Robin McKinley
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born
November 16, 1952
gender
female
place of birth
Warren, Ohio, The United States
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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children's Books, Young Adult
influences
Kipling and Tolkien
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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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley avg rating 4.13 — 6,490 ratings — published 1978 19 editions |
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The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley avg rating 4.28 — 4,731 ratings — published 1982 21 editions |
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The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley avg rating 4.18 — 4,440 ratings — published 1984 22 editions |
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Sunshine by Robin McKinley avg rating 3.78 — 4,303 ratings — published 2003 10 editions |
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Spindle's End by Robin McKinley avg rating 3.66 — 3,153 ratings — published 2000 16 editions |
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Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley avg rating 3.61 — 2,676 ratings — published 1998 7 editions |
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Deerskin by Robin McKinley avg rating 3.71 — 2,151 ratings — published 1993 6 editions |
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The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley avg rating 3.69 — 1,757 ratings — published 1988 9 editions |
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The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley avg rating 3.57 — 1,345 ratings — published 1984 10 editions |
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Chalice by Robin McKinley avg rating 3.60 — 1,171 ratings — published 2008 2 editions |
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"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)
— Robin McKinley (Sunshine)
"...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)
— Robin McKinley (The Blue Sword)
"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)
— Robin McKinley (Sunshine)
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| Dark Dudes & ...: Sunshine Discussion | 10 | 37 | Dec 23, 2008 02:20AM | |
| Dark Dudes & ...: Sunshine Finished | 7 | 30 | Dec 30, 2008 02:09PM | |
| Urban Fantasy: March Group Read: Sunshine Wins! | 18 | 102 | Feb 24, 2009 08:18AM | |
| Novel Ladies: Rachael's TBR Challenge 2009 | 2 | 21 | Feb 26, 2009 12:52PM | |
| Who's your author?: Read Sunshine -- what next? | 18 | 66 | Apr 10, 2009 07:20PM | |
| The Next Best Boo...: recs for a friend..HELP! | 16 | 121 | May 07, 2009 06:54AM | |
| The Book Challenge: Angie's Challenge | 2 | 31 | May 08, 2009 11:55PM | |
| twilight lovers: Other vampire books? | 2 | 8 | Jun 01, 2009 10:25AM | |
| True North: Greatest living short story writers? | 17 | 35 | Jun 02, 2009 05:17PM |































