This will be an overall site for people interested in Diana Paxson's literary works. There's no real content here yet, but in the meantime here is a fairly complete list of her published books (but not her short stories and poetry):
First, there are the series: Westria, Wodan's Children, and the Chronicles of Finn mac Cumhal. There's also her Arthurian novel, which you may find as 1, 2, or 4 volumes because splitting a large novel into 4 serials was very popular in the US in 2000, so I'll list it with the series even though it was intended as a single volume: Westria: Lady of Light (1982) Lady of Darkness (1983) -- these two can rarely be found separately, but are more commonly found as an omnibus titled either _Lady of Light, Lady of Darkness_ (UK edition) or _Mistress of the Jewels_ (US edition) Silverhair the Wanderer (1986) The Earthstone (1987) The Sea Star (1988) The Wind Crystal (1990) The Jewel of Fire (1992) The Golden Hills of Westria (2006) This new book doesn't require the rest of the series to read, and hit the shelves in early 2006. Wodan's Children: The Wolf and the Raven (1993) The Dragons of the Rhine (1995) The Lord of Horses (1996) Chronicles of Finn mac Cumhal (written with Adrienne Martine-Barnes) Master of Earth and Water (1993) The Shield between the Worlds (1994) Sword of Fire and Shadow (1996) The Hallowed Isle (all 1999): You may find these as one volume with two books (Sword & Spear, Cauldron & Stone), all in one volume (The Hallowed Isle) or as four trade paperbacks as they were originally published. The two-book volumes were published in 2000: The Hallowed Isle: The Book of the Sword The Hallowed Isle: The Book of the Spear The Hallowed Isle: The Book of the Cauldron The Hallowed Isle: The Book of the Stone Then there are many "stand-alone" novels. While some of them (_Brisingamen_ and _The Paradise Tree_ in particular) are modern fantasy, the rest are "historical novels where they take their religion *very* seriously!" according to Diana -- and fantasy according to her publishers! Brisingamen (1984) White Mare, Red Stallion (1986) The Paradise Tree (1987) The White Raven (1988) The Serpent's Tooth (1991) Lastly, there are the results of a long-standing association. Marion Zimmer Bradley is Diana Paxson's sister-in-law. When MZB had a stroke in the early nineties, it became hard for her to continue work on her Avalon series, and Diana did an increasing amount of work with every book after the first one -- but I hasten to add that Diana did *not* write any of _The Mists of Avalon_. So, the following books, while published under MZB's name, should be considered collaborations with more of Diana's actual writing as the series progresses. _Priestess of Avalon_ was the first to openly have Diana's name on the cover, and _Ancestors of Avalon_, recently released, is actually a collaboration with MZB's son, David Bradley. The Forest House (1993) Lady of Avalon (1998) Priestess of Avalon (2002) Ancestors of Avalon (2004) Diana has recently submitted a completed manuscript for a new book in this series, _Ravens of Avalon_, with a probable publication date of sometime in 2008.
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-- Lorrie Wood, webmistress