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Summary: Fun and mind boggling!
Review: Not being a big Science Fiction fan, I actually liked The Hero and the Crown. I found the action fun and fast. Aerin was a truly likable character. McKinley masterfully creates her own realm.
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Summary: One of the best books I've read
Review: This book _totally_ blew me away when I first read it. In fact, I finished it in one night. Aerin, the main character and not-so-wanted princess, seems a lot more human and real than females in other fantasy books I've read. I'd recommend this to any one who likes fantasies or fairy tales.
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Summary: As much a classic as *The Tombs of Atuan* and *The Hobbit.*
Review: There are two things to be said of this book. One would be that it takes two readings to love this book. The first time around I found it to be like an attic: dark, musty, and full of old ideas. The second time I found myself nearly mourning that I hadn't gotten it all right the first. The second thing that must be said about *The Hero and the Crown* is that it is the kind of book where you come out of the story with something more than you came in it with. It is a strange, wonderful feeling. You know you've learned something, you wish for more about Aerin, but you know that more would ultimatly spoil the little extra something that you came out of the book with. Readers will find it hard not to like Aerin, especially youngest siblings. At the very least, no one will be able to say that they do not pity her. Hated by her cousin Galanna, feared as a witch by the people, ignored by her father the king, and having only one friend, Tor, the First-sol, Aerin-sol overcomes all to fulfill her dream--to slay dragons.
Everything that McKinley conveys is accepted as real. If I were to ever go dragon-hunting, I certainly use Aerin's numerous errors as a guide. This 1985 Newbery Medal winner will continue to entrance many for as long as people are willing to listen to the tale of the king's daughter who was hated, feared, and ignored, and became the greatest hero that the kingdom of Damar had ever known.
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Summary: Good Book, But With A Flaw
Review: The reason I rate this book a 9 is because when I first read "The Blue Sword", I was enthralled in the superb reading.I expected the same thing from "The Hero and the Crown", but was denied. I feel that the first time I read it, I was totally absorbed in the book. But I was in third grade at the time. When I reread it about 2 years later, I found more depth and forgotten detail, but I noticed a flaw. Its a simple flaw to make for sequels and prequels. It is that the detail, explaining and and more mysterious feeling of Damar was gone. It was in "The Blue Sword", the first book of hers I read, it was there. But the more magical and mysterious feeling of Damar was gone. I felt it almost necessary to have read "The Blue Sword" recently to be able to fully comprehend it. This upset me, but did not detur me at all. I would love to see more Damar books published. But reading this book slow is much better than rushing through the book like a wildfire.
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Summary: Fantastic fantasy for young adults
Review: I read this book a long time ago, but I remember it well. It was one of the few books I enjoyed reading for school. It was also the book that turned me on to fantasy. I recommend it highly to junior high school teachers and to anyone who tried Tolkien but was overwhelmed.
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Summary: Just plain wonderful
Review: I first picked this book up when I was eleven and I couldn't put it down. It was overdue from the library for 2 months before I returned it. I thought Aerin was a wonderful character and she was the type of princess I would want to be. I thought Tor was actually a decent guy and I hated Galanna. My copy is now very wellworn and now every book that Robin McKinley writes I eagerly pick up.
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Summary: I love this book!!
Review: This book rates in my top three books EVER, it is so good. It's such a wonderful story, about a girl named Aerin who kills dragons and learns about life through her quest for the elusive Hero's Crown. I just love this book, and I think it's something everyone should read!~Sunn
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Summary: I liked this book so much I named my dog Lady Aerin!
Review: This book made me fall in love with the fantasy genre. I read it for the first time many years ago, when I was nine years old. I've read it several times since then, and it continues to inspire me. From this book I learned that girls could do anything, and be anyone. Parents, by this for your little girl, and help her learn the valuable lesson that she is a strong person who can achieve all of her goals. Another great read, with an inspiring heroine: The Deed of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon
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Summary: An amazing story and plot to keep you enthralled every time.
Review: The Hero and the Crown is an absolutely amazing story. The book and its plot are so intriguing that you can almost never put it down, whether it be your first or 2oth time reading it. Aerin becomes a live person in McKinley's creation of a wonderful and almost lifelike tale with her story telling magic and expertise. I recommend this book to anyone. Not only fantasy lovers, but all readers in general
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Summary: The first book I stayed up all night to finish
Review: The Hero and the Crown is one the most wonderful works of fiction ever created. While I could spend hours giving the book the praise and analysis it deserves, I won't. I'll simply say that in my 20 years of voracious reading, this is the only book I've ever read until it fell apart, twice
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