Thomas the rhymer - Ellen Kushner

A
minstrel lives by his words, his tunes, and sometimes by his lies.
But
when the bold and gifted young Thomas the Rhymer awakens the desire of
the powerful Queen of Elfland, he finds that words are not enough to
keep him from his fate.

As the Queen sweeps him far from the people he
has known and loved into her realm of magic, opulence - and captivity - he
learns at last what it is to be truly human.
When he returns to his
home with the Queen's parting gift, his great task will be to seek out
the girl he loved and wronged, and offer her at last the tongue that
cannot lie.

Award-winning author Ellen Kushner's inspired
retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary
novel about the mysteries of the human heart.
Brimming with ballads,
riddles, and magical transformations, here is the timeless tale of a
charismatic bard whose talents earn him a two-edged otherworldly gift.