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She has written two novels and a number of short stories in the world of Damar. ''[[The Blue Sword]]'' was a Newbery Honor book and ''[[The Hero and The Crown]]'' won a [[Newbery Medal]]. |
She has written two novels and a number of short stories in the world of Damar. ''[[The Blue Sword]]'' was a Newbery Honor book and ''[[The Hero and The Crown]]'' won a [[Newbery Medal]]. |
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She has written several novels retelling folk tales, including ''[[Robin Hood]]'' (''[[The Outlaws of Sherwood]]''), ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' (''Spindle's End''), ''Donkeyskin'' (''[[ |
She has written several novels retelling folk tales, including ''[[Robin Hood]]'' (''[[The Outlaws of Sherwood]]''), ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' (''Spindle's End''), ''Donkeyskin'' (''[[Deerskin]]''), and two different retellings of ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]'' written 20 years apart (''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast|Beauty]]'' and ''[[Rose Daughter]]''). |
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=== Works by Robin McKinley with their own trope page include: === |
=== Works by Robin McKinley with their own trope page include: === |
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* ''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast|Beauty]]'' |
* ''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast|Beauty]]'' |
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* ''[[The Blue Sword]]'' (including prequels ''The Hero and the Crown'' and ''A Pool in the Desert'') |
* ''[[The Blue Sword]]'' (including prequels ''The Hero and the Crown'' and ''A Pool in the Desert'') |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Deerskin]]'' |
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* ''[[The Outlaws of Sherwood]]'' |
* ''[[The Outlaws of Sherwood]]'' |
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* ''[[Rose Daughter]]'' |
* ''[[Rose Daughter]]'' |
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* ''[[Sunshine ( |
* ''[[Sunshine (novel)|Sunshine]]'' |
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=== Robin McKinley's other works provide examples of: === |
=== Robin McKinley's other works provide examples of: === |
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* [[Contrived Clumsiness]]: In ''Chalice'', one of the primary antagonists uses a very malicious form of fake clumsiness to set the demesne's Master up for a [[Morton's Fork]]: he "trips" within the Master's reach, forcing the Master - a former priest of elemental fire - to choose between catching and involuntarily burning him (an insult) or letting him fall (also an insult). |
* [[Contrived Clumsiness]]: In ''Chalice'', one of the primary antagonists uses a very malicious form of fake clumsiness to set the demesne's Master up for a [[Morton's Fork]]: he "trips" within the Master's reach, forcing the Master - a former priest of elemental fire - to choose between catching and involuntarily burning him (an insult) or letting him fall (also an insult). |
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* [[Cool Horse]] - ALL of them, but pegasi especially. |
* [[Cool Horse]] - ALL of them, but pegasi especially. |
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* [[Death |
* [[Death by Childbirth]]: Several instances, including ''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast|Beauty]]'' and "[[The Twelve Dancing Princesses]]" in ''The Door in the Hedge''. |
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* [[Discreet Drink Disposal]]: "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" . |
* [[Discreet Drink Disposal]]: "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" . |
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* [[Easing Into the Adventure]]: Common in her works. ''[[The Blue Sword]],'' for example, begins with Harry's efforts at adjusting to life on the desert frontier of the Homelander Empire. |
* [[Easing Into the Adventure]]: Common in her works. ''[[The Blue Sword]],'' for example, begins with Harry's efforts at adjusting to life on the desert frontier of the Homelander Empire. |
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* [[Elemental Powers]]: In ''Chalice'', the new Master is a priest of Elemental Fire and can not only [[Playing |
* [[Elemental Powers]]: In ''Chalice'', the new Master is a priest of Elemental Fire and can not only [[Playing with Fire|control that element]], he's partly composed of it. |
