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Thorn

Robert Holdstock

First published November 1984
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A stonemason working on building a church in rural Britain is secretly sculpting a likeness of The Green Man in the wall.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1987 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (12)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1984 Thorn The Birmingham Science Fiction Group Chapbook
October 1986 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1986 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 51
March 1991 The Bone Forest Grafton Collection 83
May 1992 The Bone Forest Grafton Collection 99
September 1992 The Bone Forest AvoNova Collection 91
February 1994 The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 464
March 1994 The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories Oxford University Press, USA Anthology 464
1995 The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 464
2003 The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 464
April 2003 The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 464
April 2009 Merlin's Wood Gollancz Omnibus 275
January 2014 Merlin's Wood Gateway / Orion Omnibus |275