Fantasy · WarmA 15-year-old Welsh science fiction fan moves to England after a traumatic loss and keeps a diary
Among Others
by Jo Walton
A diary about books, school and magic
Tor Books published the novel on 18 January 2011, and the hardcover has 302 pages. It is a fantasy, a coming-of-age story told as diary entries, and it is set in 1979 and 1980. Morgana "Mori" is a disabled Welsh teenager and a science fiction and fantasy fan. After a traumatic loss she moves to western England to live with her father's family and attends a girls' boarding school. Walton wrote it in 36 days in 2008, and she calls it semi-autobiographical. Its working title was The Industrial Ruins of Elfland.
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Who
Morgana "Mori", her twin sister Morwenna, her father and her boyfriend Wim.
World
Wales and western England in 1979 and 1980.
What makes it different
Walton wrote it in 36 days and calls it semi-autobiographical. It won the Nebula and the Hugo.
Feel
Warm and bookish.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Among OthersWikipedia