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      The Hero and the Crown

      by Robin McKinley
      Published
      Jan 1984
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      256
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      Series
      Damar Book 3

      About This Book

      AERIN COULD NOT REMEMBER A TIME WHEN SHE HAD NOT KNOWN THE STORY; SHE HAD GROWN UP KNOWING IT.

      It was the story of her mother, the witchwoman who enspelled the king into marrying her, to get an heir that would rule Damar; and it was told that she turned her face to the wall and died of despair when she found she had borne a daughter instead of a son.

      Aerin was that daughter.

      But there was more of the story yet to be told; Aerin's destiny was greater than even she had dreamed--for she was to be the true hero who would wield the power of the Blue Sword ...

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      Series
      Damar
      Book 3
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Fantasy Heroic Fantasy / Sword & Sorcery

      Characters & Occupations

      Dragons Witch / Warlock / Mage / Wizard

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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