Robin McKinley's other books include the Newbery Award-winning "The Hero and the Crown"; Newbery Honor Book "The Blue Sword; Sunshine; Spindle's End; Rose Daughter; Deerskin; The Outlaws of Sherwood;" and the short story collections "The Door in the Hedge; A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories;" and, with her husband, the author Peter Dickinson, "Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits". She lives in England with her husband, three whippets, and over five hundred rosebushes.
There are places in the world where darkness rules, where it's unwise to walk. Sunshine knew that. But there hadn't been any trouble out at the lake for years, and she needed a place to be alone for a while. Unfortunately, she wasn't alone. She never hea...[SEE MORE]