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{{Short description|1993 fantasy novel by Sean Stewart}}
{{for|the 1917 Hungarian film|Nobody's Son (film)}}
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'''"Nobody's Son"''' is a 1993 [[fantasy]] novel by [[Sean Stewart]]. It was first published by [[Macmillan of Canada]].<ref name=ISFDB>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?4849 ''Nobody's Son''] at the [[Internet Speculative Fiction Database]]; retrieved December 20, 2016</ref>
| author = [[Sean Stewart]]
| image = Nobody's Son.jpg
| caption = First edition
| cover_artist = Stephen Hutchings
| pub_date = January 28, 1993
| awards = {{plainlist}}
*[[Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award]] (1994)
*[[Prix Aurora Award]] (1994)
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}}

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'''''Nobody's Son''''' is a 1993 [[fantasy]] novel by [[Sean Stewart]]. It was first published by [[Macmillan of Canada]].<ref name=ISFDB>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?4849 ''Nobody's Son''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221232646/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?4849 |date=2016-12-21 }} at the [[Internet Speculative Fiction Database]]; retrieved December 20, 2016</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''Nobody's Son'' won the 1994 [[Prix Aurora Award]] for Best Long-Form Work,<ref name="ts940906">{{cite news |agency=[[Canadian Press]] |work=[[Toronto Star]] |title=Book on Mars wins Canada's top sci-fi prize |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518229891.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |date=September 6, 1994 |accessdate=December 20, 2016}}</ref> and the [[Canadian Library Association]]'s 1994 Young Adult Book Award.<ref name=LibAssoc>[http://bookcentre.ca/awards/canadian-library-association-young-adult-book-award/ Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award], at the [[Canadian Library Association]]; retrieved December 20, 2016</ref> ''[[Canadian Literature (journal)|Canadian Literature]]'' praised Stewart for transcending the usual stereotypes of [[fairy tale]]s, calling ''Nobody's Son'' an "existential drama" with "breathing, clearly individualized characters", and comparing Shielder's Mark to the creations of [[J. D. Salinger]].<ref name=Canlit>[https://canlit.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CL141-Full-Issue.pdf '"The Morning After"], by J. Kieran Kealy; in ''[[Canadian Literature (journal)|Canadian Journal]]'' #141 (1993); retrieved December 20, 2016</ref>
''[[Canadian Literature (journal)|Canadian Literature]]'' praised Stewart for transcending the usual stereotypes of [[fairy tale]]s, calling ''Nobody's Son'' an "existential drama" with "breathing, clearly individualized characters", and comparing Shielder's Mark to the creations of [[J. D. Salinger]].<ref name=Canlit>[https://canlit.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CL141-Full-Issue.pdf '"The Morning After"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908024400/https://canlit.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CL141-Full-Issue.pdf |date=2020-09-08 }}, by J. Kieran Kealy; in ''[[Canadian Literature (journal)|Canadian Journal]]'' #141 (1993); retrieved December 20, 2016</ref>

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[[John Clute]] noted that "[the novel's] title contradicts the very heart of all modern commercial fantasy, and almost any other kind of fantasy as well", and described it as "the most intensely ''likeable'' story" that he had read in years.<ref name=Clute>[https://books.google.com/books?id=eI6PDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22nobody%27s+son%22+scion&pg=PT96 "Unhampered"], by [[John Clute]]; originally published in ''[[Interzone (magazine)|Interzone]]'' #86 (August 1994); collected in "Scores", by John Clute, published by Orion Publishing Group, 2016</ref> [[Jo Walton]] called it "immensely readable and [with] genuine emotional depth", but noted that — as was typical of her experience with Stewart's works — she was unable to retain much memory of what had happened in the novel.<ref name="JoWalton">{{Cite web |last=Walton |first=Jo |date=2012-06-04 |title=Growing Up: Sean Stewart’s Nobody’s Son |url=https://www.tor.com/2012/06/04/growing-up-sean-stewarts-nobodys-son/ |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=[[Tor.com]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813222639/https://www.tor.com/2012/06/04/growing-up-sean-stewarts-nobodys-son/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


