Ariosto (novel)

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

Plot summary[edit]

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 Lodovico Ariosto.^[1]

Reception[edit]

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."^[1]

John O'Neill from Black Gate noted that Ariosto was "nominated for the World Fantasy Award [and] was also nominated for the Balrog Award, and placed 11th in the Locus poll for best Best Fantasy Novel of the year."^[2]

Reviews[edit]

Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (1981) in Fiction, #324^[3]
Review by David Pringle (1988) in Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels
Review [French] by Patrick Imbert (2004) in Bifrost, #33
Kliatt^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Costikyan, Greg (July 1980). "Books". Ares Magazine (3). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 36.
^ "Black Gate » Articles » Vintage Treasures: Ariosto by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro".
^ https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?2413
^ https://archive.org/details/sim_kliatt_1980-09_14_6/page/n15/mode/2up

[Ares-1] Costikyan, Greg (July 1980). "Books". Ares Magazine (3). Simulations Publications, Inc.: 36.

[2] "Black Gate » Articles » Vintage Treasures: Ariosto by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro".

[3] ttps://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?2413

[4] ttps://archive.org/details/sim_kliatt_1980-09_14_6/page/n15/mode/2up

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