Chalice

“A high fantasy as perfectly shaped and eloquently told as Beauty and The Hero and the Crown…a lavish and lasting treat.” –Publishers Weekly “McKinley writes with complete assurance, and the novel’s climax is both compelling and a delightful change from formulaic fantasy.” –The Christian Science Monitor “As delicately structure as the chambers of a honeycomb, this novel begs to be read…[Readers] who long for beautiful phrases and descriptive writing will find themselves drinking in this rich fairy tale as if it were honey trickling down their throats.” –School Library Journal “McKinley integrates the world-building smoothly into a narrative that is a sensory delight, laden with tangible tastes and scents. Themes of stewardship, beekeeping and the power of duty and love flow through the story like the honey described so temptingly.” –Booklist