Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

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Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (2009)

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born September 15, 1942 in Berkeley , California ) is an American writer of Finnish-Italian descent, best known as the author of historical horror novels , fantasy and science fiction .

Life

She studied at San Francisco State University until 1963 and was able to bring her first play ( The Crook-Backed King ) to the stage in 1964 . After her first printed story in 1969, she wrote more than 70 novels and numerous short stories , some under the stage names Terry Nelson Bonner, Quinn Fawcett, TCF Hopkins or Trystam Kith.

Yarbro has been writing fantasy , historical novels , horror , youth literature , science fiction and westerns since 1969 . Best known is her historical horror series about the Vampire Count Saint Germain (from 1978), which is based on the historical Count of Saint Germain . From 1988 to 1990 she was president of the Horror Writers of America , now the Horror Writers Association (HWA).

In addition to writing, Yarbro worked as a cartographer , laid tarot cards, was a palm reader and composes music. She studied music theory and has mastered seven instruments.

Awards

bibliography

Series

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

Saint Germain

Count of Saint-Germain :

  • 1 Hotel Transylvania (1978)
  • 2 The Palace (1979)
  • 3 Blood Games (1979)
  • 4 Path of the Eclipse (1981)
  • 5 Tempting Fate (1982)
  • 6 The Saint-Germain Chronicles (1983) [C]
  • 7 Darker Jewels (1993)
  • 8 Better in the Dark (1993)
  • 9 Mansions of Darkness (1996)
  • 10 Writ in Blood (1997)
  • 11 Blood Roses (1998)
  • 12 Communion Blood (1999)
  • 13 Come Twilight (2000)
  • 14 A Feast in Exile (2001)
  • 15 Night Blooming (2002)
  • 16 Midnight Harvest (2003)
  • 17 Dark of the Sun (2004)
  • 18 States of Grace (2005)
  • 19 Roman Dusk (2006)
  • 20 Borne in Blood (2007)
  • 21 Saint-Germain: Memoirs (2008) [C]
  • 22 A Dangerous Climate (2008)
  • 23 Burning Shadows (2009)
  • 24 An Embarrassment of Riches (2011)
  • 25 Commedia della Morte (2012)
  • 26 Night Pilgrims (2013)
  • 27 Sustenance (2014)

Short stories:

  • Seat Partner (1979)
  • Cabin 33 (1980)
  • Art Songs (1981)
  • The Spider Glass (1981)
  • Renewal (1982)
  • Investigating Jericho (1992)
  • Intercession (2003)
  • A Gentleman of the Old School (2005)
    • English: An old school gentleman. In: Jeff Gelb, Del Howison (ed.): Dark Delicacies: Tidbits of Evil. Festa Horror TB # 1525, 2009, ISBN 978-3-86552-087-6 .
  • Harpy (2007)
  • Lost Epiphany (2008)
  • Tales Out of School (2008)

Collection:

  • The Vampire Stories of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1994)

Atta Olivia Clemens :

  • A Flame in Byzantium (1987)
  • Crusader's Torch (1988)
  • A Candle for D'Artagnan (1989)

Madelaine de Montalia :

  • 1 Out of the House of Life (1990)
  • In the Face of Death (2004)
Michael (collections of spiritualistic messages)
  • 1 Messages from Michael (1979)
  • 2 More Messages from Michael (1986)
  • 3 Michael's People (1988)
  • 4 Michael for the Millennium (1995)
The Fleet (short stories)
  • Durga Hajit (1988)
  • Tarnhelms (1991)
Charles Spotted Moon
  • 1 Ogilvie, Tallant & Moon (1976, also as Bad Medicine , 1990)
  • 2 Music When Sweet Voices Die (1979, also as False Notes , 1991)
  • 3 Poison Fruit (1991, also as Poisonous Fruit , 2009)
  • 4 Cat's Claw (1992, also as Dead Mice , 2009)
The Harriers (short stories, with Gordon R. Dickson )
  • Of War and Codes and Honor (1991)
  • Down Among the Dead Men (1993)
Mycroft Holmes (with Bill Fawcett as Quinn Fawcett)
  • 1 Against the Brotherhood (1997)
  • 2 Embassy Row (1998)
  • 3 The Flying Scotsman (1999)
  • 4 The Scottish Ploy (2001)
Sisters of the Night
  • 1 The Angry Angel (1998)
  • 2 The Soul of an Angel (1999)
Trouble in the Night (as Trystam Kith)
  • 1 A Cold Summer Night (2004)
  • 2 A Bright Winter Sun (2004)
The Vildecaz Talents
  • 1 Nimuar's Loss (2007) [also as by Camille Gabor]
  • 2 Deceptive Oracle (2007)
  • 3 Agnith's Promise (2007)
  • The Vildecaz Talents (2014, collective edition of 1–3)
Chesterton Holte
  • 1 Haunting Investigation (2015)
  • 2 Living Specters (2016)

