The Tower at Stony Wood...Patricia A. Mckillip...Ace
Ombria In Shadow...Patricia A. McKillip...Ace
In the Forests of Serre...Patricia A. McKillip...Ace
Alphabet of Thorn...Patricia A. McKillip...Ace
Harrowing The Dragon...Patricia A. McKillip...Ace
Solstice Wood...Patricia A. McKillip...Ace
Od Magic...Patricia A. McKillip...Ace
The Bell at Sealey Head...Patricia A. McKillip...Ace
The Midnight Folk...John Masefield...New York Review Books
The Box of Delights...John Masefield...New York Review Books
McKillip is one of the best fantasists writing today. Most of these books are graced with covers by Kinuko Y. Craft, whose detailed, jewelled style perfectly compliments McKillip's own.
The Masefield books are illustrated by Rowland Hilder (Folk), and Masefield's wife Judith (Box). I am pleased to have these hardback reprints of volumes I only had in paperbacks before, especially since this edition of The Box of Delights is unabridged. Some might remember the BBC production of that book some years ago; now apparently a major motion picture is in the works. I don't know why they don't start with The Midnight Folk, which is in my opinion the superior book.
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I know "The Midnight People" came first, but that cover looks like it could be for some Harry Potter book.
Sorry! Make that "The Midnight Folk."
The cover was drawn by Nikki McClure (not the interior illustrator) and the back cover mentions Harry Potter, along with a lot of other comparables, so the resemblance might not be totally co-incidental...playing up certain elements, shall we say? Kay is even under the stairs!
Ah, so the book is pre-Potter, but the cover illustration itself is post-Potter. That makes sense.
It reminds me of that old fantasy book from the 70s that has a cover illustration that looks just like Darth Vader. I don't remember the title, but you showed it to me once.
"The Weirdstone of Brisingamen", by Alan Garner.
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