Ealdwood Stories

Ealdwood Stories
Dreaming Tree omnibus

"The Dreamstone" (1979)
Ealdwood (1981)
The Dreamstone (1983)
The Tree of Swords and Jewels (1983)
AuthorC. J. Cherryh
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherVictor Gollancz, DAW Books
Published1981–1983

The Ealdwood Stories, also known as the Arafel Stories, are a collection of fantasy works by American writer C. J. Cherryh. The books are works of high fantasy based in part on Celtic mythology. Arafel, a main character, is a Daoine Sidhe, the highest of the Sidhe faery-folk. She dwells in the magical small forest of Ealdwood, from which the tales take their name.