Patricia A. McKillip





Patricia A. McKillip

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February 29, 1948

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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 wizards. Her writing us...more


Average rating: 3.97 · 62,648 ratings · 3,913 reviews · 77 distinct works · Similar authors
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 2,184 ratings — published 1988 — 8 editions
Ombria in Shadow
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 2,126 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,905 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions
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“Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps. It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.”
Patricia A. McKillip

“The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more.”
Patricia A. McKillip, The Bell at Sealey Head

“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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