Single novels

  • Time of the Fourth Horseman (1976)
  • False Dawn (1978)
  • Ariosto (1980)
  • Sins of Omission (1980)
  • Dead & Buried (1980)
  • Hyacinths (1983)
  • The Godforsaken (1983)
  • Locadio's Apprentice (1984)
  • Nomads (1984)
  • Four Horses for Tishtry (1985)
  • A Mortal Glamor (1985)
  • To the High Redoubt (1985)
  • A Baroque Fable (1986)
  • Floating Illusions (1986)
  • Firecode (1987)
  • Taji's Syndrome (1988)
  • Beastnights (1989)
  • The Law in Charity (1989)
  • Crown of Empire (1994, Crisis of Empire # 4)
  • Monet's Ghost (1997)
  • Dark Light (1999, Shattered Light # 2)
  • Magnificat (1999)
  • Alas, Poor Yorick (2002)
  • Outrageous Fortune (2002, The Merchant Prince # 2, with Armin Shimerman )
  • Arcane Wisdome (2014)

Short stories

  • The Posture of Prophecy (1969)
  • Frog Pond (1971)
  • A Time of the Fourth Horseman (1972)
  • False Dawn (1972)
  • Everything That Begins with an "M" (1972)
  • The Ghosts at Iron River (1973)
  • The Meaning of the Word (1973)
  • Un Bel Di (1973)
  • Who is Sylvia? (1974, with Thomas N. Scortia )
  • Training Twofoots (1974)
  • Into My Own (1975)
    • English: the poet and the robot. In: HJ Alpers (ed.): Countdown. Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5711), 1979, ISBN 3-426-05711-5 .
  • Dead in Irons (1976)
  • Lamma's Night (1976)
  • The Fellini Beggar (1976)
  • Allies (1977)
    • English: The monster from the swamp. In: Roy Torgeson (ed.): The monster from the swamp. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6729), 1982, ISBN 3-8118-6729-6 .
  • The Generalissimo's Butterfly (1978)
  • Space / Time Arabesque (1978)
  • Disturb Not My Slumbering Fair (1978)
  • Swan Song (1978)
  • Best Interests (1978)
    • German: Your interests. In: Roy Torgeson (ed.): The corrupt woman. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6720), 1981, ISBN 3-8118-6720-2 .
  • Fugitive Colors (1979)
    • German: Fluchtfarben. In: Roy Torgeson (ed.): On the eve of St. Poleander Day. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6716), 1981, ISBN 3-8118-6716-4 .
  • Savory, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme (1981)
  • On St. Hubert's Thing (1982)
  • The Arrows (1983)
  • Coasting (1983)
  • Depth of Focus (1984)
  • Do Not Forsake Me, O My Darlin ' (1984)
  • The End of the Carnival (1984)
  • Night Catch (1985)
  • Do I Dare to Eat a Peach? (1985)
  • Such Nice Neighbors (1985)
  • Lapses (1986)
  • Night Mare (1988)
  • Cold Supper (1990)
  • Fruits of Love (1990)
  • Day 17 (1990)
  • Become So Shining That We Cease to Be (1991)
  • Confession of a Madman (1991)
  • Advocates (1991, with Suzy McKee Charnas )
  • A Writ of Habeas Corpus (1991)
  • Salome (1991)
  • Novena (1992)
    • German: Novene. In: Dennis Etchison (Ed.): Metahorror. Heyne General Series # 9773, 1996, ISBN 3-453-09299-6 .
  • Echoes (1993)
  • The Creatures That Walked in Darkness (1993)
  • Whiteface (1993)
  • Restoration Comedy (1993)
  • A Question of Patronage: A Saint-Germain Story (1994)
  • Do Not Pass Go Do Not Collect $ 200 (1994)
  • Catching Dreams (1995)
  • Tin Lizzies (1995)
  • In the Face of Death (2000)
  • Giotto's Window (2000)
  • Traditional Values (2001)
  • Long-Term Investment (2001)
  • Siren Song (2002)
  • Inappropriate Laughter (2002)
  • Renfield's Syndrome (2002)
  • Fugues (2003)
  • The Ice Prince (2003)
  • Sugar Skulls (2006)
  • A New Interpretation of the Liggerzun Text (2006, based on Edgar Allan Poe)
  • Miss Faversham's Room (2007)
  • Endra - from Memory (2008)
  • Trial Run (2008)
  • Genius Loci (2008)
  • And Bob's Your Uncle (2010)
  • Thy Spinning Wheel Compleat (2010)
  • Quadruple Whammy (2013)
  • The Gold Bug Conundrum (2015)
  • With the Exotics (2016)
Collections
  • Cautionary Tales (1978)
  • Signs & Portents (1984)
  • Apprehensions and Other Delusions (2003)

Anthologies (as editor)

  • Two Views of Wonder (1973, with Thomas N. Scortia)
  • Beyond the Gate of Worlds (1991, with Robert Silverberg and John Brunner )
  • Strangers in the Night (1995, with Anne Stuart and Maggie Shayne)

literature

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fawcett, Quinn (pseudonym); Kith, Trystam (pseudonym); Bonner, Terry Nelson (pseudonym); Hopkins, TCF (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Berkeley, California