Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999)
Author of The Mists of Avalon
About the Author
Marion Zimmer Bradley is a science-fiction and fantasy writer, novelist, and editor. She was born in Albany, New York on June 3, 1930. Bradley attended the New York State College for Teachers from 1946 to 1948. She earned a B.A. from Hardin Simmons University in 1964. Bradley did graduate work at show more the University of California at Berkeley from 1965 to 1967. Bradley sold her first story to Fantastic Amazing Stories as part of an amateur fiction contest. She sold her first professional story to Vortex Science Fiction in 1952. Her novels include The Sword of Aldones and The Planet Savers. Both novels were set on Darkover, the setting for more than 20 subsequent Bradley novels. Bradley also wrote The Mists of Avalon, a reworking of the King Arthur legend with more emphasis on the female characters. She used the same approach with The Firebrand, which was based on The Iliad. In addition to writing more than 85 books, Bradley was the editor of an annual anthology for DAW Books, as well as the editor of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine. Bradley died in 1999. (Bowker Author Biography) Marion Zimmer Bradley was the bestselling author of "The Mists of Avalon", "Lady of Avalon", "The Forest House", & "The Firebrand", as well as the popular Darkover series of science fiction novels. She died in 1999. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Dark Intruder and Other Stories / Falcons of Narabedla (Ace Double F-273) (1972) — Author — 173 copies
4 Marion Zimmer Bradley Fantasy Avalon Series : Mists of Avalon, Priestess of Avalon, Lady of Avalon, The Forest House… (1979) 59 copies
Der Bronzedrache / Trommeln in der Dämmerung / Die Teufelsanbeter. Drei spannende Romane. (1999) 20 copies
AS BRUMAS DE AVALON . 17 copies
Die Avalon Trilogie. 3 Bde. (Die Wälder von Albion, Die Herrin von Avalon, Die Nebel von Avalon) (1997) 17 copies
DARKOVER SERIES: Darkover Landfall; Stormqueen; Hawkmistress; Two to Conquer; The Heirs of Hammerfell; Rediscovery; The… (1978) 7 copies
Checklist A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in… (2012) 6 copies
In dunklen Tiefen. 2 Romane in einem Band: Das Weltraumtor; Sie kamen von den Sternen. (2000) 5 copies
Hasturs Erbe : Roman 5 copies
Die Avalon-Trilogie: Roman 4 copies
2000 3 copies
O Desterroa de Sharra 3 copies
2002 3 copies
2001 3 copies
A Dozen of Everything 3 copies
In the Steps of the Master: The Sixth Sense #2 (from the Universal TV Television Series.) (1973) 3 copies
Crime Therapist 3 copies
Everything But Freedom (Darkover) 3 copies
O Incêndio de Tróia 2 copies
La puerta del espacio 2 copies
Storie fantastiche di spade e magia 2 copies
Star of Danger - F350 2 copies
Os Herdeiros de Hammerffell 2 copies
Tambores na noite 2 copies
La Dama de Avalón 2 copies
O Legado de Hastur 2 copies
Conquering Hero 2 copies
The Darkover Cookbook 2 copies
O Lobo de Hilghard 2 copies
The Heart of the Hill 2 copies
The Strange Women 2 copies
As Brumas de Avalon - Livro 1 2 copies
O Incêndio de Troia 2 copies
Os corvos de Avalon 2 copies
A Queda de Atlântida 1 copy
L'esilio di Sharra 1 copy
Falcons of Narabeldla 1 copy
Children of Hastur hb 1 copy
As Cores do Espaço 1 copy
Die Herrin der Falken 1 copy
Longe da Terra Livro 1 1 copy
Avalonin usvat 2 1 copy
Avalonin usvat 1 1 copy
Phoenix 1 copy
O Trílio de Sangue 1 copy
Dr. Allisons zweites Ich 1 copy
A Senhora da Magia - eBook 1 copy
A Rainha Suprema - eBook 1 copy
IN THE STEPS OF THE MASTER 1 copy
Keyhole 1 copy
AS BRUMAS DEAVALON 1 copy
RAINHA DA TEMPESTADE 1 copy
Die Nebel von Avalon 1 copy
A Espada de Avalon 1 copy
Zandru's Forge: Signed 1 copy
Rediscovery 1 copy
All Books by this Author 1 copy
Fantasy Collection: Crystal Line, Witchlight, Crisis on Doona [abridged audiobook] (2003) — Author — 1 copy
Ten Minutes or So (Darkover) 1 copy
The ForbiddenTtower 1 copy
O Trílio Dourado 1 copy
A Luz Enfeitiçada 1 copy
A Luz Espiritual 1 copy
The Color of Space 1 copy
Marion Zimmer Bradley: Das graue Schloß am Meer / Die geheimnisvollen Frauen - Zwei romantische Thriller (1995) 1 copy
Bloody sun 1 copy
Marion Zimmer Bradley 6 Book Set - Hawkmistress, Thendara House, City of Sorcery, Sword and Sorceress II, Sword and… (1984) 1 copy
Set of Darkover Novels (Five Books) The Forbidden Tower, Two to Conquer, Stormqueen, Hawkmistress, Sharra's Exile (1980) 1 copy
To Err Is Inhuman 1 copy
Legende of Lady bruna 1 copy
Genuine Old Master (short) 1 copy
The Trillium Quartet: Blood Trillium; Lady of the Trillium; Golden Trillium; Black Trillium (1996) 1 copy
The Maenads 1 copy
La Casa del Bosque 1 copy
Mgły Avalonu 1 copy
Las nieblas de Avalon 1 copy
Espace vital 1 copy
The Pledged Word 1 copy
La matrice ombra 1 copy
Magic Flute 1 copy
Black And White 1 copy
Here There Be Dragons? 1 copy
