{"title":"Patricia A. McKillip","description":"Patricia A. McKillip was the beloved author of twenty-seven fantasy novels, including The Riddle-Master of Hed, Harpist in the Wind, Ombria in Shadow, Solstice Wood, and The Sorceress and the Cygnet. She received the inaugural World Fantasy Award for The Forgotten Beasts of Eld and later received the World Fantasy lifetime achievement award. She was also a three-time Mythopoeic Award winner. Her last works included the novel Kingfisher and the collection Dreams of Distant Shores. McKillip lived in Oregon for most of her life.","products":[{"product_id":"the-essential-patricia-a-mckillip-hardcover","title":"The Essential Patricia A. 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