Robin mckinley books list of books by author robin mckinley. Jennifer carolyn robin mckinley born november 16, 1952 is an american author of fantasy and childrens books. Tales of elemental spirits robin mckinley, peter dickinson. But there hadnt been any trouble out at the lake for years, and she needed a place to be. Buy sunshine by robin mckinley from waterstones today. Discover book depositorys huge selection of robin mckinley books online. Now this extraordinarily gifted novelist retells the story of beauty and the beast again but in a totally new way, with fresh perspective, ingenuity, and mature insight. Free download or read online sunshine pdf epub book. Sunshine by robin mckinley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Another fantastic and gripping book from robin mckinley. Robin mckinley wrote this book and its a very good story if you like vampire tales.
Sunshine by robin mckinley meet your next favorite book. Robin mckinley audio books, best sellers, author bio. Her other books include the new york times bestseller spindles end. With sunshine, she delves into the fantastic world of vampires, imbuing it with the skewed sunshine of chick lit and creating an unforgettable and equally skewed heroine with the same name. Beauty, which i fell in love with immediately even though it had this cover. Sunshine is a fantasy novel featuring vampires written by robin mckinley and published by berkley publishing group in 2003. But deep within this enchanted world, new life, at once subtle and strong, is about to awaken. It was published by the ace publishers in the year 1984. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Robin mckinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the newbery medal for the hero and the crown and a newbery honor for the blue sword. Part 1 youtube queen eleanor of aquitaine duration. I first read this book as a loan but of course it had to go back to the books owner so i bought a copy of my own to keep. Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for a minute. I did enjoy it, but some aspects just rubbed me a little too much and i had to get them off my chest.
Mckinleys novel is a great story about a young, engaging, bubbly heroine the eponymous. A knot in the grain and other stories by robin mckinley 4 outof 5 starsi just finished reading this collection of short stories by robin mckinley. Robin mckinley is already an established fantasy author, retelling some of our favorite childhood tales beauty and the beast and robin hood among them and winning various literary awards in the process. Fire robin mckinley and peter dickinson page 1 of 1 previous next page. Tales of elemental spirits by robin mckinley, peter. Her standalone novels include sunshine, shadows, and dragonhaven. Sunshine won the mythopoeic fantasy award for adult literature in 2004. Sunshine is set in an alternative reality after the voodoo wars have occurred between the humans and the others. Rae works as a pastrychef in a cafe and one day is taken hostage and wakes to find herself chained to a wall in an abandoned mansion. A gripping, funny, pageturning, pretty much perfect work of magical literature. The heroines in mckinleys books reflect certain qualities that she saw in herself as a. Summary from the book jacket there are places in the world where darkness rules, where its unwise to walk.
Robin mckinley is set to blow them both out of the water joanne harris. But there hadnt been any trouble out at the lake for years, and sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts. The story is set in an alternate universe, taking place after the voodoo wars, a conflict between humans and the others. Her 1984 novel the hero and the crown won the newbery medal as the years best new american childrens book as of 2015, mckinley has written or contributed to twenty books. Buffyesque baker rae sunshine seddon meets count draculas hunky byronic cousin in newberyawardwinner mckinley s first adultandthensome romp through the darkling streets of a. Read sunshine, by robin mckinley online on bookmate a smalltown baker uses her magic to confront a postvampire apocalypse world in this award. A retelling of the story of beauty and the beast, and the blue sword, and more on. The lurid copy and cover art of this american edition of mckinley s first for grownups inaccurately described as a mesmerizing novel of supernatural desire are wildly at odds with the story itself. The first book in the series is titled as the hero and the crown.
The others mainly consist of vampires, werewolves, and demons, though the main conflict occurs between humans and vampires. Horror stories fantasy fiction paranormal fiction vampires. Check out our giveaways and exclusive cover reveals for. I was introduced to mckinley when my aunt sent me a copy of her first book. Sunshine by robin mckinley overdrive rakuten overdrive. The main characters of this paranormal, vampires story are sunshine, mel. Mildmannered vampire fantasy from britisher mckinley, author of whimsical, rather talky rewrites of classic fairytales for young adults. Robin mckinley was writing fiction that had young women as protagonists starting in 1978. From awardwinning and national bestselling author, robin mckinley, comes this dark, sensual vampire fairy tale. Pdf sunshine book by robin mckinley free download 405. Books by robin mc kinley authors like robin mc kinley.
Fantasy, horror the story is set in an alternate universe, taking place after the voodoo wars, a conflict between humans and the other. Twenty years ago robin mckinley enthralled listeners with the power of beauty. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 405 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Sunshine by robin mckinley book cover, description, publication history. Buy sunshine by robin mckinley from amazons fiction books store. A book shouldnt leave me with that many questions, at least in my opinion. There are places in the world where darkness rules, where its unwise t. Healer tells the story of lily, a child born with the magic to heal, but without the gift of speech. The others mainly consist of vampires, werewolves, and demons, though the main conflict. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1st 2003, and was written by robin mckinley. See all books authored by robin mckinley, including beauty. The damar land series written by author robin mckinley consists of a total of 6 books released between the years 1984 and 2009. I made this list because i want to read all of robin mckinley s books.