Jennifer Roberson

Jennifer Mitchell Roberson O'Green (born October 26, 1953 in Kansas City , Missouri ) is an American author and journalist .

Life

After initially working as a reporter and copywriter, she went freelance as a writer in 1985 and began working on the Cheysuli cycle . The sword dancer cycle is best known from her work . In addition to novels, she wrote short stories , participated in anthologies and wrote for magazines, often together with Melanie Rawn and Marion Zimmer Bradley . She often uses historical or mythological motifs as templates for her works.

Roberson lives in Flagstaff , Arizona .

Works

Cheysuli cycle (Chronicles of the Cheysuli)

• Vol. 1: Shapechangers , 1984

Volume 1: Wolfsmagie , Heyne, 1996, ISBN 3-453-12161-9

• Vol. 2: The Song of Homana , 1985

Volume 2: Das Lied von Homana , Heyne, 1996, ISBN 3-453-12162-7

• Vol. 3 Legacy of the Sword . 1986

Volume 3: The Legacy of the Sword , Heyne, 1997, ISBN 3-453-11982-7

• Vol. 4: Track of the White Wolf , 1987

Volume 4: The trail of the white wolf , Heyne, 1997, ISBN 3-453-11983-5

• Vol. 5: A Pride of Princes , 1988

Volume 5: The Honor of the Princes , Heyne, 1997, ISBN 3-453-11984-3

• Vol. 6: Daughter of the Lion , 1989

Volume 6: The Lion's Daughter , Heyne, 1997, ISBN 3-453-12874-5

• Vol. 7: Flight of the Raven , 1990

Volume 7: The Flight of the Raven , Heyne, 1997, ISBN 3-453-12681-5

• Vol. 8: A Tapestry of Lions , 1992

Volume 8: A tapestry with lions , Heyne, 1997, ISBN 3-453-12683-1

Volume 9: Löwenmagie , Heyne, 1997, ISBN 3-453-12687-4

• Vol. 9 to 11 announced on the author's homepage.

The plot takes up events in the series, located between the original 8 volumes.

Sword Dancer Cycle (Sword-Dancer Saga)

• Vol. 1: Sword-Dancer , 1986

Volume 1: Schwerttänzer , Heyne, 1993, ISBN 3-453-07234-0

• Vol. 2: Sword-Singer , 1988

Volume 2: Schwertsänger , Heyne, 1993, ISBN 3-453-07235-9

• Vol. 3: Sword-Maker , 1989

Volume 3: Schwertmeister , Heyne, 1993, ISBN 3-453-07236-7

• Vol. 4: Sword-Breaker , 1991

Volume 4: Schwertmagier , Heyne, 1995, ISBN 3-453-08000-9

• Vol. 5: Sword-Born , 1998

Volume 5: Schwertprinz , Heyne, 2001, ISBN 3-453-18829-2

Volume 6: Schwertrache , Heyne, 2001, ISBN 3-453-19625-2

• Vol. 6: Sword-Sworn , 2002

Volume 7: Schwertbruder , Heyne, 2003, ISBN 3-453-86173-6

• Vol. 7: Sword-Bound , Summer 2013

Volume 8: not yet displayed

• Vol. 8: "Sword-Bearer", published soon at DAW Books

Volume 9: not yet displayed

Robin Hood / Marian

• Vol. 1: Lady of the Forest , 1993

Volume 1: Mistress of the woods , Goldmann, 1995, ISBN 3-442-24622-9

• Vol. 2: Lady of Sherwood , 1999

Volume 2: The Mistress of Sherwood , Goldmann, 2002, ISBN 3-442-35624-5

The Chronicle of the Golden Key

See The Chronicle of the Golden Key by Melanie Rawn ...

Caravans

• Vol. 1: Karavans , 2006
• Vol. 2: Deepwood , 2007
• Vol. 3: The Wild Road , Summer 2013
• Vol. 4: Dragon Moon , published soon at DAW Books

Single novels

• Smoketree , 1985
• Kansas Blood , as Jay Mitchell, 1986
• Royal Captive , as Jennifer O'Green, 1987

Broken Shackles , Cora, 1988

• Highlander: Scotland the Brave , 1996
• Lady of the Glen , 1996

Mistress of the Valleys , Goldmann, 2001, ISBN 3-442-35671-7

Anthologies (as editor)

• Return to Avalon , with Martin H. Greenberg , 1996

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Return to Avalon , Goldmann, 1997, ISBN 3-442-41600-0

• Highwaymen: Robbers and Rogues , with Elizabeth Danforth , 1997
• Out of Avalon , with Martin H. Greenberg , 2001

Web links

• Literature by and about Jennifer Roberson in the catalog of the German National Library
• Jennifer Roberson in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Jennifer Roberson in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• Works by and about Jennifer Roberson at Open Library
• Jennifer Roberson's official homepage ( Memento from July 30, 2003 in the Internet Archive )