Was
#2429 of 8,085 books · #532 in Fantasy
Shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (1993) and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1993).
WAS is the story of Dorothy. Orphaned as a child in the 1870s, she goes to live in Kansas with her Aunty Em and Uncle Henry. They face drought and poverty. They face each other. Alone, abused, Dorothy meets an itinerant actor called Frank and inspires a masterpiece. From the settling of the West and the heyday of the Hollwywood studios to the glittering megalopolis of modern Los Angeles, WAS is the story of all our childhoods.
Awards
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelShortlisted(1993)
- World Fantasy Award for Best NovelShortlisted(1993)
Other awarded books from Geoff Ryman
- Air (2015)2 wins · 23 score
- The Child Garden (2014)1 win · 13 score
- 253: The Print Remix (1998)1 win · 5 score
- HIM (2023)0 wins · 3 score
- Lust (2013)0 wins · 3 score
- The Warrior Who Carried Life (1985)0 wins · 3 score
- The Unconquered Country (1986)0 wins · 2 score
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