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Robin McKinley

    16 novembre 1952

    L'immaginazione narrativa di Robin McKinley affonda le sue radici in un'infanzia segnata da frequenti traslochi e da un profondo legame con i libri. Crea mondi fantasy immersivi, spesso intrisi di elementi folkloristici e fiabeschi, caratterizzati da una prosa lirica e da acuti studi dei personaggi. Il suo lavoro si concentra frequentemente su protagoniste femminili, esplorando il loro sviluppo e la loro resilienza sia in ruoli convenzionali che non convenzionali.

    Robin McKinley
    The Hero and the Crown
    Beauty
    Fire. Tales of Elemental Spirits
    The Blue Sword
    Streghe
    Sunshine
    • Sunshine

      Romanzo

      • 448pagine
      • 16 ore di lettura

      La vita di Rae Seddon, detta Sunshine, scorre tranquilla: lavora nella panetteria annessa al bar del suo patrigno, è fidanzata con il capocuoco, e abita in un’accogliente casa di campagna. Non pensa quasi più alla famiglia di suo padre, un mago molto potente, e ai piccoli trucchi che le insegnava sua nonna quando era bambina. Una notte esce per fare una gita al lago, in cerca di pace e tranquillità, ma viene aggredita da un gruppo di vampiri, che la trascinano in una casa abbandonata e la incatenano al muro di una grande sala. La ragazza non è sola: c’è un altro vampiro, Constantine, anche lui in catene, e lei scopre con orrore di essere lì per sfamarlo. Ma inspiegabilmente, lui non la aggredisce. Tra i due si instaura un legame particolare, e per fuggire Sunshine dovrà richiamare i poteri che credeva dimenticati, grazie ai quali riesce a proteggere Constantine dal suo più mortale nemico, il sole, che per lei invece rap presenta da sempre un elemento fondamentale... Ma colui che li ha imprigionati è un avversario molto potente, e non è disposto ad accettare la loro fuga; solo restando uniti i due avranno qualche possibilità di non essere sopraffatti, anche se dovranno mettere a dura prova loro stessi e il loro legame. Ci sono luoghi in cui regna l’oscurità, luoghi ai quali è meglio non avvicinarsi. Tuttavia sono anni che al lago non succede nulla, e Sunshine ha bisogno di un posto tranquillo dove poter riflettere. I vampiri non hanno mai occupato i suoi pensieri. Ma ora che l’hanno trovata...

      Sunshine
    • Streghe

      • 153pagine
      • 6 ore di lettura

      Cinque ragazze, cinque protagoniste diverse che cercano di sperimentare i propri poteri: streghe di ieri e di oggi, streghe buone per le quali la magia è una forza naturale e positiva, da usa per diffondere la gioia attorno a sé, ma soprattutto per acquistare la forza, consapevolezze e capacità di amare. Cinque lunghi racconti fantastici che parlano di fiori fatati, innamorati improbabili, matrimoni insoliti, guarigioni possibili, misteriose scatole che riescono a deviare un'autostrada... Cinque storie da leggere per scoprire in se stesse l'ombra degli incantesimi di cui tutte le donne sono capaci.

      Streghe
    • From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Sunshine" and "The Outlaws of Sherwood"-now in trade paperback. This is the story of Harry Crewe, the Homelander orphan girl who became Harimad- sol, King's Rider, and heir to the Blue Sword, Gonturan, that no woman had wielded since the Lady Aerin herself bore it into battle.

      The Blue Sword
    • "This collection of beautifully crafted tales will find a warm welcome from fans of either author, as well as from fantasy readers in general." - School Library Journal This collection tells five tales of creatures who live and die by fire, tales of the present day and the prehistoric past. There is a confrontation in a haunted graveyard, of the Firespace where only dragons can survive, of a boy who is claimed by Fire, of a young man who chases the fireworm through dark tunnels of dream, and the long history of the Phoenix. With characters and storylines as enigmatic as fire itself, these five enthralling tales by master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson are sure to intrigue and delight.

      Fire. Tales of Elemental Spirits
    • Beauty

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      From Newbery Medal–winning author Robin McKinley, this beloved story illuminates an unlikely love story—Beauty and the Beast. This fortieth-anniversary edition features a striking new package for the award-winning novel. Publishers Weekly called Beauty “A splendid story.” Beauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in appearance, she can perhaps make up for in courage. When her father comes home with a tale of an enchanted castle in the forest and the terrible promise he had to make to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows she must travel to the castle, a prisoner of her own free will. Her father insists that he will not let her go, but she responds, “Cannot a Beast be tamed?” Newbery Medalist Robin McKinley’s beloved and acclaimed novel has been delighting readers for more than forty years. ALA Booklist called Beauty “A captivating novel.” “A reader feels as though it’s all unfolding for the very first time.”—The Guardian An ALA Notable Book for Children A Best Book for Young Adults

      Beauty
    • Aerin could not remember a time when she had not known the story; she had grown up knowing it. 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. Aerin was that daughter. 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...

      The Hero and the Crown
    • Deerskin

      • 309pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      'As Princess Lissar reaches womanhood, it is clear to all the kingdom that in her breathtaking beauty she is the mirror of her mother, the queen. But this seeming blessing forces her to flee to safety from her father's wrath. With her loyal dog Ash at her side, LIssar unlocks a door to a world of magic, where she finds the key to her survival - and an adventure beyond her wildest dreams...' -- cover.

      Deerskin
    • A captivating tale, from bestselling and award-winning author, that reveals the healing power of duty and honour, love and honey. Mirasol is a beekeeper, a honey-gatherer, with an ability to speak to the "earthlines"—the sentient parts of Willowlands, where she lives. The concerns of Master, Chalice, and Circle, who govern Willowlands, have nothing to do with her-until the current Master and Chalice die in a fire and leave no heirs to take their places. The Master's closest relative has been a priest of Fire for the past seven years; he is not quite human anymore. And then the Circle comes to Marisol and tells her that she is the new Chalice, and it will be up to her to bind the land and its people with a Master, the touch of whose hand can burn human flesh to the bone. . . .

      Chalice
    • Spindle's End

      • 259pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      "Spindle's End" is a retelling of the fairy tale, "The Sleeping Beauty", which takes the reader into a magical world filled with modern characters who encounter adventure, love and loss. The curse placed on Rosie at her christening will hunt her down through the years.

      Spindle's End
    • Shadows

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      "Magic is illegal in Newworld, so Maggie struggles to explain the strange shadows--that only she can see--that seem to accompany her new stepfather everywhere"--

      Shadows