explorer / books · 1967
Day of the Minotaur
Thomas Burnett Swann’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 1966 by Ace Books · 155 pages
Hugo · 1967
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This book is recorded on the Hugo ballot only. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.
Synopsis
In ancient Crete, the last of the woodland creatures — centaurs, dryads, panisci, and a gentle minotaur named Eunostos — live in the enchanted Country of the Beasts, threatened by encroaching human civilization and cruel Achaean raiders. When a human woman and her children seek refuge among them, Eunostos must defend his people against overwhelming force.
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