Patricia A. McKillip

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Patricia McKillip

Patricia Anne McKillip (* 29. February 1948 in Salem , Oregon , USA ) is an American fantasy - and science fiction - writer .

Life

McKillip is the daughter of Wayne T. McKillip and Helen, nee Roth. Her mother and older sister Carol, to whom she also dedicated the first part of the Earth Magic Trilogy, still live in Coquille , a small town near the Oregon coast . McKillip spent part of her childhood in England and Germany, as her father, an Air Force officer, was stationed there between 1958 and 1962.

She studied English at San José State University , where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1971 and graduated with a master's degree in 1973 . After completing her studies, she became a freelance writer. Her first works House of Parchment Street (1973) and The Throme of Erril of Sherril (1973) were still aimed at young people, she was recognized as a fantasy writer for adults when the novel The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (German The Forgotten Beasts of Eld ) was awarded the World Fantasy Award in 1975 .

In 1982 she published Stepping from the Shadows , a strongly autobiographical novel about a young fantasy writer-to-be.

She currently lives with her husband, David Lunde, a poet, in Roxbury , a small town in the Catskill Mountains , New York State .

Prices

  • 1975: World Fantasy Award for the novel The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
  • 1980: Locus Award for the novel Harpist in the Wind
  • 1985: Balrog Award for the short story A Troll and Two Roses
  • 1995: Mythopoeic Award for the novel Something Rich and Strange
  • 2003: World Fantasy Award for the novel Ombria in Shadow
  • 2003: Mythopoeic Award for the novel Ombria in Shadow
  • 2006: Prix ​​Imaginales for the translated novel Les Fantômes d'Ombria
  • 2007: Mythopoeic Award for the novel Solstice Wood
  • 2008: World Fantasy Award for life's work
  • 2017: Endeavor Award for Dreams of Distant Shores
  • 2017: Mythopoeic Award for the novel Kingfisher

bibliography

Series

Earth magic
  • The Riddlemaster of Hed (1976)
  • Heir of Sea and Fire (1977)
  • Harpist in the Wind (1979)
  • Riddle-Master: The Complete Trilogy (1981)
  • The Riddle-Master's Game (2001).
Kyreol
Cygnet
  • The Sorceress and the Cygnet (1991)
  • The Cygnet and the Firebird (1993)
Brian Froud's Faerielands
  • 2 Something Rich and Strange (1994)

Single novels

  • House of Parchment Street (1973)
  • The Throme of Erril of Sherril (1973)
  • The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974)
  • The Night Gift (1976)
  • Riddle of Stars (1979)
  • Stepping from the Shadows (1982)
  • Fool's Run (1987)
  • The Changeling Sea (1988)
  • The Book of Atrix Wolfe (1995)
  • Winter Rose (1996)
  • Song for the Basilisk (1998)
  • The Tower at Stony Wood (2000)
  • Ombria in Shadow (2002)
  • In the Forests of Serre (2003)
  • The Alphabet of Thorn (2004)
  • Od Magic (2005)
  • Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
  • Solstice Wood (2006)
  • The Bell at Sealey Head (2008)
  • The Bards of Bone Plain (2010)
  • Kingfisher (2016)

Collections

  • The Throme of the Erril of Sherill (1984)
  • Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
  • Wonders of the Invisible World (2012)
  • Dreams of Distant Shores (2016)

Short stories

1982
  • The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath
published in Elsewhere Vol II (1982), The Throme of the Erril of Sherril (1984), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
1983
  • A Matter of Music
published in Elsewhere Vol III (1984), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
1984
  • A Troll and Two Roses
appeared in Faery! (1985), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
1985
  • The Old Woman and the Storm
published in Imaginary Lands (1985)
1986
  • Baba Yaga and the Sorcerer's Son
appeared in Dragons and Dreams (1986), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
1989
  • A Doorkeeper of Khaat
published in Full Spectrum 2 (1989)
1990
  • Fortune's Children
appeared in Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990)
1992
  • The Fellowship of the Dragon
appeared in After the King (1992), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
1993
  • The Stranger
published in Temporary Walls (1993), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
  • Xmas Cruise
published in Christmas Forever (1993)
  • Lady of the Skulls
appeared in Strange Dreams (1993), The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection (1994), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
  • The Snow Queen
appeared in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection (1994), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
  • Ash, Wood, Fire
published in The Women's Press Book of New Myth and Magic (1993)
1994
  • Transmutation
appeared in Xanadu 2 (1994), The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection (1995), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
1995
  • The Lion and the Lark
appeared in The Armless Maiden (1995), The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection (1996), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
  • Wonders of the Invisible World
appeared in Full Spectrum5 (1995), Year's Best SF (1996)
1996
  • The Witches of Junket
appeared in Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
1997
  • Star-Crossed
appeared in Shakespearean Whodunnits (1997), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
1998
  • Oak Hill
appeared in The Essential Bordertown (1998), The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection (1999)
1999
  • A Gift to Be Simple
published in Not of Woman Born (1999)
  • Toad
appeared in Silver Birch, Blood Moon (1999), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
  • Voyage into the Heart
appeared in Voyage, The 25th WFC (1999), Harrowing the Dragon (2005)
2000
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses
published in A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (2000)
2002
  • Hunters Moons
  • Byndley
published in Firebirds (2003)
2004
  • Undine
appeared in The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm (2004)
  • The Gorgon in the Cupboard
published in To Weave a Web of Magic (2004)
2006
  • Jack O'Lantern
appeared in Firebirds Rising (2006)
2007
  • Naming Day
published in Dark Alchemy (2007)

literature

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personal data
SURNAME McKillip, Patricia A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McKillip, Patricia Anne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH February 29, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Salem (Oregon)