Patricia A. McKillip
Patricia A. McKillip has written at least 83 books. Their most popular book is The Riddle-Master of Hed with 140 saves with an average rating of 3.87⭐. Their next book, The Essential Patricia A. McKillip, is scheduled for release on .
Author Bio
Patricia Anne McKillip is an American author of fantasy and science fiction novels. She grew up in Oregon and England. She received a BA in English in 1971 and an MA in 1973. She is a past winner of the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award, and she lives in Oregon.
McKillip's stories usually take place in a setting similar to the Middle Ages. There are forests, castles, and lords or kings, minstrels, tinkers and wizards. Her writing usually puts her characters in situations involving mysterious powers that they don't understand.
#1 of 3 in Riddle-Master
1976 • 140 Readers • 320 pages • 3.9
1974 • 139 Readers • 217 pages • 4.1
47 Readers • 3.9
2003 • 40 Readers • 144 pages • 4.3
2005 • 40 Readers • 4
#2 of 3 in Riddle-Master
1977 • 39 Readers • 213 pages • 4.2
2002 • 39 Readers • 298 pages • 3.4
#1 of 4 in The Mythic Fiction Quartet
2002 • 35 Readers • 388 pages • 3.8
#3 of 3 in Riddle-Master
1979 • 34 Readers • 263 pages • 4.1
1995 • 34 Readers • 288 pages • 3.9
2003 • 29 Readers • 295 pages • 4
#2 of 4 in The Mythic Fiction Quartet
2004 • 25 Readers • 528 pages • 3.9
2010 • 25 Readers • 332 pages • 3.9
2008 • 24 Readers • 277 pages • 4
#5 of 5 in Fairy Tale Anthologies
1999 • 21 Readers • 391 pages • 3.5
2012 • 19 Readers • 288 pages • 3.7
2016 • 19 Readers • 346 pages • 3
1998 • 19 Readers • 314 pages • 3.7
17 Readers • 3.1
2016 • 17 Readers • 3.7
#2.5 of 10 in Temeraire
2001 • 16 Readers • 499 pages • 5
2017 • 14 Readers • 220 pages • 3.7
1974 • 14 Readers • 276 pages • 3.8
2003 • 13 Readers • 422 pages • 3.5
2015 • 13 Readers • 320 pages • 3.7
2000 • 12 Readers • 294 pages • 3.4
#2.7 of 3 in The World of Riverside
2007 • 11 Readers • 518 pages • 3
2024 • 11 Readers
2 Singing the Dogstar Blues
2005 • 11 Readers • 530 pages • 3.6
#8 of 8 in Borderland
2011 • 11 Readers • 544 pages • 4.5
2006 • 9 Readers • 378 pages
1987 • 9 Readers • 244 pages • 3
1991 • 9 Readers • 456 pages • 3.3
9 Readers • 3.7
1974 • 8 Readers • 240 pages • 4.3
7 Readers • 4
2000 • 6 Readers • 166 pages • 3.3
1 MagicQuest
1973 • 6 Readers • 165 pages • 3
6 Readers • 3
1982 • 5 Readers • 3.5
2017 • 4 Readers • 20 pages • 2
2013 • 4 Readers • 304 pages • 3
40 Pern (Chronological Order)
1994 • 4 Readers • 421 pages
1976 • 4 Readers • 156 pages
#0 of 2 in The Diogenes Club
2008 • 3 Readers • 448 pages • 4
2017 • 3 Readers • 288 pages • 2
3 Readers • 3.5
#5.5 of 6 in Samaria
2004 • 3 Readers • 2.7
1995 • 3 Readers • 384 pages
2001 • 3 Readers • 3
2018 • 3 Readers • 39 pages • 3
2 Readers
1997 • 2 Readers • 416 pages
#2 of 2 in Sisters in Fantasy
1996 • 2 Readers • 336 pages
2002 • 2 Readers • 240 pages
6 Lord Ermenwyr
2007 • 2 Readers • 428 pages • 4.5
2000 • 2 Readers • 186 pages
2 Readers
2 Readers
2 Readers • 5
1999 • 2 Readers • 272 pages
1 Reader
1 Reader
#1 of 1 in The Riddle of Stars
1976 • 1 Reader • 622 pages
1 Reader
Available October 28, 2025 • 1 Reader
1 Reader
2000 • 1 Reader • 294 pages • 4
2012 • 1 Reader • 17 pages
1 Reader
2002 • 1 Reader • 269 pages • 4
#0 of 2 in The Diogenes Club
2000 • 1 Reader • 640 pages • 4
1 Reader
#1 of 1 in The Riddle of Stars
1976 • 1 Reader • 224 pages
1986 • 1 Reader • 180 pages • 3
1974 • 1 Reader • 230 pages
2002 • 1 Reader • 288 pages
2003 • 1 Reader • 278 pages
2015 • 800 pages
2015 • 800 pages