Barbara Hambly

Barbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951 in San Diego ) is an American writer of novels and short stories that can be mainly assigned to the fantasy genre , but also to science fiction . She also works as a screenwriter .

biography

Hambly grew up in Montclair , California and has two siblings, an older sister named Mary and younger brother Ed. In 1975 she graduated from Riverside University in California with a Masters in Medieval History . During her studies, she spent a year in Bordeaux . She married science fiction writer George Alec Effinger in 1998 . From 1994 to 1996 she was President of Science Fiction Writers of America .

• Locus Award for Best Horror Novel for Those Who Hunt the Night , 1989
• nominated a total of 13 times for the Locus

bibliography

Darwath

• The Time of the Dark , Del Rey / Ballantine 1982, ISBN 0-345-29669-9
  • Companion of Light , Bastei Lübbe 1986, Translator Waltraud Götting, ISBN 3-404-28143-8
• The Walls of Air , Del Rey / Ballantine 1983, ISBN 0-345-29670-2
  • Companion of Light , Bastei Lübbe 1986, Translator Waltraud Götting, ISBN 3-404-28143-8
• The Armies of Daylight , Del Rey / Ballantine 1983, ISBN 0-345-29671-0
  • Companion of Light , Bastei Lübbe 1986, Translator Waltraud Götting, ISBN 3-404-28143-8
• Mother of Winter , Del Rey / Ballantine 1996, ISBN 0-345-39722-3
  • Mother of Winter , Bastei Lübbe 1998, translator Frauke Meier, ISBN 3-404-20323-2
• Icefalcon's Quest , Del Rey / Ballantine 1998, ISBN 0-345-39724-X
  • The Odyssey of the Ice Falcon , Bastei Lübbe 1999, translator Winfried Czech, ISBN 3-404-20364-X

The first three original volumes are summarized in Companion of Light .

Sun Wolf and Starhawk

• The Ladies of Mandrigyn , Del Rey / Ballantine 1984, ISBN 0-345-30919-7
  • The women of Mandrigin , Bastei Lübbe 1984, translator Andreas Brandhorst, ISBN 3-404-13066-9
• The Witches of Wenshar , Unwin 1987, ISBN 0-04-823381-1
  • The witches of Wenshar , Bastei Lübbe 1988, translator Michael Nagula, ISBN 3-404-13170-3
• The Dark Hand of Magic , Del Rey / Ballantine 1990, ISBN 0-345-35807-4
  • The dark hand of magic , Bastei Lübbe 1992, translator Ute Thiemann, ISBN 3-404-20195-7
• Sonnenwolf , Bastei Lübbe 1992, ISBN 3-404-20194-9 (anthology of the first two books)

Star Trek

• Ishmael , Pocket Books 1985, ISBN 0-671-55427-1
  • Ishmael , Heyne 1990, translator Andreas Brandhorst, ISBN 3-453-03927-0
• Ghost-Walker , Titan Books 1990, ISBN 1-85286-352-8
  • The struggle for bare survival , Heyne 1995, translator Ronald M. Hahn, ISBN 3-453-08581-7
• Crossroad , Pocket Books 1994, ISBN 0-671-79323-3
  • Kreuzwege , Heyne 1998, translator Bernhard Kempen, ISBN 3-453-13340-4

The saga of the dragon slayer (Winterlands)

• Dragonsbane , Del Rey / Ballantine 1986, ISBN 0-345-31572-3
  • The black dragon , Bastei Lübbe 1987, translator Andreas Brandhorst, ISBN 3-404-20096-9
• Dragonshadow , Del Rey / Ballantine 1999, ISBN 0-345-42187-6
  • Die Dunkle Brut , Bastei Lübbe 2000, translator Susanne Tschirner, ISBN 3-404-20389-5
• Knight of the Demon Queen , Del Rey / Ballantine 2000, ISBN 0-345-42189-2
  • The star dragon , Bastei Lübbe 2002, translator Susanne Tschirner, ISBN 3-404-20434-4
• Dragonstar , Del Rey / Ballantine 2003, ISBN 0-345-44121-4
  • Der Drachentöter , Bastei Lübbe 2004, translator Susanne Tschirner, ISBN 3-404-20487-5

The Windrose Chronicles

• The Silent Tower , Del Rey / Ballantine 1986, ISBN 0-345-33764-6
  • The magic tower , Bastei Lübbe 1994, translator Eva Bauche-Eppers, ISBN 3-404-20239-2
• The Silicon Mage , Unwin Paperbacks 1988, ISBN 0-04-440149-3
  • The megabyte magician , Bastei Lübbe 1994, translator Eva Bauche-Eppers, ISBN 3-404-20243-0
• Dog Wizard , Del Rey / Ballantine 1993, ISBN 0-345-37714-1
  • Das Demonentor , Bastei Lübbe 1995, translator Eva Bauche-Eppers, ISBN 3-404-20247-3
• Stranger at the Wedding , Del Rey / Ballantine 1994, ISBN 0-345-38097-5

