This week I am spotlighting a favorite author of mine: Robin Mckinley. McKinley won the Newbury Medal for her 1985 book The Hero and the Crown and the Newbury Award for Blue Sword both of which are marvelous fantasies. I am a great admirer of her work and I am very excited about her upcoming release in November.
A gorgeously-written fantasy about the friendship between a princess and her pegasusBecause of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth birthday. The two species coexist peacefully, despite the language barriers separating them. Humans and pegasi both rely on specially-trained Speaker magicians as the only means of real communication.But it’s different for Sylvi and Ebon. They can understand each other. They quickly grow close—so close that their bond becomes a threat to the status quo—and possibly to the future safety of their two nations (From the Author's web site).
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I'm waiting for this one, too!
Great choise :)
Wow this book looks incredible, I discovered Robin McKinley with the book Beauty about the retelling of the story of the Beauty and the Beast.
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I am waiting for this book to come out too. I'm a Robin McKinley fan. It looks like it's going to be good based on the snippets that she's posted so far.
I love the sound of this book. Can't wait to finally read it.
"Gorgeously written..." Love it!!
I absolutely adore this cover and am now a follower :D
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Great pick, this one looks so good. Mine is at The Crowded Leaf.
This is one of the prettiest covers of this year's releases. Can't wait to read it. Great pick!
I have been eying this book too. The cover looks gorgeous and the story sounds good too :)
The cover is so stunning.
That's a beautiful cover..great pick!
I almost picked Pegasus as my WoW today too! Can't wait to read it! :)
I don't read fantasy, but that cover is beautiful. enjoy!
The cover is gorgeous! I haven't read a Robin McKinley book in such a long time, Pegasus is going on my wishlist. Great pick :)
I hadn't heard of this one, but it sounds like a really great fantasy book. I'll have to add it to my list.
how lovely is that cover! and the blurb is nice as well. i haven't read a fantasy novel in a while. thanks for sharing jan! :)
I just loved Robin McKinley's writing and this cover is fab..Can't wait !!
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