Diana L. Paxson

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Diana L. Paxson (2016)

Diana L. Paxson (* 20th February 1943 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American writer of historical fantasy - novels .

With her sister-in-law Marion Zimmer Bradley , she wrote the fifth volume of the Avalon saga and, after the death of her sister-in-law, finished the sequel The Ancestors of Avalon . She herself became known for her Westria cycle. The work The Daughters of the Nibelungs , in which she retold the Nibelung saga, was more in the direction of a historical novel . In addition to her historical and fantasy novels, the avowed Asatru also wrote about runes and the Asatru religion. She lives in Greyhaven , an artist home in Berkeley , California , where Marion Zimmer Bradley also lived.

Works

(The list of works is based on the date of first publication. The order of the series depends on the first published volume of the respective series. The information on the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) relates to the first edition of the respective work.)  

The jewels of Westria

In the original edition, the series appeared under the title Westria .

The daughters of the Nibelungs

In the original edition, the series appeared under the title Wodan's Children .

The Chronicle of Fionn mac Cumhal

The series was created in collaboration with Adrienne Martine-Barnes .

The Britain cycle

In the original edition, the series appeared under the title The Hallowed Isle .

Other works

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Publications by Diana L. Paxson in the catalog of the German National Library
  2. ↑ Fantastic Fiction: Works by Diana L. Paxson [1]
personal data
SURNAME Paxson, Diana L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer of historical fantasy novels
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan