Deborah J. Ross: Biography, Bibliography, Darkover, The Seven-Petaled Shield, Anthologies, and a List of Books by Author Deborah J. Ross

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

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Ross was born in April 1947 and grew up in California. She has always told stories, even as a very young child. Ross attended Portland State University, graduating in 1973. After two degrees (biology and psychology), a marriage, and trying to split her time between her career as a chiropractor and her first child, she decided to settle down to write professionally.

Around this time, she became friends with Marion Zimmer Bradley. When Marion 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 Marion's death in 1999, Ross was invited to work on a project with her set in Darkover. As she explains on her website:

As Marion's health declined, I was invited to work with her on one or more Darkover novels. We decided that rather than extend the story of "modern" Darkover, we would return to the Ages of Chaos. Marion envisioned a trilogy beginning with the Hastur Rebellion and the fall of Neskaya, the enduring friendship between Varzil the Good and Carolin Hastur, and extending to the fire-bombing of Hali and the signing of the Compact. While I scribbled notes as fast as I could, she would sit back, eyes alight, and begin a story with, "Now, the Hasturs tried to control the worst excesses of laran weapons, but there were always others under development . . ." or "Of course, Varzil and Carolin had been brought up on tales of star-crossed lovers who perished in the destruction of Neskaya . . ."Marion passed away in September 1999, and I was privileged to participate in her funeral. In completing this project, I hope to honor her memory and the enduring vision she has left to us all.

After a divorce, she changed her legal name back to Ross. She now lives in the wilderness of the Santa Cruz redwoods with her husband (and fellow writer), Dave Trowbridge. She is mother of two children, has two cats and one german shepherd.

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Total Books: 37

2023 - Jewels of Darkover (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185755
ISBN-10: 1938185757
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

2022 - The Laran Gambit (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781938185724
ISBN-10: 1938185722
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

2019 - A Heat Wave in the Hellers and Other Tales of Darkover (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781611387766
ISBN-10: 1611387760
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

2019 - Citadels of Darkover [Darkover anthology] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185625
ISBN-10: 1938185625
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

2019 - Lace and Blade 5 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185649
ISBN-10: 1938185641
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

2018 - Sword and Sorceress 33 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185588
ISBN-10: 1938185587
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

2018 - It Happened at the Ball (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781611387537
ISBN-10: 1611387531
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance

2018 - Crossroads of Darkover [Darkover anthology - Volume 18] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185526
ISBN-10: 1938185528
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

2018 - Lace and Blade 4 [Volume 4] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185502
ISBN-10: 1938185501

2017 - Thunderlord [Darkover] (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780756410551
ISBN-10: 075641055X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 4.5/5 Stars.

2017 - Nevertheless She Persisted a Book VIew Cafe Anthology (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781611386875
ISBN-10: 161138687X
Genre: Literature & Fiction

2017 - Masques of Darkover [Darkover anthology - Volume 17] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185465
ISBN-10: 1938185463
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

2016 - Realms of Darkover [Darkover anthology - Volume 16] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185427
ISBN-10: 1938185420
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

2015 - Gifts of Darkover [Darkover anthology - Volume 15] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185267
ISBN-10: 1938185269
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 4.5/5 Stars.

2014 - The Heir of Khored [Seven-Petaled Shield Trilogy] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780756409210
ISBN-10: 0756409217
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 3/5 Stars.

2014 - Stars of Darkover [Darkover anthology - Volume 14] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781938185250
ISBN-10: 1938185250
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

2014 - The Children of Kings a Darkover Novel (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780756408541
ISBN-10: 0756408547
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 3/5 Stars.

2013 - Shannivar Volume Two of the Sevenpetaled Shield [The Seven-Petaled Shield Trilogy] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780756409203
ISBN-10: 0756409209
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

2013 - The Sevenpetaled Shield (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780756406219
ISBN-10: 0756406218
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

2013 - Children of Kings a Darkover Novel (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780756407971
ISBN-10: 0756407974
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

2012 - The Feathered Edge Tales of Magic Love and Daring (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780615599939
ISBN-10: 0615599931
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

2011 - Hastur Lord a Novel of Darkover (Paperback)

2010 - Hastur Lord [Darkover] (Hardcover)

2008 - The Alton Gift [Children of Kings, Bk 1] (Paperback)

2006 - Die Flamme Von Hali Die Feuer Von Darkover 3 (Paperback)

2005 - A Flame in Hali [Clingfire, Bk 3] (Paperback)

2004 - Zandrus Schmiede Die Feuer Von Darkover 2 (Paperback)

2004 - A Flame in Hali [Clingfire Trilogy] (Hardcover)

2004 - Zandru's Forge [Clingfire Trilogy, Bk. 2] (Paperback)

2002 - Die Feuer Von Darkover 01 Der Untergang Von Neskaya (Paperback)

2002 - The Fall of Neskaya [The Clingfire Trilogy, Book 1] (Paperback)

2002 - The Fall of Neskaya the Clingfire Trilogy Volume I [Clingfire Trilogy] (Paperback)

2001 - The Fall of Neskaya the Clingfire Trilogy Volume I [Darkover] (Hardcover)