Diana L. Paxson

## About the Author

* **Other Names**:
* **Genres**: Historical Fantasy, Myths and Legends, Epic Fantasy
* **Writing Style**:
* **Books:** Diana L. Paxson Books

### Biography

I was born on February 20th, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan, but I count the true beginning of my life from our move west when I was three. I grew up in Pacific Palisades on the coast of southern California, and as I was an only child, I spent a lot of time roaming the (still wild) hills, figuring out how to make things (pots from the local clay, yarn from dog hair, miniature houses thatched with grass clippings), and drawing horses. But my favorite occupation was reading anything I could get my hands on, from old copies of Readers’ Digest to my father’s science fiction collection, mythology and archaeology. I spent most of my summers at Camp Trinity in the far north of California, which became the setting for the first novel about Westria. In junior high school, my heroes were Sherlock Holmes, Andy Burnett, Horatio Hornblower and D’Artagnan. But the book that impressed me the most was Poul Anderson’s The Broken Sword, my introduction to what C.S. Lewis called “Northerness”, and the first book I had read that gave me a sense of what it would be like to live with a completely different world view.

## Series

### Westria series

* Genres: Historical Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure
	1. Lady of Light (Westria Book 1) (1982)
	2. Lady of Darkness (Westria Book 2) (1983)
	3. Silverhair the Wanderer (Westria Book 3) (1986)
	4. The Earthstone (Westria Book 4) (1987)
	5. The Sea Star (Westria Book 5) (1988)
	6. The Wind Crystal (Westria Book 6) (1990)
	7. The Jewel of Fire (Westria Book 7) (1992)
	8. The Golden Hills of Westria (Westria Book 8) (2006)

### Avalon series

* Genres: High Fantasy, Myths and Legends
* Theme: Arthurian Fantasy
* Co-Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
* Series list:
	1. The Mists of Avalon (Avalon Book 1) (1983) - Author: MZB
	2. The Forest House (Avalon Book 2) (1993) - Authors: MZB, Paxton
	3. Lady of Avalon (Avalon Book 3) (1997) - Authors: MZB, Paxton
	4. Priestess of Avalon (Avalon Book 4) (2000) - Authors: MZB, Paxton
	5. Ancestors of Avalon (Avalon Book 5) (2004) - Author: Paxton
	6. Ravens of Avalon (Avalon Book 6) (2007) - Author: Paxton
	7. Sword of Avalon (Avalon Book 7) (2009) - Author: Paxton

### Wodan's Children series

* Genres: Historical Fantasy, Myths and Legends
* Theme: *It is the fifth century, and the Germanic tribes are pushing westward toward the world of Rome.*
* Series list:
	1. The Wolf and the Raven (Wodan's Children Book 1) (1993, reissued 2013)
	2. The Dragons of the Rhine (Wodan's Children Book 2) (1995)
	3. The Lord of Horses (Wodan's Children Book 3) (1996)

### Chronicle of Fionn mac Cumhal

* Co-Author: Adrienne Martine-Barnes
* Genres: Historical Fantasy
* Theme: The story of Ireland's greatest hero
* Series list:
	1. Master of Earth and Water (Chronicle of Fionn mac Cumhal Book 1) (1993)
	2. The Shield Between the Worlds (Chronicle of Fionn mac Cumhal Book 2) (1994)
	3. Sword of Fire and Shadow (Chronicle of Fionn mac Cumhal Book 3) (1995)

### The Hallowed Isle series

* Genres: Historical Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure
* Theme: A retelling of the classic Arthurian legend.
* Series list:
	1. The Book of the Sword (The Hallowed Isle Book 1) (1999, reissued 2013)
	2. The Book of the Spear (The Hallowed Isle Book 2) (1999, reissued 2013)
	3. The Book of the Cauldron (The Hallowed Isle Book 3) (1999, reissued 2013)
	4. The Book of the Stone (The Hallowed Isle Book 4) (2000, reissued 2013)

## Other Works

### Novels

* White Mare, Red Stallion (1976)
* Brisingamen (1984)
* The Paradise Tree (1987)
* The White Raven (1988)
* The Serpent's Tooth (1991)