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I second Patricia C. Wrede's Dragon Quartet and third Robin McKinley's Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. (Though, as a note, the former is lighter than the latter.) Also, Patricia McKillip's The Changeling Sea. I'd try Robin McKinley (The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, Beauty, Chalice) and Kristin Cashore (Graceling, Fire).
Possibly also Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief and sequels).
Good luck! The Blue Sword by McKinley
Crystal Singer by McCaffrey
Arrows of the Queen by Lackey Revisiting an old and much-beloved favorite, The Blue Sword. ... series
http://www.librarything.com/series/The+One+Rose
*The Compass Rose
Robin McKinley
*The Hero and the Crown
*The Blue Sword The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley ... to you, but I too am having trouble! I'm settling for things with very nice romances in them, but not necessarily sex:
The Blue Sword - although YA, still one of my favorite fantasy books and favorite romances ever.
The Rowan - A second for the McCaffrey suggestion. I read these rather ... I am a fan of The Blue Sword too. However, Beauty is still my favorite book by Robin McKinley. It might be time for a re-read of one or both of them. Maybe when I catch up on the TBR pile or get in a reading funk... The Blue Sword is one of my guaranteed comfort reads as well. I love that book. ... mind.
119. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (re-read)
This is a comfort read for me and one that was definitely needed. I won't bother to write a review as I believe I have ... #17 Tad
I enjoyed The Blue Sword a lot when I read it and liked the prequel, The Hero and the Crown, even better--although younger people might like her first one more. Getting them interested in fantasy is a good idea--weaning them off of it is another matter. For years I've been trying ... ... I'm going to have the boys tackle Feist's Faerie Tale...it should be creepy enough for them. I'm debating between The Blue Sword and Fire and Hemlock for the girls. The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley
A lovely romance/adventure in a world that is different, but not very. The heroine is strong and brave and utterly bewildered by the turn her life has taken. The hero is strong and brave and totally at a loss concerning the heroine!
Ishmael - Barbara Hambly
... ... house with the Mistress of All She Surveys - KittyMonster.
I'm a huge Robin McKinley fan, with a special weakness for The Blue Sword. As a high school librarian, I became fond of Patricia Wrede, David Eddings, and T.A. Barron. ... (surprise, surprise)
• The Gormenghast books by Mervyn Peake
• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
• The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
• The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis (if I had to pick one, probably The ... Thanks guys; you're sweet *hugs*
Chocolate, do let me know when you read The Blue Sword. It's fantastic.
I suppose I should update with what I'm reading now! I'm a couple chapters into Prayer: Does it Really Make Any Difference? by Philip Yancey, and I'm slightly annoyed by some of his ... ... - that's why I wanted you to have a thread where they could all be in one place that I can star and keep track of.
And The Blue Sword is one of those books I would have passed over if I hadn't read your review, but it has now been added to my wishlist.
Thanks so much, and a thousand ... ... that tackles incest. She also has young adult books with female protagonists set in her imaginary land of Daria: The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown, both favorites of mine. All of these have charm and some lyrical style, though not of the caliber of Patricia McKillip.
... Strong second (third?) for Robin McKinley, especially The Blue Sword, and for Graceling and anything by Bujold - her fantasy is good, but if you like sci fi at all, her Vorkosigan books are even better!
I also really liked the romance in Wake and Fade, for some urban fantasy YA. Short, ... ... a>
Currently reading: Frederica by Georgette Heyer
November reads
119. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
118. The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
October reads
117. Testimony by Anita Shreve
116. Hey Nostradamus! by Dougl ... Anything by Robin McKinley. Try, The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, and Chalice to name just a few. They are defiantly fantasy, with a focus on the relationship between the Hero and Heroine. ... aware of any others that I have to run out and get.
Who are your 3 favourite characters in books?
Hari from The Blue Sword
Luna from Harry Potter
Paola Brunetti from Donna Leon's books
Which three books did you inherit (not necessarily physically, but as ... ... Pierce's Tortall tales
Abhorsen series by Garth Nix
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, and Beauty by Robin McKinley
Harry Potter, of course
Mercedes Lackey's many and varied books are great as well (I particularly like her takes on fairy ... ... were some really interesting parts dealing with ritual and dogma. Highly recommended.
The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley – I was able to fly through these on a five hour bus ride to and from D.C. I liked both a lot, but The Hero and the Crown better. The ... ... Things (2/6/09
3. Dahl, Roald: The Witches (2/28/09)
4. Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (3/16/09)
5. McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword (3/29/09)
6. Rowling, J.K.: Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (4/28/09)
7. Rowling, J.K.: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by New ... When I was 13, my favorite authors were Robin McKinley (already suggested up thread - Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, both of which I still adore!) and Anne McCaffrey.
McCaffrey has a series of books set on another planet where people ride dragons to save the world (Dragonriders of ... ... to think very much. A couple of weeks ago I had a 5hr bus ride where I read The Hero and the Crown on the way there and The Blue Sword on the way back and both were delightful. Once this funk has passed I plan to start A Confederacy of Dunces. ... by Tamora Pierce (Alanna: The First Adventure is a good place to start) or Robin McKinley (The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, and Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast are some of my favorites)? You might also look at the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia ... I haven't read The Blue Sword but I have read By the Sword. I have not read Sea of Swords but I have read The Blue Sword. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley ... /09)
PL 199 pages
This was my first McKillip fantasy and I enjoyed it very much. It brought to mind Robin McKinley’s The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown which I read earlier this year. The writing in this was beautiful and she described her people and places vividly so it was ... ... /09)
PL 199 pages
This was my first McKillip fantasy and I enjoyed it very much. It brought to mind Robin McKinley’s The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown which I read earlier this year. The writing in this was beautiful and she described her people and places vividly so it was ... ... Strange and Mr. Norrell. I was hooked young, but my favorite fantasy books then remain my favorites now - Robin McKinley's The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown. I mention them because they're a bit more bite-sized than most tomes listed so far and might help ease you in - The Blue Sword ... ... to be. The coherent system of ‘magic’ in the Recluce books is part of what makes it such a standout series for me.
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley, is set after The Hero and the Crown, but was written first. In my opinion, this is the better book. Harry is an orphan who moves from ... ... by Gary Paulsen
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Iron Council by China Mieville
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Cloak and Dagger by Christie Golden
The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper is fantastic. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley is good for that age, too. ... some years ago. Robin McKinley is pretty much always good, but my favorite books of hers would have to be the Damar ones, The Blue Sword and that other one whose name escapes me.
I like vampires-but not as they're often portrayed now. Elves get all of this great otherworldly press about ... My favorite love story when I was a teen was The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley - it's a fantasy about a girl who's kidnapped into the desert and discovers all sorts of awesome things about the people and land she's been taken into. I totally had a crush on its male lead.
The prequel, The Hero ... I think it would end up being the world of The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. > 137 I love The Blue Sword, but I admit I discovered it at the right age. I always think it's Tolkein meets The Sheik. 45. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley -- I read so many positive things about this one, that I decided to give it a try. The first few chapters are slow, and the story starts to pick up with the kidnapping, but overall, I just don't understand the fascination with it. Maybe it's directed ... I read The Blue Sword and really liked it. It had some flaws, but overall, a good read and I felt happy when it was done. >68. Thanks! I'm definitely going to read The Blue Sword, so hopefully I'll catch it. ... so pulled my copy to look. There were three specific pictures described in the visions, and only one of those was from The Blue Sword. But it was so brief as to not really constitute a specific reference--that is, if you then read The Blue Sword, you will recognize the reference in that ... ... gone forward in time by hundreds of years and b. it was very specific visions.
