Barbara Hambly

Barbara Hambly (http://www.barbarahambly.com/) is an SF and historical writer.

Themes and tropes

• Warrior woman; especially one who leaves her world/community to become a warrior; see Gil Patterson in The Darwath trilogy; Starhawk in the Sun Wolf books
• Younger woman and older man love affair -- see Starhawk and Gil Patterson in the Darwath trilogy and the Starhawk/Sun Wolf trilogy; James Asher and Lydia in the James Asher vampire novels.
• Magic / wizardry that enables the wizard to see in the dark; is an in-born facility; see the Darwath trilogy and the Starhawk/Sun Wolf trilogy
• A not-quite-Christian-like religion that calls magic heresy / devil-worshipping; see the Darwath trilogy and the Starhawk/Sun Wolf trilogy

Bibliography

The Darwath Trilogy

1. The Time of the Dark (1982)
2. The Walls of Air (1983)
3. The Armies of Daylight (1983)

Standalone Darwath Novels

• Mother of Winter (1996; Locus award nominee 1997)
• Icefalcon's Quest (1998)

Sun Wolf and Starhawk

1. The Ladies of Mandrigyn (1984; Locus award nominee, 1985)
2. The Witches of Wenshar (1987; Locus award nominee, 1988)
3. The Dark Hand of Magic (1990)

Winterlands

1. Dragonsbane (1985; Locus award nominee, 1986 and 1987)
2. Dragonshadow (1999; Locus award nominee, 2000)
3. Knight of the Demon Queen (2000; Locus award nominee, 2001)
4. Dragonstar (2002)

The Windrose Chronicles

1. The Silent Tower (1986)
2. The Silicon Mage (1988)
3. Dog Wizard (1993; Locus award nominee, 1994)

• Stranger at the Wedding/Sorcerer's Ward (1994) - [Does not include Antryg Windrose or Joanna Sheraton]

Star Trek

• Ishmael (1985)
• Ghostwalker (1991)
• Crossroad (1994)

Vampire Novels

1. Those Who Hunt The Night (1988; Locus award winner for Best Horror Novel in 1989)
2. Traveling With The Dead (1995; Locus award nominee, 1996, winner of the Lord Ruthven award, 1996)
3. Blood Maidens (2010)

Beauty and the Beast

• Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]] novelisation (1989)
• Song of Orpheus (1990)

Sun-Cross

1. The Rainbow Abyss (1991; Locus award nominee, 1992)
2. The Magicians of Night (1992; Locus award nominee, 1993)

Star Wars

• Children of the Jedi (1995)
• Planet of Twilight (1997)

The Benjamin January Mysteries

1. A Free Man of Color (1997)
2. Fever Season (1998)
3. Graveyard Dust (1999)
4. Sold Down the River (2000)
5. Die upon a Kiss (2001)
6. Wet Grave (2002)
7. Days of the Dead (2003)
8. Dead Water (2004)

Raven Sisters

1. Sisters of the Raven (2002)
2. Circle of the Moon (2005)

Other Fiction

• Bride of the Rat God (1994; Locus award nominee, 1995)
• Magic Time (2002) (with Marc Zicree)
• Renfield (2006)

Historical Fiction

• Search the Seven Hills/Quirinal Hill Affair (1983)
• The Emancipator's Wife (2005; finalist for the Michael Shaara Prize for Excellence in a Civil War Novel, 2006)
• Patriot Hearts (2007)