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The hero and the crown /

McKinley, Robin.

The hero and the crown / Robin McKinley. - 1st ed. - New York : Greenwillow Books, c1985. - 246 p. ; 24 cm.

Robin McKinley's mesmerizing history of Damar is the stuff that legends are made of. The Hero and the Crown is a dazzling "prequel" to The Blue Sword.

Aerin is the only child of the king of Damar, and should be his rightful heir. But she is also the daughter of a witchwoman of the North, who died when she was born, and the Damarians cannot trust her.
But Aerin's destiny is greater than her father's people know, for it leads her to battle with Maur, the Black Dragon, and into the wilder Damarian Hills, where she meets the wizard Luthe. It is he

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.

Newbery Medal, 1985

0688025935

84004074


Fantasy.

PZ7.M1988 / He 1985

813.54