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The Tower at Stony Wood
Published 2000 by Ace Books · 294 pages
Nebula · 2002
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★ Winner
The Quantum Rose
Catherine Asaro
Finalist
Eternity's End
Jeffrey Carver
Finalist
The Collapsium
Wil McCarthy
Finalist
Mars Crossing
Geoffrey A. Landis
Finalist
Passage
Connie Willis
Finalist · this book
The Tower at Stony Wood
Patricia A. McKillip
Finalist
A Storm of Swords
George R. R. Martin
Finalist
Declare
Tim Powers
Patricia A. McKillip on these ballots
3 award entries · 3 books · 0 wins · 1980–2002
Synopsis
Knight Cyan Dag is sent by his king to find the beautiful Lady Sealey, said to be held captive in a tower. But nothing is as it seems — the quest leads through layers of illusion and enchantment, where stories within stories reveal truths about love, duty, and the nature of magic itself.
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