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Pamela Dean

Born

Illinois, The United States

Website

http://pameladean.dreamwidth.org/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Pamela Dean is an American fantasy author best known for Tam Lin, a novel that reimagines the classic Scottish fairy tale in a Midwestern college setting inspired by her alma mater, Carleton College. She has written six novels, including The Secret Country Trilogy, The Dubious Hills, and Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary, and has contributed short stories to various anthologies.
A member of the influential writing group The Scribblies, alongside authors such as Emma Bull and Patricia Wrede, Dean was also a contributor to the Liavek shared-world anthologies and is part of the Pre-Joycean Fellowship. Her work is often praised for its lyrical prose, literary ...more

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When the Unicorn Jumps out of the Quilt

This is the text of a talk that I gave to the women's group at my mother's Unitarian church on December 6th. It contains potential mild spoilers for The Secret Country, The Dubious Hills, Tam Lin, and Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary.

People who are very familiar with any of these scenes may notice that I have changed them slightly for clarity when reading aloud.

When the Unicorn Jumps out of the Qui

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Average rating: 3.81 · 13,370 ratings · 1,225 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tam Lin by Pamela Dean, Terri Windling (Introduction) 3.84 avg rating — 5,823 ratings — published 1991 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Country (The Secret Country, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 1,686 ratings — published 1985 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Land (The Secret Country, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 888 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whim of the Dragon (The Secret Country, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 718 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary 3.58 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dubious Hills 3.67 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crochet Placemats: 10 Beautiful Crochet Placemats With Elegant Crochet Napkin Rings 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Backyard Beekeeping (Beekeeping for Beginners #1) 2.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Light Crochet Scarf: 15 Warm but Light as Feather Crochet Scarves Patterns 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Free Bird it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Pamela Dean (?)

“Look," said Janet, irritated, "if the thing you liked best to do in the world was read, and somebody offered to pay you room and board and give you a liberal arts degree if you would just read for four years, wouldn't you do it?”
― Pamela Dean, Tam Lin

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“It did occur to me that the effect of good literature may be as dizzying as that of alcohol.”
― Pamela Dean

tags: books, reading

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“Why do all your friends talk like books?”
― Pamela Dean

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June Fantasy Theme: Mythologically Based Fantasy

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

18 votes, 36.0%

The Once and Future King, T.H. White

15 votes, 30.0%

Lord of Light by Roger Zelanzy

6 votes, 12.0%

Rusalka, by C.J. Cherryh

4 votes, 8.0%

Wolfsangel by M.D. Lachlan

3 votes, 6.0%

Inferno by Larry Niven

2 votes, 4.0%

Tam Lin by Pamela Dean

2 votes, 4.0%

50 total votes

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