Patricia A. McKillip



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Patricia A. McKillip

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born
in The United States
February 29, 1948

gender
female

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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 wizards. Her writing us...more


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Patricia A. McKillip's Books

Average rating: 3.97 · 62,763 ratings · 3,916 reviews · 35 distinct works · Similar authors
Riddle-Master: The Complete...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 5,059 ratings — published 1976 — 10 editions
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The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 5,247 ratings — published 1974 — 16 editions
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The Riddle-Master of Hed (R...
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 4,228 ratings — published 1976 — 16 editions
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Winter Rose (Winter Rose, #1)
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 3,573 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions
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Harpist in the Wind (Riddle...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 2,680 ratings — published 1979 — 14 editions
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Heir of Sea and Fire (Riddl...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 2,605 ratings — published 1977 — 14 editions
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Alphabet of Thorn
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 2,592 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
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The Changeling Sea
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 2,190 ratings — published 1988 — 8 editions
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Ombria in Shadow
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 2,127 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions
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The Book of Atrix Wolfe
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 1,908 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions
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Series by Patricia A. McKillip

The Riddle-Master of Hed Heir of Sea and Fire Harpist in the Wind
Riddle-Master (3 books)
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4.1475195822454305 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 14,554 ratings
Winter Rose Solstice Wood
Winter Rose (2 books)
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3.7982342807924203 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 4,644 ratings
The Sorceress and the Cygnet The Cygnet and the Firebird Cygnet
Cygnet Duology (3 books)
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3.892857142857143 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,736 ratings
Something Rich and Strange
Brian Froud's Faerielands (1 book)
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3.8759493670886074 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 395 ratings
Moon-Flash The Moon and the Face
Kyreol Duology (2 books)
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3.5135135135135136 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 222 ratings
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Quotes by Patricia A. McKillip

“Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps. It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.”
― Patricia A. McKillip
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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
tags: bibliophiles, book-lovers, books, readers, reading
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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
tags: inadequacy-of-words, language, meaning, words
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