It is part of the Tales of the Boundaries, a series of novellas exploring what happens when this and the otherworld meet. The Ruins of Cair Nynian is a story for everyone who has ever wondered what becomes of the children in fantasy adventures once they grow up. At the annual fancy dress ball in the Master's Garden their two worlds briefly run together again, and both James and Alison have to choose a single future. But she, too, has to deal with having a double past. James's sister Alison doesn't mind being back in England at all, especially not when she meets one of the theorising fellow students. He misses his former life, and having his fellow students at the college of St Godfrey theorise about parallel universes and time loops doesn't really help. But for James Hastings the memories of his first adolescence in that other place are as vivid as his recent years in England, and a good deal more agreeable. They can be read in any order.By the time they are in their early twenties most people have forgotten the magical otherworld they knew as children, or have at least convinced themselves that it was wholly imaginary. At the annual fancy dress ball in the Master's garden their two worlds briefly run together again, and both James and Alison have to choose a single future. James's sister Alison doesn't mind being back in England at all, especially not when she meets one of the theorising fellows students. He misses his former life, and having his fellow students at the college of St Godfrey theorise about parallel universes and the nature of time doesn't really help. But for James Hastings the memories of his first adolescence in that other place are as vivid as his recent years in England, and a good deal more agreeable. A Victorian young lady who was cursed at her christening is saved by a fairy queen, but finds herself quite insufficiently grateful The Ruins of Cair Nynian. Oxford, 1973 By the time they are in their early twenties most people have forgotten the magical otherworld they knew as children, or have at least convinced themselves that it was wholly imaginary.
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