And Then I Read: THE BLUE SWORD by Robin McKinley – A review by Todd Klein of one of my favourite books from middle school. I actually prefer the book’s “prequel” though – The Hero and the Crown. I remember getting inspired to write my own fantasy novel in high school and spending hours coming up with the characters, only to later realise they were all just copies of Aerin, Tor, Galanna, and the others from Damar.
Important Note
This site features content going all the way back to 2000. The posts you’ll read reflect my views and writing style at the time. While I have gone back to clean up a few of them, I think it’s important not to sanitise too much. This site is a record of who I am and how I’ve grown. Any blog post written years ago may not reflect who I am today, nor how I would write about the same topic today.