Holly Lisle
Encyclopedia
Holly Lisle is an American
writer
of fantasy
, science fiction
, paranormal romance
and romantic suspense novels. She is also known for her work in educating writers, including her e-book Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love And Money, the Forward Motion Writers' Community web site, and her novel writing and revision courses How to Think Sideways.
The Secret Texts
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, paranormal romance
Paranormal romance
Paranormal romance is a sub-genre of the romance novel. A type of speculative fiction, paranormal romance focuses on romance and includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation, blending together themes from the genres of traditional fantasy, science fiction, or horror...
and romantic suspense novels. She is also known for her work in educating writers, including her e-book Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love And Money, the Forward Motion Writers' Community web site, and her novel writing and revision courses How to Think Sideways.
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- 1992 Fire in the MistFire in the MistFire in the Mist is a fantasy novel by Holly Lisle. It was published on August 1 1992 by Baen. It was the winner of the Compton Crook Award.-Plot:...
(Available to download from Baen Free Library)(Winner Compton Crook AwardCompton Crook AwardThe Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc, at their annual Baltimore-area science fiction convention, Balticon, held on Memorial Day weekend in the...
.) - 1993 Bones of the Past
- 1995 Mind of the Magic
Glenraven
Co-authored with Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
- 1996 Glenraven
- 1998 In the Rift -- Glenraven II
Devil's Point
- 1996 Sympathy for the Devil (Available to download from Baen Free Library)
- 1996 The Devil and Dan Cooley (with Walter Spence)
- 1997 Hell on High (with Ted Nolan)
Bard's Tale
- 1996 Thunder of the Captains (with Aaron AllstonAaron AllstonAaron Allston is an American game designer and novelist of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels. His works as a game designer include game supplements for several role-playing games, several of which served to establish the basis for products and subsequent development of TSR's...
) - 1997 Wrath of the Princes (with Aaron AllstonAaron AllstonAaron Allston is an American game designer and novelist of many science fiction books, notably Star Wars novels. His works as a game designer include game supplements for several role-playing games, several of which served to establish the basis for products and subsequent development of TSR's...
) - 1998 Curse of the Black Heron
The Secret TextsThe Secret TextsThe Secret Texts, is a fantasy book series by Holly Lisle. Books in this series are Diplomacy of Wolves , Vengeance of Dragons , and Courage of Falcons . Vincalis the Agitator is a prequel to this series....
- 1998 Diplomacy of Wolves
- 1999 Vengeance of Dragons
- 2000 Courage of Falcons
- 2002 Vincalis the Agitator (a prequel to the other three books which form a trilogy)
World Gates
- 2002 Memory of Fire
- 2003 The Wreck of Heaven
- 2004 Gods Old and Dark
Other fiction
- 1992 When the Bough Breaks (with Mercedes LackeyMercedes LackeyMercedes "Misty" Lackey is a best-selling American author of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar...
) - 1993 Minerva Wakes
- 1994 The Rose Sea (with S.M. Stirling)
- 1995 Mall, Mayhem and Magic (with Chris Guin)
- 1997 Hunting the Corrigan's Blood (science fiction)
- 2004 Midnight RainMidnight Rain (novel)Midnight Rain is a paranormal romantic suspense novel by Holly Lisle, published in 2004, the first novel of this type Lisle has published. The protagonist of the novel is Phoebe Rain, a young woman who narrowly escaped being murdered by her ex-husband....
(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
- 2000 Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love and Money (non-fiction) (e-book, available free from the author's web site)
- 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, available via the author's web shop)
- 2006 Create a Culture Clinic (non-fiction) (e-book, available via the author's web shop)
- 2007 Create a Plot Clinic (non-fiction) (e-book, available via the author's web shop)
- In progress: Create a World Clinic
External links
- Official web site
- Forward Motion Writers' Community
- Interview at SFFWorld.com
- Books available in the Baen Free LibraryBaen Free LibraryThe Baen Free Library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house Baen Books where 112 full books can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without copy protection...
- Review of Lisle's Fire in the Mist
- Review of Lisle's Sympathy for the Devil