James Asher

• Those Who Hunt the Night , Del Rey / Ballantine 1988, ISBN 0-345-34380-8
  • Hunt of the Vampires , Bastei Lübbe 1992, translator Ute Thiemann, ISBN 3-404-13384-6
• Traveling with the Dead , Del Rey / Ballantine 1995, ISBN 0-345-38102-5
  • Companions of Death , 1996, Translator Barbara Röhl, ISBN 3-404-28234-5
• Blood Maidens , Severn House 2011, ISBN 978-0-7278-6947-0
• Magistrates of Hell , Severn House 2012, ISBN 978-0-7278-8158-8
• The Kindred of Darkness , Severn House 2013, ISBN 978-0-7278-8342-1
• Darkness on His Bones , Severn House 2015, ISBN 978-0-7278-8523-4
• Pale Guardian , Severn House 2016, ISBN 978-0-7278-8677-4
• Prisoner of Midnight , Severn House 2019, ISBN 978-1-4483-0198-0

Beauty and the Beast

• Beauty and the Beast , Avon Books 1989, ISBN 0-380-75795-8
  • Beauty and the Beast , Bastei Lübbe 1990, translator Bringfried Schröder, ISBN 3-404-11485-X
• Song of Orpheus , Avon Books 1990, ISBN 0-380-75798-2
  • Beauty and the Beast 3 , Bastei Lübbe 1991, translator Eva Malsch, ISBN 3-404-11626-7

Sun-Cross

• The Rainbow Abyss , Grafton 1991, ISBN 0-246-13838-6
• The Magicians of Night , Del Rey / Ballantine 1992, ISBN 0-345-36259-4

Starwars

→ Main article : List of Star Wars novels and anthologies

• Children of the Jedi , Bantam Press 1995, ISBN 0-593-03764-2
  • Palpatines Auge , Heyne 1997, translator Horst Pukallus, ISBN 3-453-12444-8
• Planet of Twilight , Bantam Press 1997, ISBN 0-593-04133-X
  • Planet des Twilight , Heyne 2001, translator Heinz Nagel, ISBN 3-453-17741-X

The Benjamin January Mysteries (Benjamin January)

• A Free Man of Color , Bantam Books 1997, ISBN 0-553-10258-3
  • The colors of freedom , Goldmann 1997, translators Caroline Einhäupl and Barbara Schmitz-Burckhardt, ISBN 3-442-43965-5
• Fever Season , Bantam Books 1998, ISBN 0-553-10254-0
  • Shadow at the great river , Goldmann 1999, translator Jens Plassmann, ISBN 3-442-35154-5
• Graveyard Dust , Bantam Books 1999, ISBN 0-553-10259-1
• Sold Down the River , Bantam Books 2000, ISBN 0-553-10257-5
• Die upon a Kiss , Bantam Books 2001, ISBN 0-553-10924-3
• Wet Grave , Bantam Books 2002, ISBN 0-553-10935-9
• Days of the Dead , Bantam Books 2003, ISBN 0-553-10954-5
• Dead Water , Bantam Books 2004, ISBN 0-553-10964-2
• Dead and Buried , Severn House 2010, ISBN 978-0-7278-6867-1
• The Shirt on His Back , Severn House 2011, ISBN 978-0-7278-8010-9
• Ran Away , Severn House 2011, ISBN 978-0-7278-8082-6
• Good Man Friday , Severn House Digital 2013, ISBN 978-1-78010-393-8
• Crimson Angel , Severn House 2014, ISBN 978-0-7278-8427-5
• Drinking Gourd , Severn House 2016, ISBN 978-0-7278-8606-4

Magic time

• Magic Time , Eos / HarperCollins 2001, ISBN 0-06-105068-7 (with Marc Scott Zicree)

Sisters of the Raven

• Sisters of the Raven , Aspect / Warner Books 2002, ISBN 0-446-67704-3
  • Sisters of the Raven , Bastei Lübbe 2007, translator Angela Koonen, ISBN 3-404-20565-0
• Circle of the Moon , Aspect / Warner Books 2005, ISBN 0-446-69404-5
  • In the Circle of the Moon , 2007, ISBN 3-404-20578-2

Single novels

• The Quirinal Hill Affair , St. Martin's Press 1983, ISBN 0-312-66123-1
  • The kidnapping on the Quirinal , Bastei Lübbe 1995, translators Gudrun Höppe and Cornelia Härecker, ISBN 3-404-13669-1
• Bride of the Rat God , Del Rey / Ballantine 1994, ISBN 0-345-38101-7

Short stories

• Changeling
• Sisters of the Night
• The Little Tailor and the Elves
• The Horsemen and the Morning Star
• A night with the girls
• Each Damp Thing
• The Man Who Loved His Craft
• Immortal Blood
• Soldier of the Queen
• Tales from Jabba's Palace
• Tales from the Mos Elsley Cantina
• Murder in Slushtime
• The Dollmaker of Marigold Walk
• The Invisible Labyrinth
• Budayeen Nights
• The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece

As editor

• Women of the Night (1994)
• Sisters of the Night (1995) (with Martin H. Greenberg)

Web links

• Literature by and about Barbara Hambly in the catalog of the German National Library
• Barbara Hambly in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Barbara Hambly in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• Works by and about Barbara Hambly at Open Library
• The Barbara Hambly Page