The hero and the crown /
Robin McKinley.
- New York : Puffin Books , 2000.
- 246 p. ; 22 cm.
Prequel to: The Blue Sword.
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the Blue Sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North.