Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Best entry point for McKinley's fairy-tale retellings and earliest published novel.
Author guide
Robin McKinley Books in Order
Robin McKinley is an American fantasy writer whose books include fairy-tale retellings, original fantasy novels, children's picture books, short-story collections, and collaborative collections with Peter Dickinson. Her honors include the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown, a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword, the World Fantasy Award for Imaginary Lands, and the Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature for Sunshine.
fantasyyoung adult fictionadult fantasyfairy-tale retellingschildren's fictionscience fictionshort stories
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Blue Sword
A strong entry point to the Damar setting and McKinley's classic adventure fantasy.
Sunshine
Best entry point for readers seeking her adult-oriented fantasy.
Read in order
Books by series
shared-world · complete
Damar
Robin McKinley's interconnected stories and novels set in the world of Damar, including tales of its history, legends, and people.
- 1
The Door in the HedgeAmazon ↗Book 1 · short-story-collection · 1981
- 2 The Blue SwordAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 1982
- 3
The Hero and the CrownAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1984
- 4
Imaginary LandsAmazon ↗Book 4 · anthology · 1985 Optional
- 5
A Knot in the Grain and Other StoriesAmazon ↗Book 5 · short-story-collection · 1994 Optional
- 6
The Stone FeyAmazon ↗Book 6 · illustrated-novella · 1998 Optional
- 7
Water: Tales of Elemental SpiritsAmazon ↗Book 7 · collaborative-short-story-collection · 2002 Optional
collection-series · complete
Tales of Elemental Spirits
Collaborative collections of original elemental fantasy stories by Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson.
novel-series · ongoing
Pegasus
An unfinished fantasy series about the human-Spegasi alliance; only the first volume has been published.
- 1
PegasusAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2010
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (9)
- Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the BeastAmazon ↗
novel · 1978
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The Outlaws of SherwoodAmazon ↗novel · 1988
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DeerskinAmazon ↗novel · 1993
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Rose DaughterAmazon ↗novel · 1997
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Spindle's EndAmazon ↗novel · 2000
- SunshineAmazon ↗
novel · 2003
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DragonhavenAmazon ↗novel · 2007
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ChaliceAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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ShadowsAmazon ↗novel · 2013
