Riddle-Master

patricia a. mckillip

For over twenty years, World Fantasy Award winner Patricia A. McKillip has captured the hearts and imaginations of thousands of readers. Now at last her renowned Riddle-Master trilogy– The Riddle-Master of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire, and Harpist in the Wind –long out of print, is collected in one volume.

It is considered her most enduring and beloved work. Now it is collected in one volume for the first time–the epic journeys of a young prince in a strange land, where wizards have long since vanished...but where magic is waiting to be reborn.

Genres fantasyfictionyoung adultscience fiction fantasyhigh fantasyepic fantasyadventureclassicsmagicspeculative fiction

578 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1976

Series

The Riddle of Stars

This edition

Format: 578 pages, Paperback
Published: March 1, 1999 by Ace
ISBN: 9780441005963
ASIN: 0441005969
Language: English

Characters More characters

Morgon Prince Of Hed

Prince and Land-Ruler of Hed. He is riddle-master; reluctant Star-Bearer; inheritor of a harp with three stars and a sword with three stars, made by the wizard Yrth for him a thousand years before he was born....
Raederle Of An

The daughter of Mathom; promised since birth to the man who won the riddle-game with the wraith of Peven of Aum....
Deth

The High Ones Harpist. He has lived for close to a thousand years; messanger of the High One; excellent harpist; known for his wisdom.more...
Eliard Of Hed

Morgons younger brother and land-heir of Hed.more...
Tristan Of Hed

Morgons younger brother and land-heir of Hed.more...
Mathom Of An

King and Land-Ruler of An. He rules the Three Portions of An; descended from the witch Madir and shape-changer Ilon; has prophetic visions....

About the author

patricia a. mckillip

Patricia Anne McKillip was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She wrote predominantly standalone fantasy novels and has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre". Her work won many awards, including the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008.