Deborah J. Ross: Biography, Bibliography, Darkover, The Seven-Petaled Shield, Anthologies, and a List of Books by Author Deborah J. Ross

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Deborah J. Ross (born 1947), once Deborah Wheeler, is an American published science fiction and fantasy author.

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Ross was born in April 1947 and grew up in California. She has always told stories, even as a very young child. Ross attended Portland State University, graduating in 1973. After two degrees (biology and psychology), a marriage, and trying to split her time between her career as a chiropractor and her first child, she decided to settle down to write professionally.

Around this time, she became friends with Marion Zimmer Bradley. When Marion was asked to edit the first Sword and Sorceress, Ross submitted a short story for the anthology, "Imperatrix" (1984). "Imperatrix" became her first published short story, under her married name of Deborah Wheeler. Deborah Wheeler continued to write for years, producing a number of short stories and two novels, Jaydium and Northlight, through DAW books.

Before Marion's death in 1999, Ross was invited to work on a project with her set in Darkover. As she explains on her website:

As Marion's health declined, I was invited to work with her on one or more Darkover novels. We decided that rather than extend the story of "modern" Darkover, we would return to the Ages of Chaos. Marion envisioned a trilogy beginning with the Hastur Rebellion and the fall of Neskaya, the enduring friendship between Varzil the Good and Carolin Hastur, and extending to the fire-bombing of Hali and the signing of the Compact. While I scribbled notes as fast as I could, she would sit back, eyes alight, and begin a story with, "Now, the Hasturs tried to control the worst excesses of laran weapons, but there were always others under development . . ." or "Of course, Varzil and Carolin had been brought up on tales of star-crossed lovers who perished in the destruction of Neskaya . . ."Marion passed away in September 1999, and I was privileged to participate in her funeral. In completing this project, I hope to honor her memory and the enduring vision she has left to us all.

After a divorce, she changed her legal name back to Ross. She now lives in the wilderness of the Santa Cruz redwoods with her husband (and fellow writer), Dave Trowbridge. She is mother of two children, has two cats and one german shepherd.

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Total Books: 39

2013 - Shannivar Volume Two of the Sevenpetaled Shield [The Seven-Petaled Shield Trilogy] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780756409203
ISBN-10: 0756409209
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

2013 - The Sevenpetaled Shield (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780756406219
ISBN-10: 0756406218
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

2008 - The Alton Gift [Children of Kings, Bk 1] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780756404802
ISBN-10: 0756404800
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.

2007 - The Alton Gift (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780756400194
ISBN-10: 0756400198
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 4.3/5 Stars.

2004 - A Flame in Hali [Clingfire Trilogy] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780756402181
ISBN-10: 0756402182
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 4.3/5 Stars.

2004 - Zandru's Forge [Clingfire Trilogy, Bk. 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780756401849
ISBN-10: 0756401844
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

2002 - The Fall of Neskaya [The Clingfire Trilogy, Book 1] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780756400538
ISBN-10: 0756400538
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Currently 4.2/5 Stars.