{"product_id":"the-essential-patricia-a-mckillip-patricia-a-mckillip-hardcover","title":"The Essential Patricia A. McKillip -- Patricia A. McKillip, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Reading McKillip is the closest you will come to entering a waking dream.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeigh Bardugo, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling author of the \u003c\/i\u003eGrishaverse \u003ci\u003eseries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Fantasy Award winner Patricia A. McKillip \u003c\/i\u003e(The Forgotten Beasts of Eld) \u003ci\u003ehas inspired generations of readers with her enchanting, and subversive fiction. This lovely hardcover career-retrospective edition offers McKillip's finest short stories. Featuring an original introduction by Ellen Kushner \u003c\/i\u003e(Swordspoint)\u003ci\u003e and cover art from frequent McKillip illustrator Thomas Canty, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Essential Patricia A. McKillip\u003ci\u003e is a must-have for fans of classic fantasy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatricia A. McKillip has been widely hailed as one of fantasy's most significant authors. She was lauded as \"rich and regal\" (the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \"enchanting\" (the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"luminous\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin McKillip's magical landscapes, a mermaid statue comes to life; princesses dance with dead suitors; a painting and a muse possess a youthful artist; seductive sea travelers enrapture distant lovers; a time-traveling angel endures religious madness; and an overachieving teenage mage discovers her own true name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia A. McKillip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia A. McKillip\u003c\/b\u003e was the beloved author of twenty-seven fantasy novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Riddle-Master of Hed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarpist in the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOmbria in Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSolstice Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sorceress and the Cygnet\u003c\/i\u003e. She received the inaugural World Fantasy Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Beasts of Eld\u003c\/i\u003e and later received the World Fantasy lifetime achievement award. She was also a three-time Mythopoeic Award winner. Her last works included the novel \u003ci\u003eKingfisher\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection \u003ci\u003eDreams of Distant Shores\u003c\/i\u003e. McKillip lived in Oregon for most of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia A. McKillip","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46915942252772,"sku":"9781616964481","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781616964481.jpg?v=1761765342","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-essential-patricia-a-mckillip-patricia-a-mckillip-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}