More about Robin McKinley is available at www.openroadmedia. Robin McKinley, winner of the prestigious Newbery Award, leads you through the door in the hedge into the lands of faery - a world more beautiful, and far more dangerous, than the fairy tales of childhood would have us believe. So far my summer reading seems to be centering upon the rediscovery of old favorites, and Robin McKinley certainly qualifies. In addition to a Newbery Award, Robin McKinley is the recipient of the World Fantasy Award, the Phoenix Award, and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. fantasy, fairy tales, short stories, collection, fiction, upload better cover. “It’s an honor to publish an author whose work has influenced the lives of so many readers, especially those of young women,” said longtime editor Betsy Mitchell, who acquired the books for Open Road Media. Combining elements of folktales with sweeping fantasy and her signature strong-minded heroines, McKinley has written celebrated fiction that crosses genres and audiences. In addition to The Hero and the Crown and Beauty, Open Road Media will release the titles Deerskin, Rose Daughter, Sunshine, The Outlaws of Sherwood, and two short story collections, The Door in the Hedge, and A Knot in the Grain. She is known for reimagining classic fairy tales her novel Beauty, for example, recasts “Beauty and the Beast” into the story of an independent young woman who must face danger in order to save her father’s life.

Robin McKinley has been praised for her contributions to the fantasy genre and noted for her novels featuring strong heroines who appeal to both children and adults. (New York, NY-)-Eight seminal works of fantasy by Robin McKinley will be released as ebooks on November 18, 2014, including the Newbery Medal-winner The Hero and the Crown.

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