Robin McKinley Knihy

Příběh Koruny hrdinů se odehrává tisíce let před událostmi Modrého meče. Aerin je jediné dítě krále Damaru a právoplatná dědička trůnu, ale lidé k ní chovají nedůvěru, protože je dcerou čarodějnice ze zlého Severu, která prý očarovala krále, aby získala trůn. Aerin není typická princezna – nezajímá se o krásné šaty ani vyšívání, zato miluje koně a boj. Jejími jedinými přáteli jsou bratranec Tor, chůva Teka, která jí od narození nahrazovala matku, a věrný kůň Talat, kterého vyléčila ze smrtelné nemoci. Nikdo netuší, že jediná Aerin může zachránit Damar před dvojí hrozbou – Maurem, posledním Vznešeným drakem, a hrozivým zlým černokněžníkem Agsdedem. Na strastiplné cestě za svým osudem potká mocného léčitele a kouzelníka Lutheho, který jí konečně prozradí pravdu o matce, a věnuje jí legendární Modrý meč, Gonturan, který svému pánu poskytuje nadpřirozenou obratnost v boji. Aerin ale brzy poznává, že za tak cenný dar musí draze zaplatit – boj s Agsdedem, který ukradl legendární Korunu hrdinů a ze všech sil se snaží zničit Damar, ji téměř jistě může stát život...

Harry Crewová je sirotek. Přijíždí za svým bratrem do Damaru, pouštní země, kterou obývají přistěhovalci z její rodné Domoviny a tajemní horalé, kteří ovládají kouzla a chovají překrásné, hrdé koně. Když ji Corlath, horský král, poprvé spatří, je ohromen, a brzy si uvědomí, co sama Harry ani netuší: má se stát Harimad-sol, královým Jezdcem, a nést Modrý meč, Gonturan, který před stovkami a stovkami let nosila paní Aerin, legendární ochránkyně horalů. Králi svítá naděje, že s pomocí Modrého meče a jeho velitelky bude moci porazit krutého a nelidského generála Seveřanů, kteří se chystají napadnout Damar a zabít nebo zotročit všechny jeho obyvatele. Jediné, co stojí mezi nimi a zkázou, je skromná dívka z cizí země za mořem, která nemá ani ponětí, že se hluboko v ní skrývá moc a síla, jakou si nedovedla představit ani v nejdivočejších snech…

A strange imprisonment 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 looks, she can perhaps make up for in courage. When her father comes home with the 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 go to the castle, a prisoner of her own free will. Her father protests that he will not let her go, but she answers, "Cannot a Beast be tamed?" Robin McKinley's beloved telling illuminates the unusual love story of a most unlikely couple: Beauty and the Beast. From The Back Cover: "Cannot a Beast be tamed?" Beauty, believing herself plain and awkward, loves roses. But when her father goes travelling and plucks just one magnificent, crimson rosebud from the garden of a magical castle, a fearsome Beast demands revenge. Either Beauty's father must forfeit his life - or his daughter must promise to live with the Beast for ever. A captivating retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast from a Newbery Medal-winning author.

'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.

Mirasol, a beekeeper in the ancient demesne of Willowlands, is attuned to the earthlines that speak to her, a gift shared by her long-established family. Following the violent deaths of the last Master and Chalice, the stability of Willowlands is in jeopardy, and Mirasol grapples with the uncertainty of her home’s future. With no heirs to uphold the vital responsibilities of the Circle, she becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of her land and its legacy.

Sunshine is kidnapped by a vampire - Far from finding that he wants to kill her, however, she begins to realise that he needs her help.

"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.

A fantastical collection, available again, of four stories: two stunningly original, and two superb re-creations of favorite tales. "All four stories are linked by a leisurely richness of expression and by their motifs: the temptation of fairy magic versus the joyful acceptance of human mortality and the immutability of love in the face of enchantment."--Horn Book.

Six fabulous tales - vividly imagined and powerfully told.A long-told story of the sea people and their song - and a golden eye, glittering in a pool at the edge of a desert .A ferocious serpent, its body as think as the trunk of a huge tree - and the immense, unknowable Kraken, dark beyond black, cold beyond ice, waking on the ocean floor .

"It is the heart of this place, and it is dying," says the Beast. And it is true; the center of the Beast's palace, the glittering glasshouse that brings Beauty both comfort and delight in her strange new environment, is filled with leafless brown rosebushes. But deep within this enchanted world, new life, at once subtle and strong, is about to awaken. Twenty years ago Robin McKinley enthralled readers with the power of Beauty. 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. In Rose Daughter she has written her finest and most deeply felt work, a compelling, richly imagined, and haunting exploration of the transformative power of love.

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.