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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 · 170,518 ratings · 14,288 reviews · 94 distinct works • Similar authors
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
4.07 avg rating — 23,231 ratings — published 1974 — 41 editions
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The Riddle-Master of Hed (R...
3.98 avg rating — 13,392 ratings — published 1976 — 39 editions
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Riddle-Master (Riddle-Maste...
4.22 avg rating — 11,428 ratings — published 1976 — 32 editions
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Heir of Sea and Fire (Riddl...
4.15 avg rating — 8,528 ratings — published 1977
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Harpist in the Wind (Riddle...
4.17 avg rating — 7,992 ratings — published 1979 — 33 editions
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Winter Rose (Winter Rose, #1)
3.86 avg rating — 7,716 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions
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Alphabet of Thorn
4.10 avg rating — 6,515 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions
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The Changeling Sea
4.09 avg rating — 6,281 ratings — published 1988 — 22 editions
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Ombria in Shadow
3.99 avg rating — 5,540 ratings — published 2002 — 27 editions
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Od Magic
3.99 avg rating — 4,735 ratings — published 2005 — 22 editions
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Series 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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Poll to Determine Fantasy Series to Start July 1, 2022

Soldier Son (3 books) by Robin Hobb, starting with Shaman's Crossing
 
  11 votes, 24.4%

Winnowing Flame (3 books) by Jen Williams, starting with The Ninth Rain
 
  10 votes, 22.2%

Riddle-Master (3 books) by Patricia A. McKillip, starting with The Riddle-Master of Hed
 
  8 votes, 17.8%

Sharing Knife/Wide Green World (4 books), by Lois McMaster Bujold, starting with Beguilement
 
  6 votes, 13.3%

Parasol Protectorate (5 books) by Gail Carriger, starting with Soulless
 
  6 votes, 13.3%

Lighthouse Duet (2 books) by Carol Berg, starting with Flesh and Spirit
 
  4 votes, 8.9%

45 total votes
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