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Description edit
In the ancient Scottish ballad "Tam Lin," headstrong Janet defies Tam Lin to walk in her own land of Carterhaugh . . . and then must battle the Queen of Faery for possession of her lover’s body and soul. In this version of "Tam Lin," masterfully crafted by Pamela Dean, Janet is a college... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Janet: Protagonist-a freshman at Blackstock College
- Thomas Lane: A mysterious student at Blackstock Collegewho enters in a relationship with Janet
- Molly: Add a description of this character.
- Nick
- Christina
- Robin
- Melinda Wolfe
- Ericson
- Nora
- Sharon
- Eliot
- Anne Beauvais
- Medeous
- Dunbar
- Andrew
- Danny Chin
- Evans
- Taylor
- Forbes
- Ferris
- Schiller
- Diane Zimmerman
- Blackstock
- Scott
- Milton
- Liddell
- Davison
- Susan
- Chester Hall
- Duke
- Victoria Thompson
- Kevin
- Keats
- Shakespeare
- Odile
- Christopher Fry
- Rebecca
- Tyler
- Horatio
- Jack Nikopoulos
- Soukup
- Hippolito
- Peg Powell
- Rob Benfield
Setting & Locations edit
Fictional college Blackstock College is based loosely on Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.).
First Sentence edit
The year Janet started at Blackstock College, the Office of Residential Life had spent the summer removing from all the dormitories the old wooden bookcases that, once filled with books, fell over unless wedged.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Terri Windling's Fairy Tale Series. (edition-based publisher list)
This book is in Endicott's Adult Fairy Tales Reading List. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Pamela Dean (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: New York
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0312851375
Page Count: 468
Publisher: New York
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0312851375
Page Count: 468
Awards edit
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Finalist, 1992: Adult Literature, Finalist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › United States › Fiction › 1900s
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( W ) › Windling, Terri
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( D ) › Dean, Pamela
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
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