Barbara Hambly

About the Author

Barbara Hambly lives in Los Angeles, where she is at work on the sixth Benjamin January novel, "Wet Grave", which Bantam will publish in 2002. Her second Benjamin January novel, "Fever Season", was named a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year. (Publisher Provided) Barbara Hambly was born in show more San Diego, California on August 28, 1951. She received a master's degree in medieval history from the University of California at Riverside in 1975. She has worked as a high-school teacher, a model, a waitress, a technical editor, and a karate instructor. At one time, she also wrote scripts for cartoons like Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors and He-Man. She writes many different types of books including fantasy, romance, and mystery. Her works include the Darwath Trilogy, the Benjamin January Mysteries series, Those Who Hunt the Night, The Emancipator's Wife, Someone Else's Shadow, and Patriot Ladies. She has also written for the Star Trek universe, the Star Wars universe, and the Beauty and the Beast television program. She is a Locus award winner. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Barbra Hambly, Babara Hambly, Barbara Hambly, Barbara Hambly, Hambly Barbera, Barbara Hambley, Ed. Jill Morgan, Barbara A. Hambly, Barbara Hambly Eds.

Also includes: Barbara Hamilton (1)

Series

Star Wars: Callista Trilogy

The Unschooled Wizard

Works by Barbara Hambly

Popular Recent

Children of the Jedi (1995) 1,812 copies

Dragonsbane (1985) 1,698 copies

Those Who Hunt the Night (1990) 1,497 copies

The Time of the Dark (1982) 1,367 copies

Planet of Twilight (1997) 1,366 copies

The Walls of Air (1983) 1,166 copies

The Armies of Daylight (1983) 1,104 copies

The Silent Tower (1986) 1,096 copies

The Ladies of Mandrigyn (1984) 1,076 copies

The Silicon Mage (1988) 956 copies

A Free Man of Color (1997) 916 copies

The Dark Hand of Magic (1990) 888 copies

Ishmael (1985) 854 copies

The Witches of Wenshar (1987) 836 copies

Stranger at the Wedding (1994) 802 copies

Dog Wizard (1993) 746 copies

Traveling with the Dead (1996) 698 copies

Mother of Winter (1996) 607 copies

Dragonshadow (1999) 599 copies

The Rainbow Abyss (1991) 596 copies

Icefalcon's Quest (1998) 579 copies

Fever Season (1998) 567 copies

Bride of the Rat God (1994) 530 copies

Sisters of the Raven (2002) 503 copies

Knight of the Demon Queen (2000) 498 copies

Ghost-Walker (1991) 494 copies

The Magicians of Night (1992) 492 copies

Graveyard Dust (1999) 451 copies

Crossroad (Star Trek, Book 71) (1994) 437 copies

Sold Down the River (2000) 408 copies

Die Upon a Kiss (2001) 391 copies

Wet Grave (2002) 377 copies

Dragonstar (2000) 370 copies

Renfield: Slave of Dracula (2006) 327 copies

Days of the Dead (2003) 316 copies

The Emancipator's Wife (2005) 312 copies

Dead Water (2004) 297 copies

Circle of the Moon (2005) 276 copies

The Ninth Daughter (2009) 272 copies

Patriot Hearts (2007) 236 copies

Darkmage (1987) 218 copies

Magic Time (2001) 217 copies

The Unschooled Wizard: The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar (1984) 202 copies

Blood Maidens (2010) 178 copies

Sisters of the Night (1995) — Editor — 169 copies

Search the Seven Hills (1983) 166 copies

Beauty & The Beast (1989) 162 copies

Dead and Buried (2010) 148 copies

Ran Away (2011) 125 copies

Sun-Cross (omnibus: The Rainbow Abyss and The Magicians of Night) (1991) 120 copies

The Shirt on His Back (2011) — Author — 117 copies

The Darwath Series: The Time of the Dark, The Walls of Air, and The Armies of Daylight (1983) 115 copies

The Magistrates of Hell (2012) 114 copies

Winterlands (1999) 106 copies

Good Man Friday (2013) 105 copies

Homeland (2009) 91 copies

Song of Orpheus (1990) 88 copies

A Marked Man (2010) 88 copies

The Kindred of Darkness (2013) 84 copies

Crimson Angel (2014) 73 copies

Drinking Gourd (2016) 70 copies

Sup with the Devil (2011) 70 copies

Darkness on His Bones (2015) 68 copies

The Sun Wolf and Starhawk Series: The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and The Dark Hand of Magic (2013) 62 copies

