Patricia A. McKillip
Patricia Anne McKillip | |
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Born | February 29, 1948 |
Occupation | Novelist |
Alma mater | San Jose State University |
Genre | Fantasy |
Notable awards | 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, which have been winners of the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, and the 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, Britain, and Germany and received a bachelor of arts in 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 feature cover paintings by Kinuko Y. Craft.
Bibliography
(Not all of these ISBNs are for first editions.)
The Riddle-Master trilogy
Name | Published | ISBN | Notes |
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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 |
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Riddle of Stars | 1979 | ? | Science Fiction Book Club edition, October, 1979 |
Quest of Riddlemasters | 1982 | ISBN 0-345-26198-4 | |
The Quest of the Riddlemaster | 1983 | ISBN 0-345-29089-5 | |
Riddle-Master | 1999 | ISBN 0-441-00596-9 | |
The Riddle-Master's Game | 2001 | ISBN 1-85798-796-9 | |
The Cygnet series
Name | Published | ISBN | Notes |
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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 0-441-01483-6) |
Kyreol series
Name | Published | ISBN | Notes |
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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 0-14-240301-6) |
Other works
Name | Published | ISBN | Notes |
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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 0-689-70470-4 | |
Stepping from the Shadows | 1982 | ISBN 0-425-07107-3 | |
Fool's Run | 1987 | ISBN 0-356-14394-5) | 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 0-441-00211-0 | 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 0-441-00733-3 | Nebula Award nominee, 2001[10] |
Ombria in Shadow | 2002 | ISBN 0-441-00733-3 | World Fantasy Award winner, Best Novel 2003[11] |
In the Forests of Serre | 2003 | ISBN 0-441-01011-3 | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 2004[6] |
Alphabet of Thorn | 2004 | ISBN 0-441-01130-6 | 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 0-441-01366-X | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winner, 2007[6] |
The Bell at Sealey Head | 2008 | ISBN 0-441-01630-8 | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 2009 Locus Award nominee, 2009[13] |
The Bards of Bone Plain | 2010 | ISBN 0-441-01957-9 | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist, 2011[6] |
Wonders of the Invisible World | 2012 | ISBN 978-1-61696-087-2 | Short Stories; published by Tachyon Publications |
Kingfisher | 2016 | ISBN 978-0-425-27176-6 |
Short stories
The short stories and the publications in which they appear under them.
- "Fortune's Children" 1990
- Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990)
- "The Gorgon in the Cupboard" (Novella) 2004
- To Weave a Web of Magic (2004)
- "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 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)
- "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)
- "The Witches of Junket" 1996
- Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996)
- Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
- "Star-Crossed" (1997)
- Shakespearean Whodunits" (1997)
- Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
- "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)
- "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 Twelve Dancing Princesses" 2000
- A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (2000)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Hunters Moon" 2002
- The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest (2002)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Byndley"
- Firebirds (2003)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Undine" 2004
- The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm (2004)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Out of the Woods" 2004
- Flights (2004)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Jack O'Lantern" 2006
- Firebirds Rising (2006)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Naming Day" 2007
- Dark Alchemy (2007)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "The Kelpie" 2005
- The Fair Folk (2005)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "The Fortune-Teller" 2007
- The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (2007)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Knight of the Well" 2012
- A Book of Wizards (2012)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "The Old Woman and the Storm" 1985
- Imaginary Lands (1985)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "A Doorkeeper of Khaat" 1989
- Full Spectrum 2 (1989)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Oak Hill" (1998)
- The Essential Bordertown (1998)
- The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection (1999)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "A Gift to Be Simple" 1999
- Not of Woman Born (1999)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Wonders of the Invisible World" (1995)
- Full Spectrum 5 (1995)
- Year's Best SF (1996)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
- "Xmas Cruise" 1993
- Christmas Forever (1993)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
References
- ↑ 2008 World Fantasy Award. . Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ↑ McKillip, Patricia A. The Bell at Sealey Head. New York: Penguin Books, 2008. Back flap of dust jacket.
- ↑ Fantasy Book Review. Biography of Patricia A. McKillip
- ↑ McKillip, Patricia A. The Tower at Stony Wood. New York: Puntnam/Penguin Books, 2000. Back flap of dust jacket.
- 1 2 3 "1980 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Mythopoeic Awards - Fantasy". Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ↑ "1975 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ↑ "1996 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ "1997 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ "2001 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ "2003 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ "2006 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ "2009 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
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- Patricia A. McKillip at the Internet Book List
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- "Vengeance as a theme in the writings of Patricia A. McKillip"
- Patricia McKillip at Library of Congress Authorities, with 33 catalog records
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