Jane M. Lindskold is an American writer of

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Early life

Jane M. Lindskold was born on 15 September 1962, and grew up in

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, and the

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area. Jane is the first of four siblings, the others being Ann M. Lindskold Nalley, Graydon M. Lindskold, and Susan M. Lindskold Speer. Lindskold's father, John E. Lindskold, was head of the Land and Natural Resources Division, Western Division of the United States Justice Department. Her mother, Barbara DiSalle Lindskold, was also an attorney. Jane received a Ph.D. in English from Fordham, concentrating on Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern British Literature.

Literary work

Mentored by her friend,

Roger Zelazny Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937 – June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for ''The Chronicles of Amber''. He won the Nebula Award three times (out of 14 nomin ...

, she started publishing stories in 1992, and she published her first novel, ''Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls'' in December, 1994. In her ''Athanor'' series, she writes about the creatures of legend — shape-shifters,

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, merfolk, and

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s — who have sworn to keep their existence hidden from a human race prone to kill what it does not understand. In her ''

Firekeeper Saga The ''Firekeeper Saga'' is a series of books written by Jane Lindskold. The series was launched in 2001 with the novel ''Through Wolf's Eyes'' and as of 2020, is currently made up of eight novels. Premise The series follows Firekeeper, a woman wh ...

'', she writes about a woman who discovers that politics among the wolves she was raised by and politics among human royalty are not so different.

Critical reception

Charles de Lint Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese ancestry. He is married to, and plays music with, MaryAnn Harris. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has composed works of urban fantasy, cont ...

, reviewing ''Changer'', praised "Lindskold's ability to tell a fast-paced, contemporary story that still carries the weight and style of old mythological story cycles."

Terri Windling Terri Windling (born December 3, 1958 in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. She has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoke ...

called ''Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls'' "a complex, utterly original work of speculative fiction." Lindskold lives in

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, with her husband, archaeologist Jim Moore.

Bibliography

The Athanor series

* * ''Legends walking'' (1999) Republished in 2012 as ''Changer's daughter : a novel of the Athenor''

The Firekeeper Saga

* ''Through Wolf's Eyes'' (2001) * ''Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart'' (2002) * ''

The Dragon of Despair ''The Dragon of Despair'' is a 2003 fantasy novel by Jane Lindskold. The book is the third in the ''Firekeeper Saga'', happening about a year after ''Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart''. Synopsis The novel continues the story of Firekeeper, who must d ...

'' (2003) * ''Wolf Captured'' (2004) * ''

Wolf Hunting Wolf hunting is the practice of hunting gray wolves ''(Canis lupus)'' or other species of wolves. Wolves are mainly hunted for sport, for their skins, to protect livestock and, in some rare cases, to protect humans. Wolves have been actively hun ...

'' (2006) * '' Wolf's Blood'' (2007) * '' Wolf's Search'' (2019) * '' Wolf's Soul'' (2020)

Breaking the Wall (a.k.a. Land of Smoke and Sacrifice) series

* '' Thirteen Orphans'' (2008) * '' Nine Gates'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010)

Captain Ah-Lee series

(novellas all, published only as

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s) * ''Endpoint Insurance'' (2011) * ''Here to There'' (2011) * ''Star Messenger'' (2011) * ''Winner Take Trouble'' (2011)

Star Kingdom series (with David Weber)

David Weber was the sole author of the first book, '' A Beautiful Friendship'' * ''

Fire Season ''Fire Season'' is a 2012 young adult science fiction novel by American authors David Weber and Jane Lindskold. Set in the fictional Honorverse, it is the second book in the prequel Stephanie Harrington series, part of the multi-part Honor Harr ...

'' (2012) * '' Treecat Wars'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2022)

Artemis Awakening series

* ''Artemis Awakening'' (2014) * ''Artemis Invaded'' (2015)

Other novels

* ''Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls'' (1994) * ''Marks of Our Brothers'' (1995) * ''The Pipes of Orpheus'' (1995) * ''Smoke and Mirrors'' (1996) * ''When the Gods are Silent'' (1997) * ''

Donnerjack ''Donnerjack'' is a science fiction novel begun by American author Roger Zelazny and completed after his death by his companion Jane Lindskold. It was published in 1997. The original title of the book was ''"Donnerjack, of Virtú"''. Initially, ...

'' (1997) with Roger Zelazny * ''

Lord Demon ''Lord Demon'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Roger Zelazny, completed in 1999 by Jane Lindskold after his death. It is a "scientific" fantasy built on favorite themes (the necessity of knowing oneself, taking risks, accepting the vulne ...

'' (1999) with Roger Zelazny * '' The Buried Pyramid'' (2004) * ''Child of a Rainless Year'' (2005) * ''Asphodel'' (2018)

Stories

* "Good Boy" (1992) * "Dark Lady" (1995) * "Domino's Tale" (1995) * "Kangaroo Straight" (1995) * "Relief" (1995) * "The Seventh Martial Art" (1995) * "Teapot" (1995) * "Noh Cat Afternoon" in '' Catfantastic IV'' (1996) * "Child of the Night" (1996) * "A Dreaming of Dead Poets (1996) * "Web-Surfing Past Lives (1996) * "Hell's Mark (1997) * "Small Heroes (1997) * "Auspicious Stars (1998) * "Winner Takes Trouble (1998) * "The Queen's Gambit" in '' Worlds of Honor'' (1999) * "The Beanstalk Incident" (1999) * "Out of Hot Water" (1999) * "The Big Lie" (2000) * "Endpoint Insurance" (2000) * "On the Edge of Sleep" (2000) * "Ruins of the Past" (2000) * "Sacrifice" (2000) * "The Road to Stony Creek" in ''

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'' (2001) * "Promised Land" in ''

The Service of the Sword ''The Service of the Sword'', published in 2003, was the fourth anthology of stories set in the Honor Harrington universe or Honorverse. The stories in the anthologies serve to introduce characters, provide deeper more complete backstory and f ...

'' (2003) * "Ruthless" in ''

In Fire Forged ''In Fire Forged'', published February 1, 2011,In Fire Forged: Worlds of Honor V ...

'' (2011)

Non-fiction

* ''Roger Zelazny'' (biography, 1993) * ''

Chronomaster ''Chronomaster'' is adventure game developed by DreamForge Intertainment for MS-DOS compatible operating systems and published by IntraCorp on 20 December 1995. Its main plot was written by novelist Roger Zelazny and was his last known work, as ...

: The Official Strategy Guide'' (1996) * ''Wanderings on Writing'' (2014)

Critical studies and reviews of Lindskold's work

References

External links

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