PATRICIA A. MCKILLIP

'Patricia A. 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.

Contents

Bibliography

The Riddle-Master trilogy

The Cygnet duology

Kyreol duology

Other works

Short Stories

External links

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 1980
Omnibus 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)

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)

Short 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 Troll and Two Roses" 1984
: ''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 Stranger" 1993
: ''Temporary Walls'' (1993)

★ "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)

★ "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)

★ "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" 2000
: ''A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales'' (2000)

★ "Hunters Moon" 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)

External links

★ Bibliography at SciFan

★ fan site

★ Information about the Riddle-master series

★ fan site

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★ "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