The Tree of Swords and Jewels

The Tree of Swords and Jewels
First edition cover
AuthorC. J. Cherryh
Cover artistMichael Whelan
LanguageEnglish
SeriesEaldwood Stories
GenreFantasy
PublisherDAW Books
Publication date
August 1983
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages256
ISBN0-87997-850-3
Preceded byThe Dreamstone 

The Tree of Swords and Jewels is a 1983 fantasy novel by American writer C. J. Cherryh. It is the second of two novels in Cherryh's Ealdwood Stories series, the first being The Dreamstone. The series draws on Celtic mythology and is about Ealdwood, a forest at the edge of Faery, and Arafel, a Daoine Sidhe.[1]

The Tree of Swords and Jewels was first published in 1983 as a paperback edition by DAW Books, and featured cover art by Michael Whelan. The Dreamstone and The Tree of Swords and Jewels were later republished in three omnibuses:[2]

  • Arafel's Saga (1983, DAW Books)
  • Ealdwood (1991, Victor Gollancz) – includes revisions and a new ending
  • The Dreaming Tree (1997, DAW Books) – includes the revisions and new ending of Ealdwood (1991)
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