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Marion Zimmer Bradley


USA flag (1930 - 1999)
Sister of Paul Edwin Zimmer

aka Lee Chapman, John Dexter, Miriam Gardner, Morgan Ives

Marion Zimmer was born in Albany, NY, on June 3, 1930, and married Robert Alden Bradley in 1949. Mrs. Bradley received her B.A. in 1964 from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, then did graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1965-67.

Writing for over 4 decades, she is best known for her Darkover science fantasy series and her Arthurian masterpiece, The Mists of Avalon. She also edited anthologies for 14 years and published Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine.

She died in Berkeley, California on September 25, 1999, four days after suffering a major heart attack.
 

Awards: WFA (2000)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
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Arilinn
(Darkover)
Series
Darkover
   1. Darkover Landfall (1972)
   2. Stormqueen! (1978) (with Paul Edwin Zimmer)
   3. The Fall of Neskaya (2001) (with Deborah J Ross)
   4. Zandru's Forge (2003) (with Deborah J Ross)
   5. A Flame in Hali (2004) (with Deborah J Ross)
   6. Hawkmistress! (1982)
   7. Two to Conquer (1980)
   8. The Heirs of Hammerfell (1989)
   9. The Spell Sword (1974)
   10. The Shattered Chain (1976)
   11. Rediscovery (1993) (with Mercedes Lackey)
   12. The Forbidden Tower (1977)
   13. Thendara House (1983)
   14. City of Sorcery (1984)
   15. Star of Danger (1965)
   16. Winds of Darkover (1970)
   17. Thunderlord (2016) (with Deborah J Ross)
   18. The Heritage of Hastur (1975)
   19. The Planet Savers (1958)
   20. The Sword of Aldones (1962)
   The Bloody Sun (1964)
   21. Sharra's Exile (1981)
   22. The World Wreckers (1971)
   23. Hastur Lord (2010) (with Deborah J Ross)
   24. Exile's Song (1996) (with Adrienne Martine-Barnes)
   25. The Shadow Matrix (1997) (with Adrienne Martine-Barnes)
   26. Traitor's Sun (1999) (with Adrienne Martine-Barnes)
   27. The Alton Gift (2007) (with Deborah J Ross)
   28. The Children of Kings (2013) (with Deborah J Ross)
   The Laran Gambit (2022) (with Deborah J Ross)
   Arilinn (2024) (with Deborah J Ross)
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Claire Moffatt
   1. Dark Satanic (1972)
   2. The Inheritor (1984)
   3. Witch Hill (1990)
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Hunters (with Paul Edwin Zimmer)
   1. Hunters of the Red Moon (1973)
   2. The Survivors (1979)
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Avalon
   1. The Mists of Avalon (1979)
   2. The Forest House (1991) (with Diana L Paxson)

