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...
"Vibrant, witty, compelling, the story is the stuff of which true
dreams are made."-The Horn Book
"Splendid high fantasy... filled with tender moments, good
characters, satisfying action and sparkling dialogue...
superb!"-School Library Journal, starred review
Awards:
Winner of the 1985 Newbery Medal
An ALA Notable Book
An ALA Best Book for Young Adult
關於作者:
Robin McKinley''s other books include the Newbery Award-winning
The Hero and the Crown; Newbery Honor Book The Blue
Sword; Sunshine; Spindle''s End; Rose Daughter; Deerskin; The
Outlaws of Sherwood; and the short story collections The
Door in the Hedge; A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories; and,
with her husband, the author Peter Dickinson, Water: Tales of
Elemental Spirits. She lives in England with her husband, three
whippets, and over five hundred rosebushes.