The Hero and the Crown, Paperback
Descriere
A Newbery Medal Winner Although she is the daughter of Damar's king, Aerin has never been accepted as full royalty. Both in and out of the royal court, people whisper the story of her mother, the witchwoman, who was said to have enspelled the king into marrying her to get an heir to rule Damar-then died of despair when she found she had borne a daughter instead of a son. But none of them, not even Aerin herself, can predict her future-for she is to be the true hero who will wield the power of the Blue Sword... "" The Hero and the Crown] confirms Mc Kinley as an important writer of modern heroic fantasy, a genre whose giants include C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin.""--The Washington Post ""An utterly engrossing fantasy.""--The New York Times
Despre autor
Robin McKinley este o autoare americană, cea mai cunoscută pentru romanele sale de literatură fantastică și pentru rescrierile de basme. Romanul său din 1984, Eroul și coroana, a câștigat Medalia Newbery ca cea mai bună carte nouă pentru copii din Statele Unite ale anului respectiv.