''Nobody's Son'' won the 1994 [[Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award Archives |url=https://bookcentre.ca/awards/canadian-library-association-young-adult-book-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208053529/http://bookcentre.ca/awards/canadian-library-association-young-adult-book-award |archive-date=2022-12-08 |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=[[Canadian Children's Book Centre]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Prix Aurora Award]] for Best Long-Form Work.<ref name="ts940906">{{cite news |date=September 6, 1994 |title=Book on Mars wins Canada's top sci-fi prize |work=[[Toronto Star]] |agency=[[Canadian Press]] |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518229891.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |access-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105214657/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518229891.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[John Clute]] noted that "[the novel's] title contradicts the very heart of all modern commercial fantasy, and almost any other kind of fantasy as well", and described it as "the most intensely ''likeable'' story" that he had read in years.<ref name=Clute>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=eI6PDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT96&lpg=PT96&dq=%22nobody%27s+son%22+scion&source=bl&ots=8BxLXitkwM&sig=ctbYfGzvcnEDlhrWkreT7eG4AWQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiu79LqrYTRAhXh54MKHdXnDTMQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22nobody%27s%20son%22%20scion&f=false "Unhampered"], by [[John Clute]]; originally published in ''[[Interzone (magazine)|Interzone]]'' #86 (August 1994); collected in "Scores", by John Clute, published by Orion Publishing Group, 2016</ref> [[Jo Walton]] called it "immensely readable and [with] genuine emotional depth", but noted that — as was typical of her experience with Stewart's works — she was unable to retain much memory of what had happened in the novel.<ref name=JoWalton>[http://www.tor.com/2012/06/04/growing-up-sean-stewarts-nobodys-son/ Growing Up: Sean Stewart’s ''Nobody’s Son''], by [[Jo Walton]], at [[Tor.com]]; published June 4, 2012; retrieved December 20, 2016</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[Category:1993 novels]]
[[Category:1993 Canadian novels]]
[[Category:Canadian fantasy novels]]
[[Category:Canadian fantasy novels]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 28 July 2024

For the 1917 Hungarian film, see Nobody's Son (film).
Nobody's Son
First edition
AuthorSean Stewart
Cover artistStephen Hutchings
Publication date
January 28, 1993
Awards

Nobody's Son is a 1993 fantasy novel by Sean Stewart. It was first published by Macmillan of Canada.[1]

Synopsis

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When peasant Shielder's Mark breaks the curse of the Red Keep and frees the kingdom of Swangard from the Ghostwood, he claims as his reward the princess royal's hand in marriage. The ramifications of this choice are far more complex than he expected, however, especially since the aristocracy does not particularly like him.

Reception

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Canadian Literature praised Stewart for transcending the usual stereotypes of fairy tales, calling Nobody's Son an "existential drama" with "breathing, clearly individualized characters", and comparing Shielder's Mark to the creations of J. D. Salinger.[2]

John Clute noted that "[the novel's] title contradicts the very heart of all modern commercial fantasy, and almost any other kind of fantasy as well", and described it as "the most intensely likeable story" that he had read in years.[3] Jo Walton called it "immensely readable and [with] genuine emotional depth", but noted that — as was typical of her experience with Stewart's works — she was unable to retain much memory of what had happened in the novel.[4]

Nobody's Son won the 1994 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award[5] and Prix Aurora Award for Best Long-Form Work.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Nobody's Son Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database; retrieved December 20, 2016
  2. ^ '"The Morning After" Archived 2020-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, by J. Kieran Kealy; in Canadian Journal #141 (1993); retrieved December 20, 2016
  3. ^ "Unhampered", by John Clute; originally published in Interzone #86 (August 1994); collected in "Scores", by John Clute, published by Orion Publishing Group, 2016
  4. ^ Walton, Jo (2012-06-04). "Growing Up: Sean Stewart's Nobody's Son". Tor.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  5. ^ "Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award Archives". Canadian Children's Book Centre. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  6. ^ "Book on Mars wins Canada's top sci-fi prize". Toronto Star. Canadian Press. September 6, 1994. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
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