Character guide · 8 books · 1974 to 2010

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy Literary and generalEpic and high fantasy Literary fiction

Patricia A. McKillip wrote lyrical, dreamlike fantasy. Her Riddle-Master trilogy follows Morgon, the farmer-prince of Hed, who wins a crown in a riddle game and must find the meaning of the stars on his forehead.

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