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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.

Contents 1 Bibliography 1.1 The Riddle-Master trilogy 1.2 The Cygnet duology 1.3 Kyreol duology 1.4 Other works 1.5 Short Stories 2 External links

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

1. The Riddle-Master of Hed (1976, ISBN 0-7088-8051-7)
2. Heir of Sea and Fire (1977, ISBN 0-7088-8050-9)
3. 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 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)

• Moon-Flash (1984, ISBN 0-689-31049-8)
• The Moon and the Face (1985, ISBN 0-689-31158-3)

• 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 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

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)

• Bibliography at SciFan
• fan site
• Information about the Riddle-master series
• fan site
• Patricia A. McKillip at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• "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