Patricia A. McKillip

Patricia Anne McKillip (February 29, 1948—) 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. [http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Patricia-McKillip/biography.html Fantasy Book Review. Biography of Patricia A. McKillip] ]

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 usually puts her characters in situations involving mysterious powers that they don't understand. Many of her characters aren't even sure of their own ancestry. Music often plays an important role. Love between family members is also important in McKillip's writing, although members of her families often disagree.

Bibliography

(Not all of these ISBNs are for first editions.)

The Riddle-Master trilogy

#"The Riddle-Master of Hed" (1976, ISBN 0-7088-8051-7)
#"Heir of Sea and Fire" (1977, ISBN 0-7088-8050-9)
#"Harpist in the Wind" (1979, ISBN 0-7088-8052-5):::Nominee, World Fantasy Award, Best Novel 1980Omnibus editions:
*"Riddle of Stars" (Science Fiction Book Club, October 1979)
*"Quest of Riddlemasters" (1982, ISBN 0345261984)
*"The Quest of the Riddlemaster" (1983, ISBN 0345290895)
*"Riddle-Master" (1999, ISBN 0-441-00596-9)
*"The Riddle-Master's Game" (2001, ISBN 1857987969)

The Cygnet duology

*"The Sorceress and the Cygnet" (1991, ISBN 0-441-77564-0)
*"The Cygnet and the Firebird" (1993, ISBN 0-441-12628-6):Omnibus edition: "Cygnet" (2007, ISBN 0441014836)

Kyreol duology

*"Moon-Flash" (1984, ISBN 0-689-31049-8)
*"The Moon and the Face" (1985, ISBN 0-689-31158-3):Omnibus Edition: "Moon-Flash (2005, ISBN 0142403016)

Other works

*"The House on Parchment Street" (1973, ISBN 0-689-70451-8)
*"The Throme of the Erril of Sherril" (1973, ISBN 0-441-80839-5)
*"The Forgotten Beasts of Eld" (1974, ISBN 0-380-00480-1)::Winner, World Fantasy Award, Best Novel 1975
*"The Night Gift" (1976, ISBN 0689704704)
*"Stepping from the Shadows" (1982, ISBN 0-425-07107-3)
*"Fool's Run" (1987, ISBN 0356143945)
*"The Changeling Sea" (1988, ISBN 0-689-31436-1)
*"Something Rich and Strange" ("A Tale of Brian Froud's Faerielands") (1984, ISBN 0-553-09674-5)::Winner, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, 1995
*"The Book of Atrix Wolfe" (1995, ISBN 0441002110)
*"Winter Rose" (1996, ISBN 0-441-00334-6)
*"Song for the Basilisk" (1998, ISBN 0-441-00447-4)
*"The Tower at Stony Wood" (2000, ISBN 0441007333)
*"Ombria in Shadow" (2002, ISBN 0441007333)::Winner, World Fantasy Award, Best Novel 2003
*"In the Forests of Serre" (2003, ISBN 0441010113)
*"Alphabet of Thorn" (2004, ISBN 0441011308)
*"Od Magic" (2005, ISBN 0-441-01248-5)
*"Harrowing the Dragon" (2005, ISBN 0-441-01248-5; short stories)
*"Solstice Wood (2006, ISBN 044101366X)
*"The Bell at Sealey Head (2008, ISBN 0441016308)

hort Stories

The short stories and the publications they appear in under them.

* "The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath" 1982: "Elswhere Vol II" (1984): "The Throme of the Erril of Sherril" (1984): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "A Matter of Music" 1984: "Elsewhere Vol III" (1984): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "A Troll and Two Roses" 1985: "Faery!" (1985): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "Baba Yaga and the Sorcerer's Son" (1986): "Dragons and Dreams" (1986): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)
* "The Old Woman and the Storm" 1985: "Imaginary Lands" (1985)

* "A Doorkeeper of Khaat" 1989: "Full Spectrum 2" (1989)

* "Fortune's Children" 1990: "Tales of the Witch World 3" (1990)

* "The Fellowship of the Dragon" (1992): "After the King" (1992): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "The Stranger" 1993: "Temporary Walls" (1993): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "Ash, Wood, Fire" 1993: "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "Xmas Cruise" 1993: "Christmas Forever" (1993)

* "Lady of the Skulls" 1993: "Strange Dreams" (1993) : "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection" (1994): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)
* "The Snow Queen" 1993: "The Years Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection" (1994): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)
* "Transmutations" (1994): "Xanadu 2" (1994): "The Years Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection" (1995): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "The Lion and the Lark" (1995): "The Years Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection" (1996): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "Wonders of the Invisible World" (1995): "Full Spectrum 5" (1995): "Year's Best SF" (1996)

* "The Witches of Junket" 1996: "Sisters in Fantasy 2" (1996): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "Star-Crossed" (1997): "Shakespearean Whodunits" (1997): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)
* "Oak Hill" (1998) : "The Essential Bordertown" (1998): "The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection" (1999)

* "A Gift to Be Simple" 1999: "Not of Woman Born" (1999)

* "Toad" 1999: "Silver Birch, Blood Moon" 1999: "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)

* "Voyage into the Heart" (1999): "Voyages, The 25th WFC" (1999): "Harrowing the Dragon" (2005)
* "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" 2000: "A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales" (2000)

* "Hunters Moon" 2002: "The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest" (2002)

* "Byndley": "Firebirds" (2003)

* "Undine" 2004: "The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm" (2004)

* "The Gorgon in the Cupboard" (Novella) 2004: "To Weave a Web of Magic" (2004)

* "Jack O'Lantern" 2006: "Firebirds Rising" (2006)

* "Naming Day" 2007: "Dark Alchemy" (2007)

References

External links

* [http://scifan.com/writers/mm/McKillipPatricia.asp Bibliography] at SciFan
* [http://www.patriciamckillip.com/ fan site]

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* [http://home.earthlink.net/~mflabar/VenVance/McKillip.htm "He died of what he saw there: Vengeance as a theme in the writings of Patricia A. McKillip"] Summarizes most of McKillip's works, with emphasis on vengeance as part of her plots
* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/mckillippatricia.html Novel synopses, cover art, and reviews at FantasyLiterature.net]