Ariosto (1980)

Ariosto is a novel by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro published in 1980.

Plot

Ariosto is a novel that takes place partly in an alternate universe where Italia Federata is ruled by the Medicis, and partly in a fantasy world in the mind of a fictionalized version of Ludovico Ariosto.

Reception

Greg Costikyan reviewed Ariosto in Ares Magazine #3 and commented that "Ariosto is well-written in a style that preserves the elan of the Renaissance without intruding greatly on the story. If you are as tired as I am of innumerable repetitive stories of valiant princes and heroic barbarians, you'll want to pick up a copy."

Ariosto was nominated for the 1981 World Fantasy Award.

It was nominated for a Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.

John O'Neill from Black Gate reports that it was also nominated for a Balrog Award.

Reviews

Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (1981) in Fiction, #324

Review by David Pringle (1988) in Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels

Review [French] by Patrick Imbert (2004) in Bifrost, #33

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