Jane Lindskold
Encyclopedia
Jane M. Lindskold is an American
writer of fantasy
and science fiction
short stories
and novel
s.
Jane M. Lindskold was born in 1962, at the Columbia Hospital for Women. She is the first of four siblings: Ann M. Lindskold Nalley, Graydon M. Lindskold, and Susan M. Lindskold Speer. Lindskold's father, John E. Lindskold, was head of the Land and Natural Resources Division, Western Division of the United States Justice Department. Her mother, Barbara DiSalle Lindskold, was also an attorney. Jane M. Lindskold grew up in Washington, D.C.
and Chesapeake Bay
. She attended elementary school primarily at Holy Trinity Elementary School in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and attended high school at Immaculata Preparatory School. She studied at Fordham, where she received a Ph. D. in English, concentrating on Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern British Literature. Lindskold was a superior student and successfully defended her Ph.D. on her 26th birthday. Mentored by her friend, Roger Zelazny
, she started publishing stories in 1992, and she published her first novel, Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls in December, 1994. In her Athanor series, she writes about the creatures of legend — shape-shifters, satyrs, merfolk, and unicorns — who have sworn to keep their existence hidden from a human race prone to kill what it does not understand. In her Firekeeper Saga, she writes about a woman who discovers that politics among the wolves she was raised by and politics among human royalty are not so different.
Lindskold lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico
with her husband, archaeologist Jim Moore.
, reviewing Changer, praised "Lindskold's ability to tell a fast-paced, contemporary story that still carries the weight and style of old mythological story cycles." Terri Windling
called Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls "a complex, utterly original work of speculative fiction."
United States
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writer 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...
and 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...
short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
and novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s.
Jane M. Lindskold was born in 1962, at the Columbia Hospital for Women. She is the first of four siblings: Ann M. Lindskold Nalley, Graydon M. Lindskold, and Susan M. Lindskold Speer. Lindskold's father, John E. Lindskold, was head of the Land and Natural Resources Division, Western Division of the United States Justice Department. Her mother, Barbara DiSalle Lindskold, was also an attorney. Jane M. Lindskold grew up in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
. She attended elementary school primarily at Holy Trinity Elementary School in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and attended high school at Immaculata Preparatory School. She studied at Fordham, where she received a Ph. D. in English, concentrating on Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern British Literature. Lindskold was a superior student and successfully defended her Ph.D. on her 26th birthday. Mentored by her friend, Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny
Roger Joseph Zelazny was an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his The Chronicles of Amber series...
, she started publishing stories in 1992, and she published her first novel, Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls in December, 1994. In her Athanor series, she writes about the creatures of legend — shape-shifters, satyrs, merfolk, and unicorns — who have sworn to keep their existence hidden from a human race prone to kill what it does not understand. In her Firekeeper Saga, she writes about a woman who discovers that politics among the wolves she was raised by and politics among human royalty are not so different.
Lindskold lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
with her husband, archaeologist Jim Moore.
Critical reception
Charles de LintCharles de Lint
Charles de Lint is a Canadian fantasy author and folk musician. He is also the chief book critic for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction....
, reviewing Changer, praised "Lindskold's ability to tell a fast-paced, contemporary story that still carries the weight and style of old mythological story cycles." Terri Windling
Terri Windling
Terri Windling is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. Windling has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and her collection The Armless Maiden appeared on the short-list for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award...
called Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls "a complex, utterly original work of speculative fiction."
The Firekeeper Saga
- Through Wolf's EyesThrough Wolf's EyesThrough Wolf's Eyes is the first book in the Firekeeper Saga by Jane Lindskold.- Complete Plot Summary :Firekeeper only vaguely remembers a time when she didn't live with her “family”, a pack of "royal wolves" – bigger, stronger, and smarter than normal wolves.Now, after years in the wild, a group...
(2001) - Wolf's Head, Wolf's HeartWolf's Head, Wolf's HeartWolf's Head, Wolf's Heart is the second book in the Firekeeper Saga by Jane Lindskold.- Plot summary :Brought up by intelligent language-using Royal wolves, Firekeeper was found by humans and has yet to learn of human politics, diplomacy and more. Her other name is 'Lady Blysse'.After the three...
(2002) - The Dragon of DespairThe Dragon of DespairThe Dragon of Despair is a 20004 fantasy novel, third of six in Jane Lindskold's wolf series.The third novel in the Firekeeper Saga begins about a year after Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart...
(2003) - Wolf CapturedWolf CapturedWolf Captured is a fantasy novel by Jane Lindskold.-Series:Other books in the series are:# Through Wolf's Eyes # Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart # The Dragon of Despair # Wolf Captured # Wolf Hunting...
(2004) - Wolf HuntingWolf HuntingWolf Hunting is a novel in the Firekeeper Saga series by Jane Lindskold.-Synopsis:Here, ancient magics reveal themselves. The whole group is smitten with querinalo, and Truth the jaguar comes out a little worse for the wear...
(2006) - Wolf's BloodWolf's Blood-Synopsis:It is revealed here that Blind Seer is a Once Dead sorcerer himself, which explains his blue eyes.One of the twins is executed for treason, and The Meddler is rebuffed once and for all.-Series:Other books in the series are:...
(2007)
The Land of Smoke and Sacrifice series
- Thirteen Orphans (2008)
- Nine Gates (2009)
- Five Odd Honors (2010)
Other novels
- Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls (1994)
- Marks of Our Brothers (1995)
- The Pipes of Orpheus (1995)
- Smoke and Mirrors (1996)
- When the Gods are Silent (1997)
- DonnerjackDonnerjackDonnerjack, a science fiction novel begun by Roger Zelazny and completed by Jane Lindskold, published 1997.One of Zelazny's last works. Computers have gone independent in a Virtual Reality that contains many elements borrowed from myth and legend. Death features as a major character, and the hero...
(1997) with Roger Zelazny - Lord DemonLord DemonLord Demon is a 1999 posthumous novel by Roger Zelazny completed by Jane Lindskold.It is a "scientific" fantasy built on favorite themes of Roger Zelazny, drawing on East Asian, Irish, and hero's quest myths...
(1999) with Roger Zelazny - The Buried Pyramid (2004)
- Child of a Rainless Year (2005)
Stories
- Noh Cat Afternoon in Catfantastic IV (1996)
- Queen's Gambit in Worlds of HonorWorlds of HonorWorlds of Honor, published in 1999, was the second anthology of stories set in the Honorverse.The book contains the following stories:The Stray by Linda EvansWhat Price Dreams? by David WeberQueen's Gambit by Jane LindskoldThe Hard Way Home by David WeberDeck Load Strike by Roland J...
(1999) - Promised Land in The Service of the SwordThe Service of the SwordThe Service of the Sword, published in 2003, was the fourth anthology of stories set in the fictional Honorverse.The book contains the following stories:"Promised Land" by Jane Lindskold- External links :...
(2003)
External links
- Official Site
- Jane Lindskold at Tor BooksTor BooksTor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...