Nobody's Son
by Sean Stewart
Aurora Award 1993, Canadian Library Association Award 1993, Best Young Adult Novel of the Year.
His life was a fairy tale come true.
The son of a commoner, Shielder's Mark had broken the spell of the Red Keep, which had plagued the land for a thousand years. Now he was the kingdom's greatest hero, able to name whatever reward he wanted from King Astin IV.
But the magic sword he claimed at Red Keep is taken from him. Life at the king's court is more complicated than he expected. And as for marrying the beautiful princess – well, happily ever after is harder than it looks.”Nobody's Son takes fantasy fiction beyond the quest tale into a larger, darker, more affecting landscape, in which wishes fulfilled have unforeseen consequences and 'happily ever after' is only the beginning. Its characters are warmly human, and the tale of Shielder's Mark is both haunted and haunting. Some books seem to fade as soon as you put them down. This one doesn't.” – Robert Charles Wilson
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Sean Stewart
Sean Stewart (born 1965) is a U.S.-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.
Born in Lubbock, Texas, Sean Stewart moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1968. After stints in Houston, Texas, Vancouver, British Columbia, Irvine, California and Monterey, California, he now lives in Davis, California, with his wife and two daughters.
Stewart received an Honors degree in English from University of Alberta in 1987, following which he spent many years writing novels. He gradually moved from writing novels to interactive fiction. He served as a consultant on several computer games, and is on the management team of the marketing and entertainment company.
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