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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Marion Zimmer Bradley hoped to become an [[opera]] singer, but ended up teaching and writing to pay the bills. She wrote more than fifty novels, established a fantasy magazine (''[[Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine]]'') that was the first publishing home for many aspiring writers, and edited numerous anthologies, particularly including the [[Sword and Sorceress (series)|Sword and Sorceress]] series of anthologies. | Marion Zimmer Bradley hoped to become an [[opera]] singer, but ended up teaching and writing to pay the bills. She wrote more than fifty novels, established a fantasy magazine (''[[Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine]]'') that was the first publishing home for many aspiring writers, and edited numerous anthologies, particularly including the [[Sword and Sorceress (series)|Sword and Sorceress]] series of anthologies. | ||
==Names== | |||
Numerous pseudonyms under which she wrote gay stuff in the 60s and porn. | |||
* Lee Chapman | |||
* John Dexter | |||
* Miriam Gardner | |||
* Valerie Graves | |||
* Morgan Ives | |||
* John J. Wells | |||
==Works== | |||
'''[[Darkover series]]''' | |||
* ''[[The Heritage of Hastur]]'' (1975) | |||
* ''[[Forbidden Tower]]'' (1977) | |||
* ''[[The Shattered Chain]]'' (1975) | |||
* ''[[Thendara House]]'' (1983) | |||
* ''[[City of Sorcery]]'' (1984) | |||
'''[[Avalon series]]''' | |||
* ''[[The Mists of Avalon]]'' (1983) | |||
* ''[[The Forest House]]'' (1994) | |||
* ''[[Lady of Avalon]]'' (1997) | |||
* ''[[Priestess of Avalon]]'' (2001) | |||
'''Other works''' | |||
* ''[[The Firebrand]]'' (1987) | |||
* ''[[The Ruins of Isis]]'' (1978) | |||
* ''[[Lythande]]'' (1986 collection) | |||
Editor, ''[[Sword and Sorceress series]]'' | |||
Revision as of 14:39, 2 April 2007
Marion Zimmer Bradley's most popular contributions to feminist sf are the Darkover stories, particularly the stories about the Free Amazons (the Saga of the Renunciates), and The Mists of Avalon, a feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend.
Biography
Marion Zimmer Bradley hoped to become an opera singer, but ended up teaching and writing to pay the bills. She wrote more than fifty novels, established a fantasy magazine (Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine) that was the first publishing home for many aspiring writers, and edited numerous anthologies, particularly including the Sword and Sorceress series of anthologies.
Names
Numerous pseudonyms under which she wrote gay stuff in the 60s and porn.
- Lee Chapman
- John Dexter
- Miriam Gardner
- Valerie Graves
- Morgan Ives
- John J. Wells
Works
- The Heritage of Hastur (1975)
- Forbidden Tower (1977)
- The Shattered Chain (1975)
- Thendara House (1983)
- City of Sorcery (1984)
- The Mists of Avalon (1983)
- The Forest House (1994)
- Lady of Avalon (1997)
- Priestess of Avalon (2001)
Other works
- The Firebrand (1987)
- The Ruins of Isis (1978)
- Lythande (1986 collection)
Editor, Sword and Sorceress series
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