The Tower at Stony Wood

Fantasy novel by Patricia A. McKillip

The Tower at Stony Wood

First edition cover

Author| Patricia A. McKillip
Cover artist| Kinuko Y. Craft
Language| English
Genre| Fantasy
Publisher| Ace Books

Publication date

| May 1, 2000
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print
Pages| 304
ISBN| 0-441-00733-3

The Tower at Stony Wood is a 2000 fantasy novel by American writer Patricia A. McKillip. It was a 2001 Nebula Award nominee.[1]

## Plot summary

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At the wedding of King Regis Aurum of Yves to Lady Gwynne, knight Cyan Dag of Gloinmere learns a terrible secret: his king is marrying an imposter, and the real Lady Gwynne is imprisoned within a tower in the magical land of Skye. As Cyan Dag begins his quest to free her, Thayne Ysse, the son of the defeated king of Ysse, sets of on his own search. To rebuild Ysse's army, Thayne searches for a tower of gold guarded by a dragon. In a third tower near the village of Stony Wood oblivious to her family's concern, Melanthos watches and embroiders a woman ensconced in her own tower. Cyan, Thayne, and Melanthos lives entangle and weave together, and it is only through helping each other that they are able to free themselves.

## Nominations

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* 2001 Nebula Award nominee

## See also

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* Bard
* The Lady of Shalott
* Selkie
* Weaving (mythology)

## References

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1. ^ 2001 Award Winners & Nominees. [1]. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

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Works by Patricia A. McKillip

Riddle-Master trilogy|

* The Riddle-Master of Hed (1976)
* Heir of Sea and Fire (1977)
* Harpist in the Wind (1979)

Kyreol duology|

* Moon-Flash (1984)
* The Moon and the Face (1985)

Cygnet duology|

* The Sorceress and the Cygnet (1991)
* The Cygnet and the Firebird (1993)

Winter Rose duology|

* Winter Rose (1996)
* Solstice Wood (2006)

Stand-alone novels|

* The House on Parchment Street (1973)
* The Throme of the Erril of Sherill (1973)
* The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974)
* The Night Gift (1976)
* Stepping From the Shadows (1982)
* Fool's Run (1987)
* The Changeling Sea (1988)
* Something Rich and Strange (1994)
* The Book of Atrix Wolfe (1995)
* Song for the Basilisk (1998)
* The Tower at Stony Wood (2000)
* Ombria in Shadow (2002)
* In the Forests of Serre (2003)
* Alphabet of Thorn (2004)
* Od Magic (2005)
* The Bell at Sealey Head (2008)
* The Bards of Bone Plain (2010)
* Kingfisher (2016)

Collections|

* Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
* Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
* Dreams of Distant Shores (2016)

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