The Hero and the Crown (Damar #1)
Robin McKinley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 78 ratings · 246 pages · Published: 02 Oct 2000

It was the story of her mother, the witchwoman who enspelled the king into marrying her, to get an heir that would rule Damar; and it was told that she turned her face to the wall and died of despair when she found she had borne a daughter instead of a son.
Aerin was that daughter.
But there was more of the story yet to be told; Aerin's destiny was greater than even she had dreamed--for she was to be the true hero who would wield the power of the Blue Sword...
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- medieval 5
- paranormal 5
- high fantasy 5
- tall heroine 4
- contemporary 3
- historical 3
- slow burn 2
- friends to lovers 2
- competent heroine 1
- age gap 1
- love triangle 1
- independent heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
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The 'Damar' series
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