From AwardAnnals
Results of the World Fantasy Award in the year 1975. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
Patricia A. McKillip
When her father dies, 16-year-old Sybel’s only companions are the magical menagerie called to Eld Mountain long ago by her reclusive grandfather, the progeny of a powerful wizard and a mortal. The animals provide Sybel’s only sense of family until a man brings her the infant son of her mother’s sister, forcing Sybel to return to the world of humans—a world where she learns the intricacies of guile and treachery as well as the power of human love.
Merlin's Ring
H. Warner Munn
Originally published in 1974 by Ballantine as part of its Adult Fantasy series and reprinted six times,
Merlin’s Ring was an instant sensation among both fantasy fans and critics. This is an epic saga, ranging through history from the fall of Atlantis to Joan of Arc, and linking the Arthurian legends with Mezoamerican god Quetzalcoatl, the legends of Roland, Prester John, and Kublai Khan. It is also a powerful story of two lovers, Gwalchmai and Corenice, whose spirits are separated and reunited numerous times over the course of many centuries.
