{"product_id":"the-essential-patricia-a-mckillip-9781616964481","title":"The Essential Patricia A. McKillip","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Reading McKillip is the closest you will come to entering a waking dream.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeigh Bardugo, \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling author of the \u003c\/i\u003eGrishaverse \u003ci\u003eseries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Fantasy Award winner Patricia A. McKillip \u003c\/i\u003e(The Forgotten Beasts of Eld) \u003ci\u003ehas inspired generations of readers with her enchanting, and subversive fiction. This lovely hardcover career-retrospective edition offers McKillip's finest short stories. Featuring an original introduction by Ellen Kushner \u003c\/i\u003e(Swordspoint)\u003ci\u003e and cover art from frequent McKillip illustrator Thomas Canty, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Essential Patricia A. McKillip\u003ci\u003e is a must-have for fans of classic fantasy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatricia A. McKillip has been widely hailed as one of fantasy's most significant authors. She was lauded as \"rich and regal\" (the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \"enchanting\" (the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"luminous\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin McKillip's magical landscapes, a mermaid statue comes to life; princesses dance with dead suitors; a painting and a muse possess a youthful artist; seductive sea travelers enrapture distant lovers; a time-traveling angel endures religious madness; and an overachieving teenage mage discovers her own true name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Patricia A. McKillip","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634898698421,"sku":"9781616964481","price":24.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_07c0991b-89f3-4fc9-9d09-f0bf2cffdfb2.jpg?v=1756789418","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-essential-patricia-a-mckillip-9781616964481","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}