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'Embittered healer Blackthorn, wrongly condemned to death, is offered a lifeline by a mysterious stranger. In return, she must set aside her bid for vengeance against the man who destroyed all that she once loved. Not only that: for seven years she must agree to help anyone who asks for her aid. She and her companion Grim settle on the fringes of a mysterious forest in Dalriada, far from the place of their incarceration, and start a new life.
'Oran, the crown prince of Dalriada, is waiting for his bride-to-be, Lady Flidais. Her letters and sweet portrait have convinced him that she is his destined true love.
'But letters can lie.
'To save Oran from disaster, Blackthorn and Grim will need courage, ingenuity, and more than a little magic.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: To the daughters of Papatuanuku
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Dreamer's Pool
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , January 2015;
— Review of Dreamer's Pool 2014 single work novel -
Book Reviews : Dreamers Pool, Clariel, Shatterwing
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 December 2014;
— Review of Dreamer's Pool 2014 single work novel ; Clariel 2014 single work novel ; Shatterwing 2014 single work novel -
[Review] Dreamer's Pool
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 October 2014; (p. 27)
— Review of Dreamer's Pool 2014 single work novel -
Review : Dreamer's Pool
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , vol. 94 no. 1 2014; (p. 21)
— Review of Dreamer's Pool 2014 single work novel
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Review : Dreamer's Pool
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , vol. 94 no. 1 2014; (p. 21)
— Review of Dreamer's Pool 2014 single work novel -
[Review] Dreamer's Pool
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 October 2014; (p. 27)
— Review of Dreamer's Pool 2014 single work novel -
Book Reviews : Dreamers Pool, Clariel, Shatterwing
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 December 2014;
— Review of Dreamer's Pool 2014 single work novel ; Clariel 2014 single work novel ; Shatterwing 2014 single work novel -
Review : Dreamer's Pool
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , January 2015;
— Review of Dreamer's Pool 2014 single work novel
Awards
- 2014 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Fantasy Division — Best Novel