However to settle it once and for all: did The Blue Sword have anyone named Tommy or Leo in it? Because those were the names of two of the three men from part of her vision. >64: I think there was a reference to it at one point that I missed, because I haven't read it.
Maybe. But The Blue Sword takes places after The Hero and the Crown in time, so I'd be surprised unless it was in some kind of retrospection at the end. ... books; this one was more bittersweet than the others, though I still really enjoyed. I feel as though I should've read The Blue Sword first though, since it does seem as though this was written for those who'd already read it; I think there was a reference to it at one point that I missed, ... ... can't seem to narrow it down to one item in most categories, so these are just sort of random thoughts.
I'd put The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. Sunshine is actually my favorite of her books, but those two are a lot more relaxing.
I agree with Jod ... The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley is still one of my favorites. ...
The highest praise I can give is that this is: Pope's writing and this book are a cross between Robin McKinley's writing in The Blue Sword and McKillip's writing in The Forgotten Beasts of Eld. As those are two of my favourite fantasy books ever, I can give very little higher praise!
5 ... Make sure to actually add this as a review to the book in your library, like you did for Blue Sword, or the algorithm won't consider that you've reviewed it and you will have a more difficult time getting future ER books. ...
56. Slow Reading by John Miedema
57. The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
58. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
59. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
60. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
61. The Family Man by Elinor Lipman
62. As They See ' ... Harimad-sol from The Blue Sword
Jo March from Little Women
Merlyn from Crystal Cave and The Hollow Hills
Abbie Deal from A Lantern in Her Hand
Laura Ingalls from the Little House Books
Eliza Quin and Ripsie from China Court
58. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
When Harry Crewe's (don't ask her real first name) parents die, she has to move closer to her brother Richard, which means becoming the ward of Lady Amelia and Sir Charles. She falls in love with this wild Hill country and becomes embroiled in the ... 55. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Category: Award Winners and Honors
When Harry Crewe's (don't ask her real first name) parents die, she has to move closer to her brother Richard, which means becoming the ward of Lady Amelia and Sir Charles. She falls in love with this wild Hill ... ... Forest ones are better).
Do you own any Robin McKinley? You might look in to getting The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, or Beauty.
I'll think about this some more, but those are some favorites of mine that you might like.
(Edited because none of my touchstones were ... Her Beauty and Blue Sword are good comfort reads, too. ... and her Dealing with Dragons quartet? Patricia A. McKillip and Robin McKinley write wonderful fantasy--try The Blue Sword or The Hero and the Crown. I think you'd like The Thread that Binds the Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman as well. ... recommend it if you like fantasy. It put me in mind of Robin McKinley's Damar books, Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, two of my absolute favorites. ... You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell
The Wilderness Family by Kobie Kruger
The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Despite this list, I LOVE scifi/historical fiction/fantasy
AUTHORS
Betty Smith
Terry Pr ... Okay, you can't read The Blue Sword and not say anything about what you thought of it!!!! Give it up, girl! ... 12 and 13 of 81
Category: Books My Sister Wants Me to Read
- The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
- The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword was written earlier than The Hero and the Crown, which is a prequel. I think perhaps it shows, as I found the ... 35. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley My post might be unpopular as well: I didn't really see any point to the books I've read by McKinley. I've read The Blue Sword, The Hero and The Crown (I struggled to finish both of them) as well as Beauty. I didn't think Beauty added much to the original tale and struggled to finish it as ... ... like Fai :-) I have to ask if you also see any resemblance between Luthe and Fai. I read The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword after I had already started the Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle series and Luthe REALLY reminded me of Fai. I know any resemblance would be absolutely ... ... i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)?
Swordspoint
6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old? The Blue Sword
7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
The Devil's Labyrinth
8) What is the best book you've read in the past year? Anathem
9) ... ... ended with prepositions?
Prepositions?
4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
Corlath from The Blue Sword
5) What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to children; i.e., Goodnight Moon does not count)?
Harry Potter ... ... mended
155. The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley - young adult; I actually preferred this book of McKinley's to The Blue Sword, which I read last week; Carolyn and I read this together and her review is here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/61650; recommended
156. The American P ... ... alert for Hero and the Crown
When I finished Hero and began mentally tallying all the links between that and Sword it did cross my mind why Aerin couldn't have found an opportunity to help Harry as Luthe had helped her. By the time Harry was living sure Aerin was living her "not ... Hi there! I just recently read The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword myself (sister pass-ons) and I agree with you strongly. Hero and Crown was much better for the reasons you mentioned. I was also a little irked that the characters who played important roles in The Hero played almost no ... ... Plus, The Dragon and the George, or The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer. SF, Fantasy, Regency.
Of your others, The Blue Sword--adventure fantasy-romance and very good.
Or Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly--the best dragon story I've ever read. Not light, not funny, but a very ... ... trying to catch up on all the threads after a very eventful week.
I really enjoyed The Hero and the Crown and also The Blue Sword. I recently finished Sunshine by the same author and it is very different from her other work, but interesting if you're into vampire books (although it's ... ... a relationship that burns both good and bad and finally settles into something wonderful. I pushed Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword at my 13 year old cousin when she finished Twilight - she liked them, so they must still hold weight!
I've also recently read Wake (and the sequel, F ... ... Robin: The Hero and the Crown
999 Newbery Winner category (4/8/09)
Borrowed 227 pages
This novel is the prequel to The Blue Sword in which we meet Aerin, the “first” woman to wield the Blue Sword. This story gives a lot of background for the elements of The Blue Sword which bring ... ... Robin: The Hero and the Crown
999 Newbery Winner category (4/8/09)
Borrowed 227 pages
This novel is the prequel to The Blue Sword in which we meet Aerin, the “first” woman to wield the Blue Sword. This story gives a lot of background for the elements of The Blue Sword which bring ... ... old cousin, though.
I don't think there's a thing wrong with wanting to go back to 13 - I still read Ender's Game and The Blue Sword and even, once in a blue moon, one of McCaffrey's works, when I want to curl up with something that takes me back. Comfort reads, I call them. Let's not ... ... Wyndham Case (3/27/09) 3 Stars
30. Millay, Edna St. Vincent: Fatal Interview (3/29/09) 4 Stars
31. McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword (3/29/09) 4 Stars
32. Nabb, Magdalen: Death of an Englishman (3/30/09) 4 Stars
33. Kadohata, Cynthia: kira-kira (3/31/09) 4 Stars
Best ... ... in March, but I've been traveling, so am just now entering them:
From BookMooch:
Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
For my birthday:
Fine Machine Sewing by Carol Laflin Ahles
Arabella by Georgette Heyer
Off Base: Confessions of a Thief by Ric ... ... ind
Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind
The Morning Watch by James Agee
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Soul of the Fire by Terry Goodkind
Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind
The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind
Frommer's Irre ... ... (I will probably move this one if I need room later.)
8. Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (3/16/09)
9. McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword (3/29/09)
The Campbell, Cook and Bradbury books are all scifi. Are any of the others?
When I read The Left Hand of Darkness how should I classify ... ... this moon shall darken, say of me:
She’s in her grave, or where she wants to be.
Book 31
McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword
999 SciFi/Fantasy category (3/29/09)
Borrowed 272 pages
This Newbery Honor Book should appeal to most fantasy lovers and especially to young adults. The ... ... 2—tongues, law, lungs, draw
Quatrain 3—by, alone, die, own
Couplet—me, be.
Book 31
McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword
999 SciFi/Fantasy category (3/29/09)
Borrowed 272 pages
This Newbery Honor Book should appeal to most fantasy lovers and especially to young adults. The ... I'm so glad you enjoyed The Blue Sword, I think it is a contender for my favourite book. The Hero and the Crown is also very good but The Blue Sword just edges it for me.
Also glad you liked The Drowned World. Sounds like you enjoyed it more than me. I found it a little dense, but maybe I ... ... of the books that I just don't seem to get. It seemed like I SHOULD like it, but I just didn't.
Glad you enjoyed The Blue Sword. The Hero and the Crown is very good as well.
1066 and All That sounds very interesting. Would you recommend it for someone who is not well-versed ... So glad you enjoyed The Blue Sword, one of my favorites. ... really enjoyed Kate's takes on classic literature (even if I still disagree about Wuthering Heights); recommended
137. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley - this is the first book of McKinley's that I have read and it definitely will not be the last; I thought the entire book very good and ... I am currently reading The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. ... now I do know the story and can enjoy its richness on another level.
And I think I just wrote my review!
Up next is The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, another author that is new to me. I think I will wait a couple of days though--I need to be a little further from Tigana before I read ... ... //www.librarything.com/topic/15428
http://www.librarything.com/topic/1549
I'd also recommend Robin McKinley - especially The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown - and Kristin Cashore's Graceling.
Hope you find something you like! ... to skip 253 pages that wouldn't be worth the effort! :-)
Luckily, I won't be reading it right after Tigana--I have The Blue Sword to read in between. These are my comfort reads The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown. ... Rules
Favorite supporting characters:
Dobby from the Harry Potter books
Luthe from The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword
Stanley Steamer from the Xanth series ... Stayed up waaaayyy too late finishing it, and am now paying the price this a.m.! But The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword continue to be my favorites. Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I'm starting The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. I thought The Blue Sword was flimsy at best but both were sold as part of a boxset. ... I reached after finishing the book. So strange.
And alternatively, my comfort books:
the Hero and the Crown or The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
the Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin (although this book could also count in the first category)
the Silmarillion- do you see where ... ... while secretly knowing I'm right. ;-)
I was trying to think of how to describe the feeling of the particular events in The Blue Sword, already knowing what happened with Aerin.
I finally realized it was exactly what Tolly felt in Treasure of Green Knowe when he said, "Toby, call your ... Hanging out on LT is hazardous to my wallet. I've just added The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown to my To Buy list. Gee, thanks, guys!
Also, like Zoe, I've never read The Jungle Book and was wondering whether I should read that before my copy of The Graveyard Book arrives. But it's ... Personally I would go with Ronincats on the order to read The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown. I think The Blue Sword better introduces the world and I loved the way it is gradually revealed. I think knowing what happens to Harry really does enhance the way I read The Hero and the Crown ... ... points, too. It really is a toss-up as to which to read first. The Hero and the Crown is chronologically earlier than The Blue Sword. I guess I liked the unexpectedness of the happenings in The Blue Sword, which was written first, and NOT knowing the background makes the story very fresh ... >152: I don't match that profile you describe. I read The Hero and the Crown first, but prefer The Blue Sword.
However, I'd disagree with Roni on reading order for two reasons:
1) I think knowing the Aerin story gives something extra to the Harimad tale...you understand what's going on ... ... to Cordelia's Honor as Bujold books to try. These I'll have to buy or get from the library.
I'm going to try to get Blue Sword read soon so I can return at least one of these to the owner! :-)
It turns out I have read a Diana Wynn Jones book! Last year my student who has lent me ... ... them on their head--great fun! You can't go wrong with her books.
For Robin McKinley, my heart tells you to start with The Blue Sword. I must tell you that her readers seem to split on this, with those who read The Blue Sword first preferring it, while those who read The Hero and The Cro ... ... is Beauty. I have available on loan from one of my piano students The Hero and the Crown, The Outlaws of Sherwood, The Blue Sword, and Sunshine. Would one of these be a good place to start? If not, what do you suggest? I am discovering that I may become a huge fantasy fan--but I ... I love The Blue Sword! It is one of those books that I can read over and over. I've started The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. I have great expectations. I've started The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. I have great expectations. I've just entered Damar as I've started The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. ... Wrede. McKillip's series, The Riddlemaster of Hed, is a classic. McKinley's Damar books have strong female leads (The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown, as do Wrede's Lyra series and all but one of her Enchanted Forest Chronicles.
Steven Brust's Jhereg series is ... ... different books of hers appealed to me differently at varying stages of my life: I far preferred Hero and the Crown to The Blue Sword when I was a pre-teen, but in college, The Blue Sword was one of the few books I could read again and again. Still is. I wonder if it has something to do ... ... re-reading it now and again, but not especially.
Finally, weighing in about the Damar books, I have to say that I love The Blue Sword. It's probably my favorite McKinley book. I love Harry, I love the story, I love the setting. The Blue Sword is also where I enjoy her writing the most - the ... ... Lint (my first by him, I heard it was a good place to start)
Alanna, the First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (same here)
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley (her Beauty was good and I heard her Damar stories were ... >30, avatiakh, I liked Deerskin and loved Sunshine. I'd also recommend The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword if you haven't read those.
Have you read any other books by Shannon Hale? After reading Book of a Thousand Days I definitely want to read more of her work, and am wondering ... ... of humans and the role one person has to play it in. He's a fantastic writer (incidentally married to Robin McKinley of The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown fame) who writes wonderful YA books. ... by Kristin Cashore--with the determined, fighting girl and the sweet romance, it felt a lot like Alanna or The Blue Sword, both old faves of mine.
Death's Half Acre by Margaret Maron--this series is so comforting to me. I need to make sure I have all the books and ... Just finished up The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley earlier today. That is one of my favorites for re-reading. Now I'm diving back into A Meeting At Corvallis. My very first McKinley title was The Blue Sword, and I've read and read and read it. I've always wished she'd write more set in Damar. I've got Water Tales of Elemental Spirits, which was written with her husband Peter Dickinson, and it has a short story A Pool in the Desert, which only ... I have read both several times - but The Blue Sword, oh my. My ultimate warm-blanket-and-warm-kitty book. I love the laprun trials, I love how Aerin comes to help and cheer Harry, I love how Harry manages to do the right thing, and all unknowingly win the respect of the Hill-Folk, while being ... ... they came up for discussion . . . well, I gues the're up for discussion now!
I honestly can't remember whether I read The Blue Sword or The Hero and the Crown first. I count both as favorites and "comfort reads" (though Beauty, as I may have mentioned earlier, is my ultimate comfort ... ... 157: ronincats Yesterday, 4:23pm
I got tired. And I should be writing reports. But this is what I managed.
