Cygnet
by Patricia A. McKillip

In the realm of fantasy, one name stands out from the crowd. For many years, Patricia A. McKillip has charmed readers with her "unique brand of prose magic" (Locus). Now, for the first time in one volume, she offers two of her classic tales—The Sorceress and the Cygnet and The Cygnet and the Firebird—which delve into the fate of the Ro family and an otherworld rich in myth and mayhem, magic and adventure.

The Sorceress and the Cygent (originally published in 1991)
With hair the color of the moon, Corleu was different from the other Wayfolk. He alone tried to free his wandering tribe from the unearthly swamp that ensnared them—and he alone dared to cross the forbidden threshold. There he found a strange dark house, a place of legends and gods, forseen in the stars. And there, to save his people, began Corleu's search for the heart of the Cygnet—an impossible treasure...

But if legends are real, nothing is impossible.

The Cygnet and the Firebird (originally published in 1993)
The firebird came at night—a magnificent creature whose magical cry seemed to transform objects at random. Gifted with powers of her own, Meguet tried to reach out to the bird. But at moonrise, the firebird became human, a prince cursed by dark magic. Meguet vowed to help him. But then the mystery carried her away, on alien winds, to a land far from her home...

At the edge of the world, the Luxor Desert awaits—a barren land where a sorcerer's war rages. Where invisible dragons cast shadows over ruined castles. And where Meguet's own fate depends upon a secret locked away in a tower for centuries...

Other Books by Patricia A. McKillip

The Bards of Bone Plain

The Bell at Sealey Head

Solstice Wood

Harrowing the Dragon

Od Magic

Alphabet of Thorn

In the Forests of Serre