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Photo by Liza Groen Trombi/Locus Publications. Patricia A. McKillip is the author of over thirty much-beloved fantasy novels, and dozens of short stories. Her novels include The Riddle Master of Hed, Harpist in the Wind, and The Sorceress and the Cygnet. She has received the World Fantasy Award three times for Forgotten Beast of Eld, Ombria in Shadow, and Solstice Wood, for which she also received the Mythopoeic Award. Her short fiction has been anthologized in multiple volumes of The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror and Full Spectrum, as well as in Harrowing the Dragon, Firebirds, Shakespeare Whodunit, The Green Man: Tales from the Mystic Forest, and Elswhere II and III. In 2008 she received the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement. She lives in North Bend, Oregon.
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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2012
October 2012 / $14.95 / trade paperback / ISBN: 978-1-61696-087-2
"Mesmerizing"
-Library Journal, starred review
"The raw stuff of dreams."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
Table of Contents
"Wonders of the Invisible World"
"Out of the Woods"
"The Kelpie"
"Hunter's Moon"
"Oak Hill"
"The Fortune-Teller"
"Jack O'Lantern"
"Knight of the Well"
"Naming Day"
"Byndley"
"The Twelve Dancing Princesses"
"Undine"
"Xmas Cruise"
"A Gift To Be Simple"
"The Old Woman and the Storm"
"The Doorkeeper of Khaat"
"What Inspires Me: Guest of Honor Speech at WisCon (2004)"
Pass through fairy tales into the magic of invisible worlds in these opulent stories by a beloved fantasy icon and author of the classic Riddlemaster trilogy. Patricia McKillip has inspired generations of dedicated readers with enchanting tales that are as romantic as they are unexpected. Her lush, mesmerizing narratives are as deliciously bittersweet as the finest chocolate and as intoxicating as the finest wine.
"Endlessly astonishing and impressive fantasist McKillip (The Bards of Bone Plain) travels the shadowy twilight realm between worlds and returns with the raw stuff of dreams." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Mesmerizing.... Any collection of McKillip’s short stories will be a valuable asset to any library and a joy to her many fans." -Library Journal, starred review "Anybody who loves fantasy — not just for what most fantasy does, but for what the genre is really capable of — should definitely pick this book up. It's like a perfect encapsulation of fantasy writing at its most brave and beautiful." -io9.com "A casket full of wonders. I think each one is my favorite, until I read the next. McKillip has the true Mythopoeic imagination. Here lies the border between our world and that of Faerie." -P. C. Hodgell, author of the Kencyrath series "This brilliant new collection puts on display the audacity, the warmth, the intelligence, and depth of [McKillip's] huge and magnificent talent." —Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story and A Dark Matter "Anybody who loves fantasy — not just for what most fantasy does, but for what the genre is really capable of — should definitely pick this book up. It's like a perfect encapsulation of fantasy writing at its most brave and beautiful." -Charlie Jane Anders, io9.com "The lively and enchanting stories in Wonders of the Invisible World certainly deserve all the accolades I can summon." -Paul Di Filippo, Barnes & Noble "I loved all the stories in this collection and if I still have to tell you to try this out, well, you haven’t been reading my review.... Patricia Mckillip is a master at what she does. Strongly recommended." —Locus "Wonders of the Invisible World is a wonderful collection of stories full of wit and insight wrapped in beautiful, effortless prose. McKillip's ability to convey so much in so few words is impressive, as is her ability with storytelling, characterization, and thematic elements." -Fantasy Cafe "This is one to dip into, savour and place on that special shelf for books to be cherished." —Starburst "...she’s still one of the best fantasy writers out there." -Green Man Review Praise for Patricia McKillip "McKillip's is the first name that comes to mind when I'm asked whom I read myself, whom I'd recommend that others read, and who makes me shake my grizzled head and say, 'Damn I wish I'd done that.'" -Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn "World Fantasy Award–winner McKillip can take the most common fantasy elements — dragons and bards, sorcerers and shape-shifters — and reshape them in surprising and resonant ways." —Publishers Weekly, starred review "I read - and re-read - McKillip eagerly. She reminds me that fantasy is worth writing." -Stephen R. Donaldson, author of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant "Cool elegance." —Chicago Sun-Times "Dreamlike...colorful...evocative..." —Locus "Patricia McKillip is the real thing, and always has been. She shows the rest of us that magic can be made with words and air; that is it worth doing, and worth doing well." -Ellen Kushner, author of Swordspoint and Thomas the Rhymer "Lush imagery and wry humor...McKillip’s rich language conveys real strangeness and power." —Starlog "McKillip skillfully knits disparate threads into a rewardingly rich and satisfying story." —Amazon "McKillip's luminous prose and compelling characters combine to produce a masterwork of style and substance." —Library Journal |
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