1995 1 copy
1984 1 copy
1998 1 copy
1990 1 copy
1997 1 copy
Midwife (Darkover) 1 copy
Dames du lac, Les 1 copy
Jackie Sees A Star 1 copy
Den hellige ø 1 copy
Another rib 1 copy
Shavrra's Exile 1 copy
1996 1 copy
Associated Works
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 (1993) — Contributor — 309 copies
The Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, from Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin: A Library… (2018) — Contributor — 223 copies
Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism (2004) — Contributor — 206 copies
Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s (1995) — Contributor — 180 copies
Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels 1950-1965 (2005) — Contributor — 167 copies
Worlds Apart: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Science Fiction and Fantasy (1986) — Contributor — 167 copies
Green egg omelette : An anthology of art and articles from the legendary pagan journal (2009) — Contributor — 63 copies
New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (1994) — Contributor — 61 copies
The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Masters (2011) — Author — 57 copies
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 : The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1996) — Contributor — 56 copies
Women of Vision : Essays by Women Writing Science Fiction (1988) — Contributor, some editions — 33 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1976, Vol. 51, No. 4 (1976) — Contributor — 19 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1988, Vol. 75, No. 3 (1988) — Author — 12 copies
Fantasy Collection CD Box Set, "Crystal Line, A Dragon Lover's Tale of the Fantastic, Witchlight" (2003) — Author — 4 copies
Future Science Fiction October 1954 — Contributor; Contributor — 4 copies
Pentalpha Journal : An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Aquarian Age, Summer 1980 — Contributor — 2 copies
Women Resurrected: Stories from Women Science Fiction Writers of the 50's (2011) — Contributor — 1 copy
Green Egg, Vol 21 #81, Beltane 1988 — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Bradley, Marion Eleanor Zimmer
- Other names
- Ives, Morgan
Gardner, Miriam
Dexter, John
Chapman, Lee
Bradley, Marion Z.
Zimmer, Marion (show all 8)
Zimmer, Marion E.
Zimmer, Marion Eleanor - Birthdate
- 1930-06-03
- Date of death
- 1999-09-25
- Burial location
- Ashes scattered over the Glastonbury Tor
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Albany, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Cause of death
- heart attack
- Places of residence
- Staten Island, New York, USA
- Education
- Hardin-Simmons University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley - Occupations
- novelist
editor - Relationships
- Breen, Walter (former spouse)
Zimmer, Paul Edwin (brother)
Breen, Patrick (son)
Paxson, Diana L. (sister-in-law)
DeCles, Jon (foster brother) - Organizations
- Society for Creative Anachronism (co-founder)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - Awards and honors
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1983)
World Fantasy Award (Life Achievement, 2000)
Gandalf Nominee (Grandmaster of Fantasy, 1980)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Novelist | combined)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Author, 1988)
Locus Poll Nominee (Best 80's Author, 1988) (show all 11)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Fantasy Novelist, 1998)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Novelist | combined)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Author, 1999)
Locus Poll Nominee (All-Time Best Fantasy Author, 1999)
World Fantasy (Life Achievement, 2000) - Agent
- Russell Galen (Scovil-Chichak-Galen Literary Agency)
- Short biography
- Marion Zimmer Bradley wurde 1930 in Albany, New York, geboren. Internationale Bekanntheit erlangte sie vor allem mit ihren Science Fiction-Romanen über die Bewohner des Planeten Darkover.
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Discussions
Found: fantasy, M.Lackey prob author, wedding, woman named Velvet in Name that Book (October 2021)
MISTS OF AVALON Group Read discussion Thread in 2014 Category Challenge (October 2015)
The Complete Lythande, by Marion Zimmer Bradley in Reviews of Early Reviewers Books (November 2013)
Novel about Cassandra of Troy, whom no one believed in Name that Book (October 2013)
dark fantasy short story / "But the children died gently, in their sleep." in Name that Book (May 2013)
Book Discussion: Arthurian Themed Read *Spoiler Free* in The Green Dragon (March 2008)
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Statistics
- Works
- 450
- Also by
- 73
- Members
- 89,815
- Popularity
- #111
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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