Holly Lisle (October 8, 1960-August 27, 2024)[1] was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, paranormal romance and romantic suspense novels. She was also known for her work in educating writers, including her e-book Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love And Money, starting the Forward Motion Writers' Community web site, and her novel-writing and revision courses How to Think Sideways.[2]

Bibliography

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Unless otherwise noted, books on this list are fantasy.

Series

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Arhel

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Glenraven

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Co-authored with Marion Zimmer Bradley

  • 1996 Glenraven
  • 1998 In the Rift – Glenraven II

Devil's Point

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  • 1996 Sympathy for the Devil
  • 1996 The Devil and Dan Cooley (with Walter Spence)
  • 1997 Hell on High (with Ted Nolan)

Bard's Tale

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The Secret Texts

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  • 2002 Vincalis the Agitator (a prequel to the other three books which form a trilogy)[1][4]
  • 1998 Diplomacy of Wolves
  • 1999 Vengeance of Dragons
  • 2000 Courage of Falcons

World Gates

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  • 2002 Memory of Fire
  • 2003 The Wreck of Heaven
  • 2004 Gods Old and Dark

Korre

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  • 2005 Talyn
  • 2008 Hawkspar
  • Yet to be Published: Redbird[5]

Moon and Sun

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Cadence Drake[5][2] (Science Fiction)

  • 1997 Hunting the Corrigan's Blood
  • 2012 Warpaint

Tales from the Longview (set in the same universe as the Cadence Drake series) [5][3] (Science Fiction)

  • 2017 Born From Fire (originally published as "Enter The Death Circus" in 2014)
  • 2017 The Selling of Suzee Delight
  • 2017 The Philosopher Gambit
  • 2017 Gunslinger Moon
  • 2018 Vipers’ Nest
  • 2018 The Owner's Tale[5]

Short Fiction

Other fiction

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  • 1992 When the Bough Breaks (with Mercedes Lackey, set in the SERRAted Edge series)
  • 1993 Minerva Wakes
  • 1994 The Rose Sea (with S.M. Stirling)
  • 1995 Mall, Mayhem and Magic (with Chris Guin)
  • 2004 Midnight Rain (paranormal romantic suspense)
  • 2005 Last Girl Dancing (paranormal romantic suspense)
  • 2006 I See You (paranormal romantic suspense)
  • 2007 Night Echoes (paranormal romantic suspense)

Books for writers (non-fiction)

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  • 2000 Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love and Money (non-fiction) (e-book)
  • 2006 Create a Character Clinic (non-fiction) (e-book, available via the author's web shop)
  • 2006 Create a Language Clinic (non-fiction) (e-book)
  • 2006 Create a Culture Clinic (non-fiction) (e-book)
  • 2007 Create a Plot Clinic (non-fiction) (e-book)
  • 2008 How to write page-turning scenes (non-fiction) (e-book)
  • 2014: Create a World Clinic (non-fiction) (e-book)

References

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  1. ^ "Goodbye, dear friend". September 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "About Holly Lisle and this site… What are you DOING here?". January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Compton Crook Award Winners". Baltimore Science Fiction Society. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "The Secret Texts – Holly Lisle: Writer". hollylisle.com. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Holly Lisle: Writer". hollylisle.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Books – Holly Lisle: Writer". hollylisle.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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