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* [[Evil-Detecting Dog]]: In short story, "Hellhound". |
* [[Evil-Detecting Dog]]: In short story, "Hellhound". |
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* [[Fisher King]]: ''Chalice'', in which each demesne has not only a [[Fisher King]] Master, but an entire Fisher ''Court''. <ref> If you're curious, the Fisher Court has twelve members: Master, Chalice, Grand Seneschal, Prelate, and the "minor circle" composed of the Clearseer, Keepfast, Landsman, Oakstaff, Sunbrightener, Talisman, Weatheraugur, and (presumably) an eighth member whose title isn't mentioned anywhere in the book.</ref> |
* [[Fisher King]]: ''Chalice'', in which each demesne has not only a [[Fisher King]] Master, but an entire Fisher ''Court''. <ref> If you're curious, the Fisher Court has twelve members: Master, Chalice, Grand Seneschal, Prelate, and the "minor circle" composed of the Clearseer, Keepfast, Landsman, Oakstaff, Sunbrightener, Talisman, Weatheraugur, and (presumably) an eighth member whose title isn't mentioned anywhere in the book.</ref> |
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* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: ''Dragonhaven''. |
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: ''Dragonhaven''. |
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* [[Pegasus]]: ''Pegasus'' |
* [[Pegasus]]: ''Pegasus'' |
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* [[Playing |
* [[Playing with Fire]]: ''Chalice''. |
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* [[Slipping a Mickey]]: "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". |
* [[Slipping a Mickey]]: "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". |
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* [[Something About a Rose]]: ''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast|Beauty]]'' and ''[[Rose Daughter]]'', inevitably. |
* [[Something About a Rose]]: ''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast|Beauty]]'' and ''[[Rose Daughter]]'', inevitably. |
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* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: ''Spindle's End''. |
* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: ''Spindle's End''. |
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* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Beauty's sister Lionheart in ''[[Rose Daughter]]''; someone ends up [[Sweet |
* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Beauty's sister Lionheart in ''[[Rose Daughter]]''; someone ends up [[Sweet on Polly Oliver]]. |
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* [[Tell Me About My Father|Tell Me About My Mother]]: Beauty in ''[[Rose Daughter]]'', Aerin in ''[[The Hero and The Crown]]''. |
* [[Tell Me About My Father|Tell Me About My Mother]]: Beauty in ''[[Rose Daughter]]'', Aerin in ''[[The Hero and The Crown]]''. |
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* [[Twice-Told Tale]]: ''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast|Beauty]]'' (and ''[[Rose Daughter]]''), ''[[ |
* [[Twice-Told Tale]]: ''[[Beauty a Retelling of Beauty And The Beast|Beauty]]'' (and ''[[Rose Daughter]]''), ''[[Deerskin]]'', ''[[The Outlaws of Sherwood]]'', ''Spindle's End''. ''The Door in the Hedge'' is likewise a collection of retold fairy tales, including "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," "The Golden Hind," and "The Frog Prince". |
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* [[What a Piece of Junk!]]: The ponies in ''Chalice'' are pretty [[The Alleged Steed|alleged]] by [[The Blue Sword|Damarian]] standards (the Master's older brother certainly seemed to think so), until you realize that while they may be slow and fat, Ponty is very calm around dangerous things (read: bees and fire), and Gallant and Ironfoot have impressive amounts of endurance, and that this is ''exactly'' what the protagonists need them to be. |
* [[What a Piece of Junk!]]: The ponies in ''Chalice'' are pretty [[The Alleged Steed|alleged]] by [[The Blue Sword|Damarian]] standards (the Master's older brother certainly seemed to think so), until you realize that while they may be slow and fat, Ponty is very calm around dangerous things (read: bees and fire), and Gallant and Ironfoot have impressive amounts of endurance, and that this is ''exactly'' what the protagonists need them to be. |
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* [[When She Smiles]]: Appears in one of the short stories in ''Water: Tales of the Elemental Spirits''. |
* [[When She Smiles]]: Appears in one of the short stories in ''Water: Tales of the Elemental Spirits''. |