Dean, Pamela

Dean, Pamela (1953– ),
American writer of fantasy novels for children and adults. Dean's novel Tam Lin (1991) is based on the Scottish ballad and folk tale of that name. Dean transplants the story from its traditional setting in Scotland's Border country to a college campus in the American Midwest during the Vietnam War. Despite the modern trappings, the traditional story remains intact in Dean's poetic retelling: a headstrong young woman falls under the spell of a mysterious lover, pitting herself against the Faery Queen to save his soul.

Terri Windling