Elisabeth Waters

Elisabeth Waters (born 1952 in Providence, Rhode Island)^[1] is an American fantasy author.

She won the Gryphon award in 1989 for her first novel Changing Fate. Since then, she has published a large number of short stories, some in the anthology series Sword and Sorceress, which she now edits.^[2]

Biography

Around 1980 she began working for Marion Zimmer Bradley, which she continued to do until after Bradley's death in 1999, finishing up the anthologies in progress at the time.^[3]

She is a Lifetime Active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.^[4]

She also worked as a supernumerary for the San Francisco Opera from 1983 until 1989, where she appeared in La Gioconda (twice), Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Khovanschina, Das Rheingold (twice), Werther, and Idomeneo.^[5]

Bibliography

Novels

• Changing Fate DAW, 1994, ISBN 0-88677-608-2
• Lady of the Trillium (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) Bantam Spectra, 1995, ISBN 0-553-09299-5

Anthologies

• Sword and Sorceress XXII Norilana Books, 2007, ISBN 978-1-934648-15-5
• Sword and Sorceress XXIII Norilana Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-934648-78-0
• Sword and Sorceress XXIV Norilana Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-60762-048-8
• Sword and Sorceress XXV Norilana Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-60762-081-5
• Sword and Sorceress XXVI Norilana Books, 2011, ISBN 978-1-60762-096-9
• Sword and Sorceress XXVII Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, 2012, ISBN 978-1-938185-08-3
• Sword and Sorceress XXVIII Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, 2013, ISBN 978-1-938185-31-1

Short fiction

• The Keeper's Price 1978 with Marion Zimmer Bradley, published in The Keeper's Price and in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover
• The Alton Gift 1980, published in The Keeper's Price
• Rebirth 1982, published in Sword of Chaos
• Tell Me a Story 1983
• Cold Spell 1985, published in Magic in Ithkar
• Child of the Heart 1985, published in Free Amazons of Darkover
• A Woman's Privilege 1986, published in Sword and Sorceress III
• Playfellow 1987, published in Red Sun of Darkover
• Golden Vanity 1988
• Sin Catenas 1988, published in Four Moons of Darkover
• Things That Go Grump in the Night 1989
• The Lesser Twin 1990
• Gunnora's Gift 1990
• Weather Witch 1990
• Firetrap 1990 with Marion Zimmer Bradley, published in Domains of Darkover and in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover
• Shadowlands 1990, published in Sword and Sorceress VI
• A Proper Escort 1991, published in Renunciates of Darkover
• A Meeting of Minds 1991, published in Leroni of Darkover
• Out of the Frying Pan 1991, published in Sword and Sorceress VIII
• The Birthday Gift 1992, published in Sword and Sorceress IX
• Destined for the Tower 1993 with Deborah Wheeler (a.k.a. Deborah J. Ross), published in Towers of Darkover
• Conneticat 1994 with Raul S. Reyes
• Ice Princess 1994
• A Capella 1994, published in Snows of Darkover
• A Dragon in Distress 1995 with Mercedes Lackey, published in Sword and Sorceress XII
• Blood Calls to Blood 1995, published in Chicks in Chainmail and in Chicks Ahoy
• Midsummer Folly 1996
• A Prince Among Frogs 1996
• Our Father's Gold 1996, published in Space Opera
• Trees of Avalon 1996
• The School Up the Hill 1997
• The Blade of Unmaking 1997, published in Sword and Sorceress XIV.
• Change-Child 1998
• The Dragon's Horde 1998 with Raul S. Reyes, published in Sword and Sorceress XV
• Salt & Sorcery 1999 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XVI
• Bed of Roses 2001, published in Sword and Sorceress XVIII
• Crosswort Puzzle 2007 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXII
• Scam Artistry 2008 with Mercedes Lackey, published in Sword and Sorceress XXIII
• Daughter of Heaven 2008 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXIII
• The Sixth Spring 2009
• Sceptre of the Ungodly 2009 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXIV
• A Storytelling of Crows 2009
• Inquisition for Blood 2010 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXV
• A Charm of Finches 2010
• Truth in the Inward Parts 2011 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXVI

References

1. ↑ Elisabeth Waters at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
2. ↑ http://www.mzbworks.com/guidelines.htm
3. ↑ http://www.fantasy-news.com/2008/03/23/elisabeth-waters-interview-english/
4. ↑ http://www.sfwa.org/member-links/member-list/
5. ↑ http://www.elisabethwaters.com

External links

• Official website
• Elisabeth Waters at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Interview with Elisabeth Waters