@battlepoet Why is this author ringing a bell? 🤔

@gersande She is an American author who was extremely prolific and popular... but not a lot of people seem to know about her nowadays? She's on par with Ursula LeGuin and Peter S. Beagle. I've read seven of her books and there's so much more to read. I'd really recommend her! I can lend you something of hers if you ever want.

@battlepoet Do you have a favourite amongst the ones you've read? Maybe I'll start with that one!

@gersande oh shiiiit tough question. I'm rather partial to the first one I ever read, which was "The Sorceress and the Cygnet". It includes a bog witch! I own it, should you wish to read it.

One thing I'll mention that McKillip does well, is that she often includes love in her books, but it's not overwhelming and adds to the story, rather than detracts. Love is a motivation for her characters, be it romantic, familial, or platonic. Like, yes there is plot, but I find the characters themselves are the deep roots of the tales.

@battlepoet Hmmm, okay. I am kind of tired of love as the primary motivation in books (...that sounds wild when I write it down but I think it's true?) but I'm definitely down to try reading The Sorceress and the Cygnet. Adding it to my... far-too-tall TBR.