Robin McKinley




Robin McKinley

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born November 16, 1952
gender female
place of birth Warren, Ohio, United States
website http://www.robinmckinley.com/
genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books

about this author

Born in her mother's hometown of Warren, Ohio, Robin McKinley grew up an only child with a father in the United States Navy. According to her, she moved around frequently as a child and read copiously; she credits this background with the inspiration for her stories. Her passion for reading was one of the most constant things in her childhood, so she began to remember events, places, and time periods by what books she read where. For example, she read Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book for the first time in California; The Chronicles of Narnia for the first time in New York; The Lord of the Rings for the first time in Japan; The Once and Future King for the first time in Maine. She still uses books to keep track of her life.

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books by Robin McKinley

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avg rating: 3.97 | 11400 ratings | 24 distinct works
Sunshine Sunshine (Paperback)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 3.94 — 1093 ratings — published 2004
6 editions
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Rose Daughter Rose Daughter (Paperback)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 3.64 — 834 ratings — published 1998
4 editions
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Deerskin Deerskin (Paperback)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 3.69 — 708 ratings — published 1993
5 editions
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The Outlaws of Sherwood The Outlaws of Sherwood (Paperback)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 3.75 — 587 ratings — published 2005
9 editions
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Beauty: A Retelling of the Sto... Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (Paperback)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 4.17 — 415 ratings — published 2005
15 editions
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Door in the Hedge Door in the Hedge (Paperback)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 3.61 — 455 ratings — published 2003
6 editions
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A Knot in the Grain and Other ... A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories (Paperback)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 3.57 — 317 ratings — published 1995
3 editions
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Dragonhaven Dragonhaven (Hardcover)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 3.08 — 253 ratings — published 2007
2 editions
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Water: Tales of Elemental Spir... Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits (Paperback)
by Robin McKinley, Peter Dickinson
avg rating 3.43 — 168 ratings — published 2004
4 editions
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The Stone Fey The Stone Fey (Hardcover)
by Robin McKinley
avg rating 3.39 — 93 ratings — published 1998
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quotes by Robin McKinley

"The train is roaring toward you and the villain is twirling his moustache and you're fussing that he's tied you to the tracks with the wrong kind of rope."
Robin McKinley (Sunshine)
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"...My friend, there are some things that I cannot tell you. Some I will tell you in time; some, others will tell you; some you may never know, or you may be the first to find the answers."
Robin McKinley (The Blue Sword)
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"The big difference between my mom and me-- besides the fact that she is dead normal and I'm a magic-handling freak-- is that she's the real thing. She may have a slight problem seeing other people's points of view, but she's honest about it. She's a brass-bound bitch because she believes she knows best. I'm a brass-bound bitch because I don't want anyone getting close enough to find out what a whiny little knot of naked nerve endings I really am. "
Robin McKinley (Sunshine)
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