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The Door in the Hedge Author: Master storyteller Robin McKinley here spins two new fairy tales and retells two cherished classics. All feature princesses touched with or by magic. There is Linadel, who lives in a kingdom next to Faerieland, where princesses are stolen away on their seventeenth birthdays-and Linadel's seventeenth birthday is tomorrow. And Korah, whose brother... more »
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Retellings of classic fairy-tales. Beautiful stuff - some interesting twists, but very pure and true to the tradition of these stories.
Not as memorable or powerful as The Blue Sword (but that's one of my favorite books EVER). A quick read, and wholly enjoyable.
Not as memorable or powerful as The Blue Sword (but that's one of my favorite books EVER). A quick read, and wholly enjoyable.
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Four short stories that use familar fairy tales as a spring board and then leap off into the building mythos of Robin McKinley. Good stories, clean, with imagination. Not real fast paced, if that's what you want. But satisfying.
Interesting fantasy short stories....
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Princess Rana (Primary Character)
Princess Linadel (Primary Character)
Princess Korah (Primary Character)
Aliyander (Major Character)
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- Children's Books >> Authors & Illustrators, A-Z >> ( M ) >> McKinley, Robin
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Authors, A-Z >> ( M ) >> McKinley, Robin
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Fantasy >> General
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Fantasy >> Historical