{"product_id":"the-hero-and-the-crown-isbn-9780441013050","title":"The Hero and the Crown","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the classic story that has captured hearts for decades...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAerin could not remember a time when she had not known the story; she had grown up knowing it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was the story of her mother, the witchwoman who enspelled the king into marrying her, to get an heir that would rule Damar; and it was told that she turned her face to the wall and died of despair when she found she had borne a daughter instead of a son.\u003cbr\u003e Aerin was that daughter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But there was more of the story yet to be told; Aerin’s destiny was greater than even she had dreamed—for she was to be the true hero who would wield the power of the Blue Sword…“Refreshing…[McKinley] writes a sonorous, deliberately repetitive prose that, in its somber rhythms, evokes the sounds of Middle Earth as well as of ancient bards. It sustains the otherworldly atmosphere she painstakingly creates through the judicious use of arcane and invented words, restrained descriptions, and interior monologues…[She has] created an utterly engrossing fantasy.” –\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Confirms McKinley as an important writer of modern heroic fantasy, a genre whose giants include C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Lloyd Alexander.” –\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A work of considerable imaginative power.” –\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I respect her writing and reread her constantly, finding new perception each time.” –Anne McCaffrey, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dragonriders of Pern\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e “Extraordinarily fine fantasy…a spectacular read.” –\u003ci\u003eThe Raleigh (NC) News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “What Robin McKinley does to perfection in \u003ci\u003eThe Hero and the Crown \u003c\/i\u003eis take some of the standard elements of fantasy and, with her uniquely personal vision, make them fresh and delightful again.” –The Christian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “McKinley has created an epic heroine in Aerin…a powerful fantasy.” –\u003ci\u003eFantasy Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Beautifully rendered…McKinley’s battle scenes are galvanizing and her romantic ones stirring.” –\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Robin McKinley’s Damar books are among the finest sword and sorcery being written today.” –\u003ci\u003eLocus  \u003c\/i\u003eRobin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe Hero and the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e and a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Sword\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eSunshine\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSpindle's End\u003c\/i\u003e; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeauty and Rose Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e; and a retelling of the \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood\u003c\/i\u003e legend, \u003ci\u003eThe Outlaws of Sherwood\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303924191461,"sku":"NP9780441013050","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780441013050.jpg?v=1767739765","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-hero-and-the-crown-isbn-9780441013050","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}