     aka The Forests of Avalon

   3. Lady of Avalon (1997) (with Diana L Paxson)
   4. Priestess of Avalon (2000) (with Diana L Paxson)
   5. The Ancestors of Avalon (2004) (with Diana L Paxson)
   6. Ravens of Avalon (2007) (with Diana L Paxson)
   7. Sword of Avalon (2009) (with Diana L Paxson)
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Web of Light
   1. Web of Light (1983)
   2. Web of Darkness (1983)
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Mists of Avalon
   1. Mistress of Magic (1994)
   2. The High Queen (1994)
   3. The King Stag (1994)
   4. The Prisoner in the Oak (1994)
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Witchlight
   1. Ghostlight (1995)
   2. Witchlight (1996)
   3. Gravelight (1997)
   4. Heartlight (1998)
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Glenraven (with Holly Lisle)
   1. Glenraven (1996)
   2. In the Rift (1998)
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Novels
   Falcons of Narabedla (1957)
   The Door Through Space (1961)
   Seven from the Stars (1961)
   I am a Lesbian (1962) (as by Lee Chapman)
   The Colors Of Space (1963)
   My Sister, My Love (1963) (as by Miriam Gardner)
   Spare Her Heaven (1963) (as by Morgan Ives)
   Anything Goes (1964) (as by Morgan Ives)
   Twilight Lovers (1964) (as by Miriam Gardner)
   Castle Terror (1965)
   Knives of Desire (1966) (as by Morgan Ives)
   No Adam for Eve (1966) (as by John Dexter)
   Souvenir of Monique (1967)
   The Strange Women (1967) (as by Miriam Gardner)
   Bluebeard's Daughter (1968)
   The Brass Dragon (1969)
   The Jewel of Arwen (1974)
   The Endless Voyage (1975)
     aka The Endless Universe
   Can Ellen Be Saved (1975)
   Drums of Darkness (1976)
   The Ruins of Isis (1977)
     aka Haunted Spaceship
   The Catch Trap (1979)
   The House Between the Worlds (1980)
   Survey Ship (1980)
   Night's Daughter (1985)
   Warrior Woman (1985)
   The FireBrand (1987)
   Tiger Burning Bright (1995) (with Mercedes Lackey and Andre Norton)
   Year of the Big Thaw (2011)
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Collections
   The Dark Intruder (1964)
   The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley (1985)
   The Complete Lythande (1986)
   Jamie (1988)
   The Gratitude of Kings (1997)
   The Early Works of Marion Zimmer Bradley (2009)
   Science Fiction Gems, Volume Two (2011) (with others)
   Giant Science-Fiction Six-Pack (2014) (with others)
   Science Fiction Gems, Volume 9 (2015) (with others)
   Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack 2 (2018) (with others)
   The Science Fiction Collection 3 (2018) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Climbing Wave (1955)
   Death Between the Stars (1956)
   The Wind People (1959)
   The Wild One (1960)
   Treason of the Blood (1962)
   The Parting of Arwen (1974)
   Men, Halflings, and Hero Worship (2009)
   The Once and Future Merlin (2012)
   Bird of Prey (2012)
   Phoenix (2023) (with Ted White)
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Anthologies edited
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Series contributed to
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Darkover Anthology
   1. The Keeper's Price (1980)
   2. Sword of Chaos (1982)
   3. Free Amazons of Darkover (1985)
   4. The Other Side of the Mirror (1987)
   5. Red Sun of Darkover (1987)
   6. Four Moons of Darkover (1988)
   7. Domains of Darkover (1990)
   8. Renunciates of Darkover (1991)
   9. Leroni of Darkover (1991)
   10. Towers of Darkover (1993)
   11. Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover (1993)
   12. Snows of Darkover (1994)
   13. Music of Darkover (2013) (with Elisabeth Waters)
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Darkover Short Stories
   A Different Kind of Courage (1985) (with Mercedes Lackey)
   Set a Thief (1991) (with Mercedes Lackey)
   Poetic License (1994) (with Mercedes Lackey)
   The Ballad of Hastur and Cassilda (2009)
   Blood Will Tell (2009)
   A Man of Impulse (2009)
   Bonds of Sisterhood (2009)
   Bride Price (2009)
   Everything But Freedom (2009)
   Lesson of the Inn (2009)
   Firetrap (2009) (with Elisabeth Waters)
   The Hawkmaster's Son (2009)
   Hilary's Homecoming (2009)
   Hilary's Wedding (2009)
   House Rules (2009)
   Knives (2009)
   Legend of Lady Bruna (2009)
   The Shadow (2009)
   Ten Minutes or So (2009)
   To Keep the Oath (2009)
   The Word of a Hastur (2009)
   Object Lesson (2010) (with Mercedes Lackey)
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Trillium
   1. Black Trillium (1990) (with Julian May and Andre Norton)
   3. Golden Trillium (1993) (with Julian May and Andre Norton)
   4. Lady of the Trillium (1995)
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Books containing stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Black Cat Weekly #123 (2024)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 123)
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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The Future Is Female! (2018)
(Future Is Female!, book 1)
edited by
Lisa Yaszek

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Awards
2000 World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement
1984 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel : The Mists of Avalon

Award nominations
1995 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Forest House
1988 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The FireBrand
1986 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley
1985 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : City of Sorcery
1984 Prometheus Award (nominee) : Thendara House
1984 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Thendara House
1983 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (nominee) : The Mists of Avalon
1983 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Hawkmistress!
1982 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Sharra's Exile
1981 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Two to Conquer
1979 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Stormqueen!
1978 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Forbidden Tower
1978 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Forbidden Tower
1977 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Shattered Chain
1976 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Heritage of Hastur
1975 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Heritage of Hastur
1963 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Sword of Aldones


Marion Zimmer Bradley recommends
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Beauty and the Werewolf (2011)
(Five Hundred Kingdoms, book 6)
Mercedes Lackey
"A writer whose work I've loved all along."
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Lords of Rainbow (2003)
(Lords of Rainbow)
Vera Nazarian
"...like all of Vera's stories - strange, poignant, and exquisite... her novel about a world without color - strange when what she writes is so colorful."
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The Madagascar Manifesto (2002)
(Madagascar Manifesto)
Janet Berliner and George Guthridge
"A shocking yet warmly human story. Very much worth reading."

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