Author

Robin McKinley

Robin McKinley — 6 titles in the rankings, first published between 1978 and 2003. They average 7.8 — level with the catalogue as a whole. One series has a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note American fantasy writer who won the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown (1985), a prequel to The Blue Sword (1982), which had already earned a Newbery Honor. She returns to fairy tales again and again: Beauty (1978), her debut, retells Beauty and the Beast, and she retold it a second time, differently, in Rose Daughter; Spindle’s End reworks Sleeping Beauty. Sunshine (2003) is an adult vampire novel with a baker for a heroine. Start with The Blue Sword.

Ranked titles
6 books
Average score
7.8
Total ratings
658
First published
1978–2003

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Series by Robin McKinley

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Books by Robin McKinley

Book score6 books on a timeline, 1978–2003 · Highest rated: Deerskin
  1. Deerskin
    DeerskinRobin McKinley · 1993 Fantasy59 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. The Hero and the Crown
    The Hero and the CrownRobin McKinley · 1984 Fantasy118 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. The Blue Sword
    The Blue SwordRobin McKinley · 1982 Fantasy147 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  4. Spindle's End
    Spindle's EndRobin McKinley · 2000 Fantasy52 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  5. Sunshine
    SunshineRobin McKinley · 2003 Fantasy135 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  6. Beauty
    BeautyRobin McKinley · 1978 Young adult147 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10

Other books by Robin McKinley

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  • 1978Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
  • 1981The Door in the Hedge
  • 1988The Outlaws of Sherwood
  • 1994A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories
  • 1997Rose Daughter
  • 2002Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits
  • 2007Dragonhaven
  • 2008Chalice

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