But at least there are no cockroaches in the country. Here she faces such sinister forces as whooshing pine trees, teeth gnashing crickets, and cows. Through a random twist of fate she ends up leaving the familiarity of the city she has lived in all her life for the unknown country to start her new life. The oddball heroine of this story is just recovering from the breakup of her 18 year marriage. There is no official description worth mentioning, but a commenter at Goodreads, Melody, helpfully posts this description: … And KES will be PUBLISHED.Įvidently this is something McKinley has been writing in tiny fragments and posting in installments. Sounds like if it ever does appear, I may be waiting to see the first reviews before buying it. It’s not like anything I’ve written before.” Not sure how I feel about that. Also, she says, “It’s a hell of a grim story. She does not promise to finish ONE YEAR DIARY any time this decade, so don’t hold your breath. Upon reading these questions, I immediately said, “What’s KES?” Luckily, that is one of the answers provided - McKinley hits the first two of these questions, like so:

Are you ever going to finish PEGASUS? I know you don’t do sequels, but surely the ending of PEGASUS isn’t the end.

Are you ever going to finish KES? Is it ever going to be available to buy, either finished or unfinished, but maybe preferably finished?***ģ. Are you WRITING ANYTHING?* And if so, WHAT?**Ģ. Here, in a rare blog update, Robin McKinley reports some promising news in the guise of posing questions (and answering some of them).ġ. I was reminded of this post from Robin McKinley by the question raised in the previous post, about whether Spindle’s End or perhaps another McKinley novel ought to be included on a list of 50 Greatest Fantasy Novels of the Century (So Far).

Shadows by robin mckinley