Duologies
The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Flameweaver and Changeweaver by Margaret Ball
Chalion and Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster ... I second Charlotte Sometimes, Hounds of the Morrigan, and The Blue Sword. I also recommend Pomeroy's Postscript and the Prince of the Godborn series. Tad--- I agree. I have read The Blue Sword, just not recently.
Roni--- It would be worth it. *nods* Book of a Thousand Days was fabulous! I second Tad on The Blue Sword. I liked Chalice quite a bit, but Harimad-sol has my heart! And I've been trying to get a copy of Book of a Thousand Days for months. Would you believe the bookstores (Borders, B&N, indies) never have it on their shelves!!! I'm going to have to break down and ... If you like McKinley, I think her strongest book is actually The Blue Sword...don't know if you've read it, but I don't see it in your library. ... And I should be writing reports. But this is what I managed.
Duologies
The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Flameweaver and Changeweaver by Margaret Ball
Chalion and Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Dark Lord of Derkholm and Year of the Gri ... ... of my favorite fantasy novels (YA, although they still read wonderfully to me!) are McKinley's Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. Although set in the same world, they are hundreds of years apart and read quite stand alone. ... Reservoir Chronicles which is a manga series. By default this crush also led me to kind of crush on Luthe from McKinley's The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown.
I've had a long time crush (since I was a teen) on Colin from Song of Sorcery/The Unicorn Creed and a much more recent ... I love Madeleine L'Engle, especially Swiftly Tilting Planet.
I also love Robin McKinley, especially The Blue Sword. ... interlibrary loan some for you? You should definitely try to get your hands on Beauty and The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. ... me)
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Little Love Song by Michelle Magorian
The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
all slush related really, but they are the books I couldn't be without, for pure unadulterated comfort ... Corlath. The Blue Sword Lolita is suffused with crime. And butterflies.
What about war novels? The Sword of Honor (Waugh) is the best I've read on WW2. ... fantasy short story collections in my 2008 thread here --> http://www.librarything.com/topic/26869.
>16: Oooh, I have The Blue Sword and Hero and the Crown sitting on my shelves downstairs... maybe I'll add them to the reading list this year. :) I'm definitely up for trying more of McKinl ... SPOILERS, clearly. For Chalice and a tiny bit of Blue Sword.
I agree that I found the ending a little flat. It felt like the book honestly needed another 30 or so pages to expand and flesh out the events. I greatly enjoyed Chalice, don't get me wrong, but after so much build up of Mirasol's ... >15: Stasia, McKinley is a good fantasy writer and The Door in the Hedge is enjoyable. However, I think her best is The Blue Sword. It's a semi-sequel to The Hero and the Crown. I'd read them in order even though TBS is better, but you don't absolutely have to do so. ... by Anthony Burgess, distopic and disturbing; The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston, some fairly classic YA fantasy; The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, ditto; Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, a western.
Artists: I just added A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessi ... ... McKinley's works (positively bite-sized after Twilight, too!), especially her Damar books, Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. The latter especially is a compelling adventure/romance that features a 'plain' heroine discovering her power and figuring out the mysterious and magical ... ... (2/6/09)
3. Dahl, Roald: The Witches (2/28/09)
4. Kay, Guy Gavriel: Tigana (3/16/09)
5. McKinley, Robin: The Blue Sword (3/29/09)
6. Rowling, J.K.: Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
7. Rowling, J.K.: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
... Blue Gold by Clive Cussler
Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Far Blue Mountains by Louis L'Amour
Murder Under Blue Skies by Willard Scott
Berserker: Blue Death by Fred Saberhagen ... of my absolute favorite books as a teenager. It holds up very well as an adult, too! I love to read it and the 'sequel', The Blue Sword, whenever I need something good and bite-sized or relaxing and comfortable.
I was absolutely mad about the Pern books, too - although I would suggest ... I've always thought that Robin Mckinley's The Blue Sword has a very British Colonial sort of feel (again still Europe, but not medieval!). I'm not quite sure where I'd place Damar itself, but the whole relationship between the two worlds in that book put me in mind of the British in Africa or ... ~bluesalamanders~ I also have lots of Robin McKinley particularly Blue Sword now numbering at 7 copies. I also have lots of Enid Blyton duplicates to and recently found I have 2 copied of Wolves of Willoughby Chase and 4 Nightbirds in Nantucket. ... (The Color of Magic).
Something by Charles de Lint. Again, a lot of choices. Perhaps Mulengro or Moonheart.
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. Sort of a alternate history type of thing with a touch of magic. A YA novel, but adults like it, too.
The Wood Wife by Terri Windlin ... ...
Some books lie in between these two poles. The ones that first come to mind may be my most lasting favorite books, the Blue Sword and the Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. Not enough people read her, either. They are so layered, but they leave a lot to the imagination.
In ... ... as well! I enjoyed it -- while it's not up there with my McKinley favorites (Beauty, The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, The Outlaws of Sherwood), I felt that it was much stronger than her last two (though fans of Sunshine might want to dispute that!) and a return to the ... ... McKinley, which is superb, and will be a brilliant cross-over, as are all her titles. I highly recommend her works - The blue sword and The hero and the crown are two of my all time favourite books. #89 Foggi and #93 mindylou
I second the recommendations for The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown, they rank VERY high up on my list of favourite books and I can read them again and again and again without getting bored or fed up. #88 -- So glad you loved it! Beauty is quite possibly my favorite book. Have you read The Hero and the Crown or The Blue Sword yet? Those are by the same author, and I highly recommend them, as well.
Right now I'm reading Into the Woods by Lyn Gardner. It's pretty good, but not great. ... Luthe from The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. Harimad-sol is pretty good with the magic, too. I recently read The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley and totally fell for her character, Luthe. Mostly because he reminds me of Fai from the manga Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, who I adore also. ... (9 months. At my house - Luna (1) and Bobble (nearly 1)
Favorite Book (so far): HP series, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Blue Sword, The Road, Blindness and a LOT of others!
Favorite Movie (so far): Lord of the Rings, The Shawshank Redemption, Stardust, 50 First Dates, Two Weeks Not ... ... as a school librarian, I love YA books best. I'm a big fan of Robin McKinley (Especially The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword). I loved Edith Pattou's East. I like the Merlin books of Mary Stewart, and those of Jane Yolen as well. That's all I can think of at the moment (getting ... ... to pick with Robin McKinley. I wrote her back in the mid-80s telling her I how much I enjoyed The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, and hoping we'd see more of Aerin. She promised me there would be more books about her.
Over 20 years, I'm still waiting! Shanra, have you read The Blue Sword? It probably has the most straightforward style of all McKinley's books, and Sunshine might be another. I do like a lyrical slant to my prose so do like McKillip and Wrede (are you objecting specifically to Wrede's Regency or Dragon books, or have you ... ... (2008 Printz Honor)
6. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (2008 National Book Award Finalist)
7. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (1983 Newbery Honor)
8. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (2009 Printz)
9. Kingdom on the Waves by M ... ... there's some feel to the writing...that they can't put their finger on...that is similar between Islandia and things like The Blue Sword.
