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 more recent works included the novel
Kingfisher
and the collection
Dreams of Distant Shores
.
