Author

Marion Zimmer Bradley, Deborah J. Ross

Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930 - 1999)

Marion Zimmer was born on a farm in Albany, New York, in 1930, and married Robert Alden Bradley in 1949. She received a B.A. from Hardin Simmons University, Texas, and did post-graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, during which time she helped found the Society for Creative Anachronism. She sold her first story in 1952 and was a writer of note for over four decades. Bradley is best known for two signature series: the 'Darkover' science fantasy series and her Arthurian masterpiece, The Mists of Avalon and its sequels. She also edited anthologies for 14 years and published Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, which ran for 50 quarterly issues between 1988 and the end of 2000. Marion Zimmer Bradley died in Berkeley, California, on September 25, 1999, four days after suffering a major heart attack.

Deborah J. Ross (1947 -)

Deborah J. Ross, who grew up in California and attended college in Oregon, began telling stories at an early age and continued writing throughout her school and work life. Around the time she decided to write professionally, Ross became friends with Marion Zimmer Bradley. Many of Ross's short stories were published by Bradley in her anthologies and magazines, and they later collaborated on a number of titles from the well-known Darkover series, including the Clingfire trilogy.