Deborah J. Ross

Deborah J. Ross (born April 1947), once Deborah Wheeler, is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

Biography

Ross was born in April 1947 and grew up in California. Ross attended Portland State University, graduating in 1973.^[1]

Around this time, she became friends with Marion Zimmer Bradley. When Bradley was asked to edit the first Sword and Sorceress, Ross submitted a short story for the anthology, "Imperatrix" (1984). "Imperatrix" became her first published short story, under her married name of Deborah Wheeler. Deborah Wheeler continued to write for years, producing a number of short stories and two novels, Jaydium and Northlight, through DAW books.

Before Bradley's death in 1999, Ross was invited to work on a project with her set in Darkover.^[2]

Bibliography

Novels as Deborah Wheeler

• Jaydium (1993), DAW Books, ISBN 0-88677-556-6 (out of print)
• Northlight (1995), DAW Books, ISBN 0-88677-639-2 (out of print)

Darkover

Ross worked with Marion Zimmer Bradley on several books in the Darkover series.

• The Clingfire Trilogy:
  • The Fall of Neskaya (2001), DAW Books, hardback: ISBN 0-7564-0034-1 paperback: ISBN 0-7564-0053-8
  • Zandru's Forge (2003), DAW Books, hardback: ISBN 0-7564-0149-6 paperback: ISBN 0-7564-0184-4
  • A Flame in Hali (2004), DAW Books, hardback: ISBN 0-7564-0218-2 paperback: ISBN 0-7564-0267-0
• The Modern Darkover series, which is a continuation of Zimmer Bradley's novel Traitor's Sun.
  • The Alton Gift (2007), DAW Books, hardback: ISBN 0-7564-0019-8 paperback: ISBN 978-0-7564-0480-2
  • The Children of Kings (2013), hardback: ISBN 9780756407971
  • (forthcoming, not yet titled)^[3]
• Hastur Lord (2010), DAW Books, hardback: ISBN 978-0-7564-0622-6

The Seven-Petaled Shield

An original fantasy series, intended to be a trilogy

• The Seven-Petaled Shield (2013), DAW Books, ISBN 978-0756406219
• Shannivar: Volume Two of The Seven-Petaled Shield (2013), DAW Books, ISBN 978-0756409203
• The Heir of Khored: Book Three of The Seven-Petaled Shield (2014), DAW Books, ISBN 978-0756409210

Darkover anthologies

The publication of the anthologies of Darkover restarted in 2013.^[4]

• Music of Darkover (with Elisabeth Waters) (2013)
• Stars of Darkover (2014)
• Gifts of Darkover (2015)

Anthologies

• Lace and Blade (2008), Norilana Books.
• Lace and Blade 2 (2009), Norilana Books.

References

External links

• Deborah J. Ross's personal website
• Bradley's Literary Works Trust
• DAW Books
• Deborah J. Ross at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database