Patricia A. McKillip






Patricia A. McKillip

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born
February 29, 1948

gender
female

place of birth
The United States

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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult


about this author

Patricia Anne McKillip is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels, distinguished by lyrical, delicate prose and careful attention to detail and characterization. She is a past winner of the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award, and she lives in Oregon. Most of her recent novels have cover paintings by Kinuko Y. Craft. She is married to David Lunde, a poet.

According to Fantasy Book Review, Patricia McKillip grew up in Oregon, England, and Germany, and received a Bachelor of Arts (English) in 1971 and a Master of Arts in 1973 from San Jose State University.

McKillip's stories usually take place in a setting similar to the Middle Ages. There are forests, castles, and lords or kings, minstrels, tinkers and...more




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avg rating: 3.92 | 11,423 ratings | 1,084 reviews | 46 distinct works | 107 fans
Riddle-Master Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3)
by Patricia A. McKillip
avg rating 4.23 — 851 ratings — published 1979
9 editions
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The Forgotten Beasts of Eld The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
by Patricia A. McKillip
avg rating 4.03 — 809 ratings — published 1974
14 editions
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Alphabet of Thorn Alphabet of Thorn
by Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft (cover artist)
avg rating 3.98 — 666 ratings — published 2004
5 editions
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Winter Rose Winter Rose
by Patricia A. McKillip
avg rating 3.75 — 645 ratings — published 1996
7 editions
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The Book of Atrix Wolfe The Book of Atrix Wolfe
by Patricia A. McKillip
avg rating 3.93 — 504 ratings — published 1996
6 editions
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Od Magic Od Magic
by Patricia A. McKillip
avg rating 3.91 — 490 ratings — published 2006
8 editions
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The Changeling Sea The Changeling Sea
by Patricia A. McKillip
avg rating 4.05 — 457 ratings — published 1988
7 editions
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Ombria in Shadow Ombria in Shadow
by Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft (cover artist)
avg rating 3.96 — 467 ratings — published 2002
7 editions
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In The Forests of Serre In The Forests of Serre
by Patricia A. McKillip
avg rating 3.87 — 444 ratings — published 2003
3 editions
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The Riddle-Master of Hed The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1)
by Patricia A. McKillip
avg rating 4.12 — 409 ratings — published 1976
11 editions
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"The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more."
Patricia A. McKillip (The Bell at Sealey Head)
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"The man was hit in one eye by a stone, and that eye turned inward so that it looked into his mind, and he died of what he saw there"
Patricia A. McKillip (The Forgotten Beasts of Eld)
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"Words, he decided, were inadequate at best, impossible at worst. They meant too many things. Or they meant nothing at all."
Patricia A. McKillip (In The Forests of Serre)
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