If you're a fan of Ursula K. LeGuin, she commented in "Language of the Night", "There is nothing else in all of literature like Islandia...It is a ... ... do recommend that. I found the books in the opposite direction (I don't think Hero had been published yet when I read The Blue sword). ... I say.
--Tad
PS - I have to argue with ronincats on one thing...I think reading The Hero and the Crown makes The Blue Sword better when you get to it. Though, I think the latter is the better book by far! ... have in your library, try anything by Guy Gavriel Kay (except for Ysabel--it's somewhat atypical), Robin McKinley (try The Blue Sword), Nina Kiriki Hoffman--The Thread that Binds the Bones, P. C. Hodgell--Godstalk, and Terry Pratchett--you've already gotten a taste with Good Omens ... Books My Sister Wants Me to Read
1. Healer by Peter Dickinson
2. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
3. The Hero and the Sword by Robin McKinley
4. Cluny Brown by Margery Sharp
5. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
6. Gilead by Marilyne Robinson
7. ... ... Have you read any books by his wife, Robin McKinley? Of course you just bought one of them, Rose Daughter. I love The Blue Sword particularly. ... have to say Hogwarts etc, but the adult in me would choose...
Probably Damar, either the Damar of Harry and Corlath in The Blue Sword, or the Damar of Aerin and Tor in The Hero and the Crown. For the magic, the landscapes, the horses and the wildness of it all. After all, isn't that what ... Harimad-sol The Blue Sword 117. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (248)
An old favorite.
118. *Alex Ryder: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (3h5m)
119. *Alex Ryder: Point Blanc by Anthony Horowitz (3h10m)
These books were chock full of cliches and stereotypes and just not especially good. The first ... ... it and I look forward to reading it again. The feel of Chalice is much more like McKinley's earlier books, such as The Blue Sword, rather than her more recent (and modern) ones. It is a lovely book.
I just recently finished off the box set, A Robin McKinley Collection and thought all three books; The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown and Spindle's End were decent, although The Hero and the Crown is by far my favorite McKinley yet.
Generally I didn't really care for Beauty: A ... ... one book that when I first read it, I turned back to the first page and read it again.
Also, I see recommendations for The Blue Sword. It's another of the few books I've read and reread without stopping.
There's also Modesitt's Spellsong Cycle for a strong female character. I didn't ... I initially read The Blue Sword whilst in Mongolia (where better place to read about wild places and adventures on horses??) and fell in love with it but it was a borrowed copy so after a few weeks I got that one and The Hero and the Crown and reread them
The Blue Sword remains my ... I am absolutely amazed that The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword by Robin Mckinley haven't been mentioned, I can read both of them again and again and never tire of them. The characters are well written, there is a lot of humour in them and I fell in love with the world........am I ... Black Water by T.J. MacGregor
Black Rose by Thomas B. Costain
Blue Rose by Peter Straub
Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Sword in the Stone by T.H. White ... before, but I recently read The Hero and The Crown and totally have to recommend that one specifically along with The Blue Sword. Both are great fantasies with strong female leads! ... not sure I'll meet, nor am I exactly sure what my next few books will be, although I know they will include Chalice and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, both of which I am reading currently, and probably my ER books (Any Given Doomsday, Powerlines, and Shades of Grey). ... ntasy)
Saint Iggy by K.L. Going (contemporary/teen issues)
Old Magic by Marianne Curley (time travel/fantasy)
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (fantasy)
Avalon High by Meg Cabot (urban fantasy)
I guess you can tell I lean towards the fantasy titles, can't you! >8 I was assigned The Robin McKinley Collection on the Go Review that Book! group a few months back. The Blue Sword was my first and I did enjoy it, but I've been horribly lax in finishing up my assignment. After this one I still have to read Spindle's End to complete the set. I think of M ... ... because I love it so much!
Oh, DL - I can't wait to hear what you think of The Hero and the Crown!! Have you read The Blue Sword which is linked to it? LOVE Robin McKinley - THERE'S one of my faves!! -rosa
... Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones and Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater.
When I was in high school the Xanth books and The Blue Sword by Robin Mckinley transitioned me into adult fantasy books.
All the people who are saying it was Harry Potter when they were a kid are making me feel old.. ... The Blue Sword / Robin McKinley (1983) (pbk). I'd suggest...
Peeps and The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane
The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
That should cover some variety of different ... ... it's girlish of me, but I loved the dress descriptions, and Greatheart. I also really wanted the Beast's library!
Between The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown... I preferred Hero and Crown, but only because I like the more traditional fairy tales - and I liked Talat.
Has anyone read Br ... ... Evidence by Patricia Cornwell
Chain of Evidence by Ridley Pearson
Sword and the Chain by Joel Rosenberg
Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Murder Under Blue Skies by Willard Scott ... Atwater-Rhodes
#34 Snakecharm by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
#35 Falcondance by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
#36 the Sword by Jean Johnson
#37 the Wolf by Jean Johnson
#38 the Master, a Novel of the Sons of Destiny by Jean Johnson
#39 the Song, a Novel of ... I could never choose between The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword!!! They're such different books, for all that they're set in the same world.
And I adore Deerskin and I love Sunshine, too!
But I certainly wasn't a huge fan of Dragonhaven, sadly. I wanted to like it. But...no, ... 16 ronincats
That's not a fair choice! I love both of those almost equally. Possibly The Blue Sword a bit more because Harry is easier to relate to than Aerin, but Hero was my first McKinley, I've read it so many times over the years that I practically know it by heart...
However, my ... Flemmily, which would be your favorite of those two? The Hero and the Crown or The Blue Sword? I'll tell you mine after I hear from some of the rest of you too. Hmmm . . . I want to live in Damar, circa The Blue Sword, and train as a Rider.
Or Middle Earth, if I could live in Lothlorien -- but I don't even come close to resembling an elf, so they would probably kick me out, in which case I suppose I would go to Rohan and be a shield maiden (which ... The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown and Deerskin are great coming of age books. I also like Trudi Canavan Black Magician Series, it's a huge series, but is great for the more confident reader, start with The Magicians Guild. How about something a bit different with Valiant or Ti ... ... -- I probably wouldn't have splurged for myself.
My funniest duplicate resulted from my daughter borrowing The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley for the umpteenth time and then losing it. I immediately got a new one and refused to share it ever again. The original finally turned up ... Gone with the Wind
The Blue Sword
Little Women
Mistress of Mellyn
Touch Not the Cat
Below the Root
Below the Salt
East
Percy Jackson series
Mostly YA, but that's ok. It's my job. Strike that - it was my job. Old habits. I finished The Blue Sword and started the first Blood Brothers book by Nora Roberts. I've never read anything by her before and I'm curious to see just why she is so popular. So far the book is okay, but not spectacular. I've finished The Blue Sword, which is the first of my three book assignment, A Robin McKinley Collection. Now that I've read it I think I probably should have read The Hero and the Crown first, as the main character in there shows up as a long deceased spirit in this one. I liked The Blue Sw ... 58th book The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Review -
When Harry Crewe's parents die and she is sent to Damar to live in the care of her older brother, Robert, she never expects that a chance encounter with a Hill King will be enough to change her destiny.
Corlath, the Hill King, had ... ... Books of Great Alta series.
If you like cats, try Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams.
