Barbara Hambly is an American author known for her work in fantasy and science fiction. She has written a diverse range of novels, including standalone works, series, and historical fiction. Some of her notable books include "The Darwath Series," "The Windrose Chronicles," and "The Benjamin January Mysteries."
Hambly’s writing often features strong character development and intricate world-building, with a mix of historical elements and fantasy. She has also contributed to the Star Wars expanded universe with novels set in that franchise. Besides her novels, she has written scripts for television and has experience as a screenwriter.
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Once the most powerful mage in the land, Jenny Waynest is now a broken woman. After being possessed and corrupted by the...
In A Free Man of Color and Sold Down the River, Benjamin January guided readers through the seductive maze of New Orlean...
While chaos reigned in the Eastern Lands, the Keep of Dare stood as a bastion against war and bandits and the spawn of u...
When the Black Dragon seized the Deep of Ylferdun, young Gareth braved the far Winterlands to find John Aversin, Dragons...
Returning home to find his wife in a strange coma, London Professor James Asher is requested by vampire Simon Ysidro to...
The two wizards, Jaldis and Rhion, had dared the dread Dark Well to answer the desperate call of a world without magic....
Chrysanda Flamande was the sultriest vamp of the silver screen in Hollywood, California, in the year 1923. Then an elder...
Five years after defeating the Dark Ones, the embattled inhabitants of the once-great Keep of Dare face a yet more deadl...
Down through the deathless centuries, the vampires had drunk human blood for sustenance and for sport. They preyed where...
Lord John Aversin—with the help of his mageborn wife, Jenny Waynest—has fought and defeated two dragons, earning the tit...
Once the most powerful mage in the land, Jenny Waynest is now a broken woman. After being possessed and corrupted by the...
After a year of magical combat, the world is in ruins, and the few surviving wizards, including two stranded Californian...
Joanna travels through the Void to find Antryg, the only wizard powerful enough to challenge the Dark Mage Suraklin, who...
Sun Wolf knew he had the power of magic, but he needed a master wizard to teach him to fully use his skills. But there w...
The New York Times hails Barbara Hambly’s novels featuring Benjamin January as “masterly,” “ravishing,” and “haunting.”...
Faced with an attempt by the land chiefs to oust the King, and with the efforts of her own family to re-enslave her, Rae...
The Yellow City is in crisis. The wells are running dry, and the Sun Mages have been unable to call the rains. Frustrate...
Benjamin January made his debut in bestselling author Barbara Hambly's A Free Man of Color, a haunting mélange of histor...