![]() ![]() ![]() How to express how much I love Patricia McKillip and her books, how much her stories move me, how they slowly and invisibly transform from enthralling fairy tale to a genuinely emotional experience? how to describe the prose: so refined and elegant, so expressive, so light and delicate, so deep and beautiful, and yet often so simple? just so: her arrangements are perfect, my own kind of perfect. Love between family members is also important in McKillip's writing, although members of her families often disagree. ![]() Many of her characters aren't even sure of their own ancestry. Her writing usually puts her characters in situations involving mysterious powers that they don't understand. There are forests, castles, and lords or kings, minstrels, tinkers and wizards. McKillip's stories usually take place in a setting similar to the Middle Ages. She is married to David Lunde, a poet.Īccording to Fantasy Book Review, Patricia McKillip grew up in Oregon, England, and Germany, and received a Bachelor of Arts (English) in 1971 and a Master of Arts in 1973 from San Jose State University. Most of her recent novels have cover paintings by Kinuko Y. She is a past winner of the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award, and she lives in Oregon. Patricia Anne McKillip was an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels, distinguished by lyrical, delicate prose and careful attention to detail and characterization. ![]()
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