Robin McKinley
Robin McKinley (Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley) was born on November 16th, 1952 and is currently 73 years old. Robin McKinley was born in Warren, Ohio, USA.
Robin McKinley has published 9 standalone novels, starting with Black Beauty in 1986. The most recently released novel was Shadows, which was released in 2013.There are no upcoming standalone novels by Robin at this time.
Robin McKinley has also written the Damar series which has 6 books including The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories and The Blue Sword.
Robin McKinley: Awards & Accolades
McKinley's books have won multiple awards, The Blue Sword won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1983. The Hero and the Crown won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 1985. Imaginary Lands won the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 1986. Silver Birch, Blood Moon won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2000. Sunshine won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, in 2004.
The following novels by Robin McKinley were nominated for these awards:
- The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1983).
- The Blue Sword: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1983).
- The Hero and the Crown: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1985).
- Deerskin: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (1994).
- A Knot in the Grain: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1995).
- Rose Daughter: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1998).
- Water: World Fantasy Award, Collection (2003).
- Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2003).
- Shadows: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2014).
Robin McKinley: Lists & Other Mentions
- Sunshine was an NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.
Related Authors
Fans of Robin McKinley also enjoy these authors:
- Adrienne Young, author of the Fable Series.
- Marie Lu, author of the Warcross Series.
- Maggie Stiefvater, author of The Raven Cycle Series.
- P.C. Cast, author of the House Of Night Series.
- Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl Series.
- Ashley Poston, author of: The Dead Romantics.
- Amy Tintera, author of: Listen for the Lie.
- Scarlett St. Clair, author of the Hades & Persephone Series.
- Anne Bishop, author of The Others Series.
- Alexandra Bracken, author of The Darkest Minds Series.
Robin McKinley: F.A.Q
When was Robin McKinley Born? How old is Robin McKinley?
Robin McKinley was born on November 16th, 1952. Robin McKinley is currently 73 years old.
Where was Robin McKinley Born?
Robin McKinley was born in Warren, Ohio, USA and is American.
What book awards has Robin McKinley won?
What was the first book Robin McKinley wrote?
The first book written by Robin McKinley was Beauty, published in 1978.
What was the most recent book Robin McKinley wrote?
Her most recently released work was Shadows on September 1st, 2013.
What is the most popular book by Robin McKinley?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Robin McKinley book is
Sunshine. Here are her most popular books:
- Sunshine (8.44)
- Beauty (7.67)
- The Hero and the Crown (8.33)
- Deerskin (7.5)
- The Blue Sword (8)
Are there upcoming new books by Robin McKinley?
Robin McKinley does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Robin McKinley written?
Robin McKinley has written 20 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 5 books in the Damar Series, 3 books in the Folktales Series, 1 book in the Pegasus Series, 2 books in the Tales Of Elemental Spirits Series, 9 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story Collections.
Did Robin McKinley ever write a sequel to Dragonhaven?
Unfortunately at this time, there is no sequel to Dragonhaven.