 1987 Cover Solaris Fantascienza, Agosto 1987 Garden Editoriale MAGAZINE 3
October 1987 Cover The Dreamstone VGSF Novel
October 1987 Cover The Dreamstone DAW Books Novel
July 1989 Cover La pietra dei sogni & Città senza tempo Garden Editoriale Omnibus 3
January 1991 Cover Ealdwood VGSF / Gollancz Omnibus 7
September 1993 Cover La pierre de rêve J'ai Lu Novel
December 1997 Cover The Dreaming Tree DAW Books Omnibus 9
December 1997 Cover The Dreaming Tree DAW Books Omnibus
September 2018 Cover The Dreaming Tree Tantor Audio Omnibus |1
March 2021 Cover The Dreaming Tree Tantor and Blackstone Publishing Omnibus |1
March 2021 Cover The Dreaming Tree Tantor and Blackstone Publishing Omnibus
December 2023 Foreigner Series & More MotionAudiobooks Omnibus |61