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Patricia A. McKillip


Born
in Salem, Oregon, The United States
February 29, 1948

Died
May 06, 2022

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult


Patricia Anne McKillip was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She wrote predominantly standalone fantasy novels and has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre". Her work won many awards, including the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008. ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 166,722 ratings · 13,583 reviews · 93 distinct works • Similar authors
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
4.07 avg rating — 21,613 ratings — published 1974 — 39 editions
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The Riddle-Master of Hed (R...
3.98 avg rating — 13,188 ratings — published 1976 — 39 editions
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Riddle-Master (Riddle-Maste...
4.22 avg rating — 11,333 ratings — published 1976 — 15 editions
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Heir of Sea and Fire (Riddl...
4.15 avg rating — 8,419 ratings — published 1977 — 39 editions
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Harpist in the Wind (Riddle...
4.18 avg rating — 7,898 ratings — published 1979 — 33 editions
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Winter Rose (Winter Rose, #1)
3.86 avg rating — 7,657 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions
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Alphabet of Thorn
4.09 avg rating — 6,273 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions
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The Changeling Sea
4.09 avg rating — 6,082 ratings — published 1988 — 21 editions
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Ombria in Shadow
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,348 ratings — published 2002 — 26 editions
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Od Magic
3.99 avg rating — 4,630 ratings — published 2005 — 17 editions
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Series by Patricia A. McKillip

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Quotes by Patricia A. McKillip  (?)
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“Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps. It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.”
― Patricia A. McKillip
tags: imagination
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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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Polls

NOTE: I reopened the poll to break the tie.

August's genre is fantasy. I've extended the deadline to vote since we only have one vote at the moment. New deadline is Thursday, July 10.

Deerskin Deerskin by Robin McKinley Robin McKinley
 
  2 votes, 66.7%

Ragnarok Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt A.S. Byatt
 
  1 vote, 33.3%

The Book of Atrix Wolfe The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip Patricia A. McKillip
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Eye of the World The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan Robert Jordan
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Grendel Grendel by John Gardner John Gardner
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

3 total votes
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