num_pages: 240
description: For over a decade, Robin McKinley's richly woven saga has gripped the imagination of readers and caused critics to hail her as a master of fantasy. It is the story of Aerin, haunted since childhood by the legend of her mother-a witchwoman who enspelled the king and then died of disappointment after giving birth to a daughter, rather than the heroic son the kingdom needed. But little did the young princess know the long-dormant powers of her mother would wield their own destiny. For though she was a woman, Aerin was destined to be the true hero who would one day wield the power of the Blue Sword....
language: English
title: Hero and the Crown
titlecomplete: Hero and the Crown
characters: Aerin
genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Romance, Fiction, Magic, Young Adult, Dragons, Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 52677
series: Damar
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Tandem Library