Barbara Hambly

Barbara Hambly is a well-known American fantasy author born in the Naval Hospital of San Diego, California on the August 28, 1951.

Table of contents

1 Biography 2 Books 2.1 The Windrose Chronicles 2.2 The Darwath Trilogy 2.3 Sun Wolf and Starhawk 2.4 Sun-Cross 3 External Links

Biography

She grew up in Montclair, California and has an older sister Mary and younger brother Ed. She went to the University of California at Riverside, earning a Masters degree in Medieval History in 1975. She spent a year in Bordeaux, France as part of her studies. Her first novel to be published was Time of the Dark by Del Rey in 1982.

She has been, at various times, a high-school teacher, a model, a waitress, a technical editor, an all-night liquor store clerk, and a karate instructor. Her interests include dancing, painting, historical and fantasy costuming, and carpentry. She holds a black belt in Shotokan Karate.

Books

The Windrose Chronicles

• The Silent Tower (1986)
• The Silicon Mage (1988)
• Dog Wizard (1993)

The Darwath Trilogy

• The Time of the Dark (1982)
• The Walls of Air (1983)
• The Armies of Daylight (1993)
• Mother of Winter (1996)
• Icefalcon's Quest (1998)

Sun Wolf and Starhawk

• The Ladies of Mandrigyn (1984)
• The Witches of Wenshar (1987)
• The Dark Hand of Magic (1990)

Sun-Cross

• The Rainbow Abyss (1991)
• The Magicians of Night (1992)

External Links

• The Barbara Hambly Page