The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley

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The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley is the prequel to McKinley's bestselling novel The Blue Sword. In The Hero and the Crown, Aerin-sol grows up in the home of her father, the King of Damar, feeling as though she has never really belonged because of the belief that her mother was a witch from the North. Due to this, Aerin feels as though she has something to prove. Aerin...

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Robin McKinley Biographies (3)

(Jennifer) (Carolyn) Robin McKinley

2,993 words, approx. 10 pages

Robin McKinley achieved renown in the field of children's literature with her first novel, Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (1978), and her reputation has continued to grow. He... Read more

Robin McKinley

2,180 words, approx. 8 pages

Robin McKinley has been described by her friends Terri Windling and Mark Alan Arnold in Horn Book as a "person who approaches every instant and event with such boisterousness, energy, and vehemence th... Read more

Robin McKinley

6,685 words, approx. 23 pages

"One of my first memories is of being read aloud to. My mother would prop me in a corner of the sofa and read to me before I was old enough to sit up by myself. But my parents were determined that I n... Read more

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