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The Blue Sword
by Robin McKinley

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Powells.com Staff Pick

An exquisite fantasy adventure set in a desert country.
Recommended by Mary Z., Powells.com

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Hillfolk. Her life is quiet and ordinary — until the night she is kidnapped by Corlath, the Hillfolk King, who takes her deep into the desert. She does not know the Hillfolk language; she does not know why she has been chosen. But Corlath does. Harry is to be trained in the arts of war until she is a match for any of his men. Does she have the courage to accept her true fate?

Review:

"McKinley's spare and eloquent prose is sheer delight...a compelling portrait of the vibrant, wryly humorous Harry." School Library Journal

Synopsis:

Harry, bored with her sheltered life in the remote orange-growing colony of Daria, discovers magic in herself when she is kidnapped by a native king with mysterious powers.

About the Author

Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780441068807
Author:
McKinley, Robin
Publisher:
Ace Books
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Edition Number:
An Ace ed.
Edition Description:
Ace
Series Volume:
no. 160
Publication Date:
March 1987
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
248
Dimensions:
6.96x4.32x.69 in. .27 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17