Patricia A. McKillip

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Patricia Anne McKillip
Born February 29, 1948 (1948-02-29) (age 63)
Occupation Novelist
Alma mater San Jose State University
Genres Fantasy
Notable award(s) Mythopoeic Awards 1995, World Fantasy Award 1975 and 2003, World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement 2008

Patricia Anne McKillip (born February 29, 1948) is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels. Her novels have been winners of the World Fantasy Award, Locus Award and Mythopoeic Award. In 2008, she was a recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.[1] She lives in Oregon and is married to David Lunde, a poet.[2]

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.[3] She has also lived in Roxbury, New York (in around 1999).[4]

Most of her recent novels have cover paintings by Kinuko Y. Craft.

Contents

[edit] Bibliography

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

[edit] The Riddle-Master trilogy

Name Published ISBN Notes
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 Locus Award winner (Best Fantasy Novel), 1980;[5]
World Fantasy Award nominee, 1980;[5]
Hugo Award nominee, 1980[5]

Omnibus editions:

Name Published ISBN Notes
Riddle of Stars 1979 ? Science Fiction Book Club edition, 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

[edit] The Cygnet duology

Name Published ISBN Notes
The Sorceress and the Cygnet 1991 ISBN 0-441-77564-0 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 1992[6]
The Cygnet and the Firebird 1993 ISBN 0-441-12628-6 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 1994[6]
Omnibus edition: Cygnet (2007, ISBN 0441014836)

[edit] Kyreol duology

Name Published ISBN Notes
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)

[edit] Other works

Name Published ISBN Notes
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 World Fantasy Award winner 1975[7]
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 1975[6]
The Night Gift 1976 ISBN 0689704704
Stepping from the Shadows 1982 ISBN 0-425-07107-3
Fool's Run 1987 ISBN 0356143945) Science Fiction
The Changeling Sea 1988 ISBN 0-689-31436-1 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist 1990[6]
Something Rich and Strange
("A Tale of Brian Froud's Faerielands")		 1994 ISBN 0-553-09674-5 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winner, 1995[6]
The Book of Atrix Wolfe 1995 ISBN 0441002110 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 1996[6]
Winter Rose 1996 ISBN 0-441-00334-6 Nebula Award nominee, 1996[8]
Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1997[9]
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 1997[6]
Song for the Basilisk 1998 ISBN 0-441-00447-4 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 1999[6]
The Tower at Stony Wood 2000 ISBN 0441007333 Nebula Award nominee, 2001[10]
Ombria in Shadow 2002 ISBN 0441007333 World Fantasy Award winner, Best Novel 2003[11]
In the Forests of Serre 2003 ISBN 0441010113 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 2004[6]
Alphabet of Thorn 2004 ISBN 0441011308 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 2005[6]
Od Magic 2005 ISBN 0-441-01248-5 World Fantasy Award nominee, Best Novel 2006[12]
Harrowing the Dragon 2005 ISBN 0-441-01248-5 short stories
Solstice Wood 2006 ISBN 044101366X Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winner, 2007[6]
The Bell at Sealey Head 2008 ISBN 0441016308 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 2009
Locus Award nominee, 2009[13]
The Bards of Bone Plain 2010 ISBN 0441019579 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 2011[6]

[edit] Short Stories

The short stories and the publications in which they appear 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 Secret History of Fantasy edited by Peter S. Beagle (2010)
  • "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)
  • "Out of the Woods" 2004
Flights (2004)
  • "Jack O'Lantern" 2006
Firebirds Rising (2006)
  • "Naming Day" 2007
Dark Alchemy (2007)

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2008 World Fantasy Award. [1]. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  2. ^ McKillip, Patricia A. The Bell at Sealey Head. New York: Pengiun Books, 2008. Back flap of dust jacket.
  3. ^ Fantasy Book Review. Biography of Patricia A. McKillip
  4. ^ McKillip, Patricia A. The Tower at Stony Wood. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc., 2000. Back flap of dust jacket.
  5. ^ a b c "1980 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1980. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Mythopoeic Awards - Fantasy". Mythopoeic Society. http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/fantasy/. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
  7. ^ "1975 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1975. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
  8. ^ "1996 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1996. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  9. ^ "1997 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1997. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  10. ^ "2001 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2001. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  11. ^ "2003 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2003. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  12. ^ "2006 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2006. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  13. ^ "2009 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2009. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 

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