Robin McKinley's Damar series is great, as is her latest YA, Dragonhaven. (Though I think Dragonhaven is just a wee bit weaker than the Damar books, and is certainly a very different ... I'm still working on The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley which I'm hoping to finish up this weekend. ... I like his Keys of the Kingdom series (Mister Monday is the first), but I think his Abhorsen Trilogy is his best work.
Robin McKinley Her Damar books The Blue Sword and The hero and the crown are my favorites, but her two retellings of Beauty are not to be missed if you have ever ... I'm presently about 2/3rds of the way through The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. I think this one will land firmly between Sunshine which I enjoyed and Beauty which I wasn't crazy about for me. My suggestions would be:
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (which I'm currently reading)
Dragon Rider also by Cornelia Funke I loved Robin McKinley Blue Sword, The Hero & the Crown and Deerskin
I'm still reading The Blue Sword and due to a bout of work induced insomnia about 2:30 a.m. I picked Wicked Gentlemen out of my tbr pile to give it a go. It is much different than I expected, less sordid and more like a Harry Dresden/mystery novel. But, it was interesting and relaxed me ... "I said there were two things. I have told you the first."
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
"Have you ever seen lightning come to heel like a dog?" I started The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley over the weekend. It has been interesting so far. ... Brothers and The Hollow by Nora Roberts, who I have never read anything by before.
So, after my current read of The Blue Sword, I'll be moving on to my first Nora Roberts. ... Book! selection which is the Robin McKinley Collection consisting of three separate books. My first of the set will be The Blue Sword. I plan on breaking these up with other books between the three. ... Morgue by Charles Stross
3/15 The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald
3/15 Magician's Ward by Patricia Wrede
3/17 The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley*
3/24 The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson
3/28 The Raven Ring by Patricia Wrede*
3/29 Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
3/31 Angel Isle ... ...
My favorite was 'A Pool in the Dessert' a story about Damar, and made me want to reread The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. Enough so that I've bought them so I can have my own copies and don't have to borrow them from the library again.
19. Extras by Scott Westerfeld ** ... ... Herold
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
The Years of Rice and Salt (ARC) by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. LeGuin
Mossflower by Brian Jacques
Caesar by Colleen McCullough
Year Before Last ... Corlath from The Blue Sword
Harimad-sol from the same book
Tell Sackett
Merlin
Jo March
Miss Read
Miss Marple
Maid Marian
Hermione Granger
Elnora Comstock from Girl of the Limberlost Finished #20 The Blue Sword This is one of my most favorite books. I love it and there isn't much else to say besides that. Kartik from The Gemma Doyle Trilogy
Corlath (sp?) from The Blue Sword
And . . . . . a few others I'm forgetting right now.
selkie_girl, I've never been able to decide which I love more The Blue Sword or The Hero and the Crown. They're both so fabulous! The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley is my favortie hands down. It had romance, adventure, and a strong female lead. I read it in high school and was hooked since then. The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley ... of Attolia)
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. I had sections of these memorized.
The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
... of Henry VIII by Margaret George
The Book of Small by Emily Carr
And from Bolens, my favorite indie:
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
I borrowed the two McKinley books last year and loved them and the new trade paperback editions are very nice.
Now I'm going to ... ... Swordspoint
Curse of the Mistwraith
Chronicles of Amber
Tales of the Flat Earth
Wraeththu
I would include the Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown, but I don't currently own either of them. I've read both several times.
Very possibly The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown, Spindle's End, Deerskin, and Sunshine, all by Robin McKinley.
But to actually consider how long I've had the and how many times I've read them - I didn't start keeping track until the last few years, but I've been reading fantasy ... ... sure why touchstones aren't working; the book is on LT... hmm...)
Bottoms Up: Writing About Sex by Diana Cage
Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Marquis de Sade: A Very Short Introduction by John Phillips
Bondage on a Budget by Alison Tyler
Justine, Philosop ... Robin McKinley? I was thinking maybe Hero and the Crown & Blue Sword -- or maybe The Princess Bride. The Xanth books are mostly pretty tame, at least the earlier ones. And (although I don't know if they'd qualify as "great" literature,) Robert Asprin's Myth I.N.C and Phule's Compan ... The Blue Sword -- another favorite! Oh I like a lot of your book selections!
What did you think of The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley? Did you like the Hero and the Crown or Blue Sword better? ... thought out, and laugh out loud at points.
Most books by Robin McKinley
especially The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword - she's such an amazing and succinct writer.
The Faerie Wars series by Herbie Brennan
I am greatly enjoying this series!
The Thief, The Queen ... ... Ann Scarborough
8. Acorna's Children - Third Watch by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
9. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
10. The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
11. Queen of the Orcs: Royal Destiny by Morgan Howell
I think that's it ... 35. The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley
I want to say that this is a follow-up to The Hero and the Crown although this book was written first and Hero is actually deemed a prequel. I think I've always read the books out of order and I think they make much more sense that way.
Hari is ... ... mounted on the wall and yet mocking Aerin used to kind of freak me out - fortunately, I've gotten over that!
Next up is The Blue Sword, which is technically the one that was written first and Hero is a "prequel" but I'm pretty sure that this is the order I've always read them in. (Apparently ... If we're having hot drinks (#8, 13, 21) I've always thought malak would be nice to try (from The Blue Sword). I read The Blue Sword first and still like it better than The Hero and the Crown. Reading this has made me want to reread The Blue Sword. ... a copy of Mailers Harlots Ghost with a lovely lady who put me up for a few nights.
Was it Robin McKinley that wrote The Blue Sword? I love that book, yet another that disappeared somewhere in Australia! ... of science fiction and fantasy-- not so much nowadays. I read this one because of the discussion topic in this group.
CR: The Blue Sword by McKinley. See above.
CR: The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. I have an Everyman's Library edition. Everyman must have really good vision, ... ... but it makes the book stand out in one's memory. I also remember the Prince not being handsome at all.
I read The Blue Sword before I read Hero and the Crown I much prefered Blue Sword and found HatC hard to get through, Robin is a bit wordy at times.
Doesn't Aeryn see Hari ... ... with those that recommend reading Hero and the Crown first -- it isn't strictly necessary, but it will make some bits of Blue Sword make more sense. I think I initially read them the other way around and separated by several years, and spent a bunch of Blue Sword scratching my head ... I read Hero and the Crown before The Blue Sword and I liked it that way.
IMO, Blue sword is a good book but I much prefer Hero. For one thing, I find the kidnapping aspect of blue sword disturbing. I often read my old faves and 'comfort books' ie
The Blue Sword and Beauty by Robin McKinley
Pern Books
But I discovered a couple of years ago when I was early into my depression and seriously stressed out, and had NO concentration, that I could read anything by Nora Roberts
This ... I often read my old faves and 'comfort books' ie
The Blue Sword and Beauty by Robin McKinley
Pern Books
But I discovered a couple of years ago when I was early into my depression and seriously stressed out, and had NO concentration, that I could read anything by Nora Roberts
This ... I'd like to see The Princess and the Goblin
or The Blue Sword / The Hero and the Crown
Those were all fun, and probably not too complex - less likely to be messed up.
On the list of things I know are already being planned - I really cannot wait for The Horse and His Boy - tis my ... I read The Hero and the Crown several years before I read The Blue Sword, and I would recommend reading them for the first time in that order, even though they were published the other way around.
