Robin McKinley: The Blue Sword (2000, Puffin Books)
Paperback, 272 pages
English language
Published Sept. 6, 2000 by Puffin Books.
Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Free Hillfolk. When Corlath, the Hillfolk King sees her for the first time, he is shaken--for he can tell that she is something more than she appears to be. He will soon realize what Harry has never guessed: She is to become Harimad-sol, King's rider, and carry the Blue Sword. Gonturan, which no woman has wielded since the legendary Lady Aerin, generations past... --back cover
What a great story! I love Robin McKinley! The ending wrapped up a little too neatly for my taste, but I still really enjoyed it, and this is a novel for the younger crowds after all.
