Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the Blue Sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North.
Le Guin.-- The Washington Post An utterly engrossing fantasy.-- The New York Times.
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The Hero and the Crown ] confirms Mckinley as an important writer of modern heroic fantasy, a genre whose giants include C.
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...
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.
A Newbery Medal Winner Although she is the daughter of Damar\'s king, Aerin has never been accepted as full royalty.
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the Blue Sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North