Though come to think of it, I found the more modern elements of TBS rather disconcerting when I ... eeek! i have to disagree...i prefered the blue sword to the hero and the crown, but i also read tbs first. i actually really enjoyed going back in time from tbs to thatc. which one was written first? i usually like to read things like that in the order they were written all else being equal ... I read The Hero and the Crown way before The Blue Sword, and that worked fine.
But in my opinion thatc is a better novel - tbs is great, but a little less great - so based on that I would recommend reading them in publication order.
The differences between the mythology in tbs and the reality ... On the advice of you wonderful folks, I picked up both The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley last year. I sat down to read one of them last night, and realized that I didn't know which one to start with. Should I go for The Blue Sword, which was written first, or T ... ... Walk in Shadow
Jane Lindskold Child of a Rainless Year, Changer
Robin McKinley The Hero and The Crown, The Blue Sword, Deerskin, Spindle's End, Sunshine
Diana Wynne Jones Howl's Moving Castle, Archer's Goon, Fire and Hemlock
Garth Nix Abhorsen trilogy
... ... very similar to her picture book the princess knight...i'll keep thinking about this...but you might also look at the blue sword and the hero and the crown by robin mckinley, they're not the exact situation you're thinking of, but they're deffinitely some tough ladies doin' some ... ... books so far; I'd also recommend Deep Wizardry (book 2) and A Wizard Alone (book 6).
Books by Robin McKinley:
- The Blue Sword
- The Hero and the Crown
- Beauty
- Deerskin
- Sunshine
- The Princess Bride
- A Night in the Lonesome October
- Tough Guide to Fant ... I'll add:
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
Legends and Legends 2
A ... ... my TBR pile/list:
Little, Big by John Crowly
The Little Prince by Saint-Exupery
The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster
The Blue Sword by McKinley
Dragonholder by Todd McCaffrey
Ill Wind by Caine
Warlock in Spite of Himself by Stasheff
Archangel by Shinn
Rhapsody by Haydon
Mo ... ... de Saint-Exupery
6. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
7. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (7/10)
8. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley ... work, so I decided to give her another go. I really enjoyed this one, but unfortunately I didn't get as much out of The Blue Sword when I reread it. ... but her latest stuff has tended to ramble all over creation. I always recommend her earlier works to fantasy fans (The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown, Spindle's End, The Outlaws of Sherwood, and Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, which is one of my ... ... related Protector of the Small series). Also, many of Robin McKinley's books (for example, The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, and Beauty).
Diane Duane's books also have strong female characters (So You Want To Be A Wizard, Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, etc).
I ... How about The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley ... book)
The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett
The Belgariad by David Eddings
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamo ... ... has written mostly fantasy, and almost everything she's written is great; Spindle's End, The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, Sunshine Well, not really sure what age group we are talking, but if your kiddo likes fantasy and animals...
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley as well as her The Hero and the Crown
Clare Bell's Ratha's Creature, Ratha's Challenge, etc. and her Tommorow's Sphinx -my personal favourite of ... The woman in The Blue Sword is Harry aka Harimad (and there is a minor swordswoman character named Senay). Also, Aerin from The Hero and the Crown. They're both by Robin McKinley.
Alanna from The Song of the Lioness quartet and Keladry from Protector of the Small series (both by Tamora ... ... something about being a part of two worlds and fitting into neither, which is nearly word-for-word what Harry said in The Blue Sword
- the healing/learning dreams-that-weren't-dreams were very like Lissar's in Deerskin
Now, I don't mind this so much in and of itself - her books, ... The Blue Sword although I have always hated the beginning, once you get past that it is great. I also really liked the Xanth stuff, and early Shannara books. Oh, and my dad had some old copies of the Pern series, so I read that too when I was pretty young. I feel like I'm plodding through The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. It's a reread that I last tackled a little more than ten years ago, and I find that it moves in fits and spurts. One moment I'm hard into it, the next I'm bored. Hmmm. It's such a tiny little book, but I keep making ... 10: xicanti = I read The Blue Sword quite a long time ago, but I remember having that same bored/intrigued kinda feeling about it.
I'm reading Cheaper by the Dozen, New Moon, and The Thirteenth Tale. I can't believe I waited so long to get to New Moon!! I'm slowly but surely working my way through The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. It kind of moves in fits and spurts; one moment I'm completely absorbed in it, the next I'm bored. Hmm.
I've also started rereading Kapilavastu, the first volume of Osamu Tezuka's manga biography of the B ... ... by Osamu Tezuka - library
171. The Book of Beads by Janet Coles and Robert Budwig - library
172. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley - seller
173. Creative Bead Jewelry by Carol Taylor - library
174. Castle Waiting by Linda Medley - library; personal ... I've just started The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. It's a reread, but I read it so long ago that it's like I'm coming to it for the first time. Thus far I love the style, but I'm not far enough in to comment on the rest of it. ... Will Allen (if you can find it, I've only seen two copies at a used book store so I'm not sure if it's in a library)
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Maximum Ride by James Patterson (there's three ... ... over the previous book, there were a few laugh-out-loud moments, but overall it was mediocre and predictable.
100. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (248)
An old favorite.
 bluesalamanders in The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, part III (Aug 16, 2007, 8:09pm) ... Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley (which I didn't like much better than the last time I read it) and now I'm onto The Blue Sword. I need to get back to new reads, but that means finding the library and/or bookstore...hm. ... they're books for young adults. It's like reading Robin McKinley's books---very compelling writing. Honestly, I think The Blue Sword is one of the books that sucked me into becoming a romance reader. Not to mention her beauty and the beast story, Beauty, not the revised Rose Daughter. ... ...
Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay 2; 5/5 stars
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 2; 4.5/5 stars
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley 2; 4.5/5 stars
The Visitor by Sheri S Tepper 2; 4.5/5 stars
Very hard to choose the fifth one. There were a couple of others ... Very late, but I've been away.
I've got a tie between Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. Of the 6 books I read I rated 5 of them 4 out of 5 stars but these two I really enjoyed and stick out in my mind more. I may have to change their rating ... Both Gormenghast and the Attolia books look really good and are on my list of books to buy I already own The Blue Sword, and hope to read it sometime soon. And I own a book by Patricia McKillip (Winter Rose) that is also among my top priorities.
I have heard of the Earthsea cycle, and ... Hi MrStevens,
I've read the Dark is Rising series this year as well as The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown. I found the Dark is Rising series harder to get into, although some of the books were better than others. I thought overall the series was ok but I also found it hard to ... Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad other people liked The Blue Sword. I'm still planning on revisiting The Hero and the Crown but I'm so swamped with other books I'm not sure when I'll have time to tackle my Books To Read Again pile. I loved The Hero and The Crown and The Blue Sword as well. I think the latter was my favorite. Most of Robin McKinley's stuff is fantastic, though I would not recommend Deerskin. She also wrote a great retelling of Beauty and the Beast - The Rose Daughter, Robin Hood - The Outlaws ... It wasn't easy, but here goes...
Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White
Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
The Tears of the Singers by Melinda Snodgrass The Blue Sword. ^^ ... Stevermer ***1/2
27. Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett ***1/2
28. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld ****
29. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley ****1/2
30. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld ****
Graphic Novels:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick ***1/2
Curr ... Sure. Message #19, feedback on The Blue Sword and Message #4, if anyone else found The Dark is Rising enjoyable but hard to read. My suspicion in both cases is the language used is difficult to follow. I was looking for other opinions. Thanks. Anybody know how to make malak?
The Blue Sword ... Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia C. Wrede, Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. All lighter fare which is just what I needed. All were good, but I really liked The Blue Sword. 22.
Title: The Blue Sword
Author: Robin McKinley
Notes: Phew! Finally finished this one. What a painful read :( I'm not sure exactly why I didn't get into the book until the last fifty pages. Maybe it was the desert setting. In any case I didn't really feel for the characters. At certain ... "They will come after her."
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley ... when I was in high school, then read The Grey King and now I'm moving backwards.
I'm still working painfully through The Blue Sword. I did not enjoy the book so far. I'm not sure why. I remember really enjoying The Hero and the Crown when I was younger but this book just doesn't appeal ... Today my top 6 are:
Terry Pratchett Especially anything about Sam Vimes.
Robin McKinley Sunshine! or The Blue Sword.
Roger Zelazny The Amber Chronicles. He does sit on the border SF - Fantasy, but I think it still counts!
Lois McMaster Bujold, Curse of Chalion and Pa ... There was a meditative silence; at last Faran said: "I would go with you, Sola. My horse is fast."
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley Black Beauty
Professional Goldsmithing
The Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories
Redwall
The Blue Sword
Rose daughter
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Amber Spyglass
The Golden Compass
Silver Wire Jewelry ... on the Tree when I was younger but I don't think I got around to reading the earlier books in the series. I also have The Blue Sword and The Dead Zone. Hopefully I can pick up Looking for Alaska tomorrow too. More from the library: The Blue Sword, Messenger, Gathering Blue, and The Dark is Rising. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
The Blue Sword
Nine Princes in Amber
Rose Daughter
The Shockwave Rider ... audiobooks since then that have lived up to that. The Daughter of Time audiobook narrated by Derek Jacobi was great, but The Blue Sword (which is a book I love) dragged incredibly and I kept wanting to correct the narrator... so I tend to listen to music rather than audiobooks during my ... My first post here --
I love the name Aerin from Robin McKinley's Damar series. (The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown)
Another great heroine from that series is Hari (Angharad) but I think its pretty clear why I wouldn't wish that name on a child. :)
... tea scene in bedroom early morning
The Flower Boy, by Karen Roberts, 1999
Darjeeling, by Bharti Kirchner, 2002
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley, 1982
A cuppa tea and an aspirin, by Helen Forrester, 2003
The Diviners, by Margaret Laurence, 1st published 1974 Knopf
The M ... ... to say I think Sunshine is WAAAY different from her normal fare. (Although I absolutely ADORED it.) I would say that The Blue Sword is my favorite of hers, followed by Deerskin, but some people have difficulty with that one because it has some uncomfortable themes. I don't want to say ... ... well, completely different.
So. These are my favorites (though I love nearly all her books) in order of publication.
The Blue Sword
The Hero and the Crown
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
A Knot in the Grain
Spindle's End
Sunshine ... well, completely different.
So. These are my favorites (though I love nearly all her books) in order of publication.
The Blue Sword
The Hero and the Crown
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
A Knot in the Grain
Spindle's End
Sunshine ... d
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Outlaws of Sherwood
Deerskin
The Hero and the Crown
The Blue Sword
Rose Daughter
And if you ever feel like the short stories, too...
A Knot in the Grain
Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits
The Door in the Hedge ... ... with Charley
Nine Princes in Amber
Not exactly road trips, but travel of other kinds (horses or walking):
The Blue Sword
Lioness Rampant
Deerskin
The Castle in the Attic
The Farthest-Away Mountain ... of a Dark Queen
And others:
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Tarzan and the City of Gold by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Land of Hidden Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan's Quest by ... Ooh, good question.
Here's four that just popped out at me.
The Blue Sword - That's about a soft "Outlander" girl who is taken into the country of "Damar" and becomes their damular-sol (lady hero). They are neighbors, but they're worlds apart culturally.
The Neverending Story - Bastion ... First book of March (I can't believe it's March):
26. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley (248)
A book I've loved for years, and unlike some other books that I've reread since high school (those that I have recently or will probably soon stop rereading), McKinley's books hold up. The ... ... procedure) or something. Who knows. With luck, it'll be gone tomorrow (pleasepleaseplease).
I did finally finish The Blue Sword and am now reading Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman, which I think is the second book, after The Ruby in the Smoke, but I'm not sure, ... DL, Sunshine was awesome!! Definitely read the Blue Sword and Hero and the Crown!! Her short stories are really really good, too... too many to mention here & the titles aren't in front of me.
Nick is one of my favorite characters, too. I think we'll see what happens soon.... Sunshine is fixed! The Blue Sword, also fixed! Beautiful! Earth is fixed, too! That makes all the ones I have been having trouble with recently fixed. Twilight isn't one I was trying for, but just to test it out, that's fixed too. Woohoo! :) Well, that particular book aside, what do we do about fake books? Robin Hood and Sequel to the Hero and the Crown are not real books by Robin McKinley. They could be referring to The Outlaws of Sherwood and The Blue Sword (touchstone totally broken, it comes up red). They could be ... ... yglass
Yellow: Sunshine, Lioness Rampant, The Morning Star
Green: Accommodating Brocolli in the Cemetary
Blue: The Blue Sword, Many Waters
Violet: Plum Lovin'
Gold: The Golden Compass, Professional Goldsmithing
Clear: Crystal Line
Rainbow: The Last Slice of Rainbow
... My favorite author of all times (even outside the YA genre) is Robin McKinley. Her books The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown are what really got me started reading. She writes such strong, likeable female leads.
Other great books are From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frank ... I would LOVE to be either Aerin from Robin McKinley's The Hero and the Crown or Hari from her book The Blue Sword. OH, or maybe Sunshine from McKinley's Sunshine.
You know, Robin McKinley just writes strong but human heroines really well.
Yay for McKinley!
**Edit** - And in ... ... else? . . .
Howl from Howl's Moving Castle, and Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci) from Charmed Life.
Corlath from The Blue Sword, and Luthe from The Hero and the Crown.
Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings. (Which probably doesn't count as YA, but oh, well.)
And (blush) Severus ... ... Passage
Ash: A Secret History
Mirror of Her Dreams and A Man Rides Through
The Marianne Trilogy
The Talisman
The Blue Sword
Gormenghast
Not sure how satisfied I am with that list, but it'll do for now. So much good fantasy out there... ... a great collection of short fantasy stories called Water Tales of Elemental Spirits. I highly recommend McKinley's The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown to fans of HP, especially those who are interested in finding strong heroines in fantasy fiction. I've enjoyed all of McKinley's ... ... growing up in the process. Not sure if this is a "quest". Other books with heroines looking for something more than love: The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley; The Paladin by C. J. Cherryh. The heroine in The Paladin is seeking revenge for her slaughtered ... ... of Magic books are also decent, but more geared towards younger readers.
Robin McKinley - The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. These were my favorite books for YEARS and still hold a special place in my heart.
Mercedes Lackey - While I think the quality of these aren’t ...
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