Scandal in Babylon (2021) 60 copies

Pale Guardian (2017) 47 copies

Cold Bayou (2018) 42 copies

Murder in July (2017) 42 copies

The Iron Princess (2023) 36 copies

Prisoner of Midnight (2019) 35 copies

Lady of Perdition (2020) 34 copies

Death and Hard Cider (2022) 31 copies

House of the Patriarch (2020) 28 copies

One Extra Corpse (2023) 25 copies

Firemaggot [short story] (2015) 24 copies

The Nubian's Curse (2024) 20 copies

Plus-One [short story] (2012) 18 copies

Corridor [short story] (2011) 16 copies

Die Abenteuer des Raumschiffs Enterprise (1994) — Contributor — 16 copies

Pretty Polly (Darwath Series) (2015) 15 copies

Anne Steelyard: The Garden of Emptiness, Act I: An Honorary Man (2008) 15 copies

Star Wars: Night Lily: A Lover's Tale (AU Star Wars) (1995) 13 copies

Gravemould and Ectoplasm (2019) 13 copies

Libre - short story (2007) 13 copies

Whisper (Darwath series) (2015) 12 copies

Personal Paradise (2015) 12 copies

Castle of Horror (2016) 12 copies

Zenobie (2015) 11 copies

Anne Steelyard and The Garden of Emptiness, Act II: The Gate of Dreams and Starlight (2009) 11 copies

Hagar (2015) 11 copies

Elsewhere (2017) 10 copies

And Pretty Maids All in a Row (2015) 10 copies

Anne Steelyard — The Garden of Emptiness, Act III: A Thousand Waters (2011) 10 copies

Dreamers of Black Rock (2018) 9 copies

Nanya of the Butterflies (2015) 9 copies

There Shall Your Heart Be Also [short story] (2015) 9 copies

Death on the Moon (2016) 9 copies

A Time For Every Purpose Under Heaven (2010) — Author — 8 copies

A Night with the Girls (2015) 7 copies

Hazard (2017) 7 copies

Sunrise on Running Water (2007) 7 copies

Fairest in the Land (2015) 7 copies

Karate Masters vs the Invaders From Outer Space (2017) 6 copies

Der Zauberturm * Der Megabyte Magier * Das Dämonentor * (Die Chroniken von Windrose Bände 1-3) (1999) 6 copies

The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece 5 copies

Just Like Real People (2019) 5 copies

Damselblossom (Winterlands) (2015) 4 copies

Star Trek: Die klassische Serie (1995) — Contributor — 4 copies

Gwenael (2018) 4 copies

Princess (2015) 4 copies

Shadowbaby (Dragonsbane series) (2015) 3 copies

The Dollmaker of Marigold Walk 3 copies

Hag in the Water (2017) 3 copies

Each Damp Thing 2 copies

Someone Else's Shadow 2 copies

Quest for Glory [short story] 1 copy

Barbara Hambly / Traveling with the Dead Signed 1995 [Hardcover] Hambly, Barbara 1 copy

Saving Susy Sweetchild (A Silver Screen historical mystery, 3) 1 copy

Witch King (The Rising World) 1 copy

Sherlock Holmes - Adventure of the Sinister Chinaman 1 copy

Night Lily: A Lover's Tale (1995) 1 copy

Repossession 1 copy

The Horsemen and the Morning Star {short story} 1 copy

Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef [short story] (1995) 1 copy

fantasy 1 copy

Gruselkabinett: Jagd der Vampire (2009) 1 copy

The Adventure of the Sinister Chinaman 1 copy

Sherlock Holmes - Adventure of the Lost Boy (2015) 1 copy

Benjamin January Collection: Books 1-3 1 copy

Star Wars – Adventure Journal - Murder in Slushtime 1 copy

5 Fantasy Novels by Barbara Hambly ; The Walls of Air; The Ladies of Mandrigyn; Icefalcon's Quest; The Dark Hand… (1998) 1 copy

Bliss-Bestowing Hands: 50 Haiku by George Alec Effinger 1 copy

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Vol. 1 1 copy

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors - Escape from the Garden of Evil 1 copy

Changeling {short story} 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Sandman: Book of Dreams (1996) — Contributor — 2,041 copies

Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina (1995) — Contributor — 1,413 copies

Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995) — Contributor — 1,288 copies

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009) — Contributor — 776 copies

Shadows Over Baker Street: New Tales of Terror! (2003) — Contributor — 722 copies

Night's Edge (Her Best Enemy | Someone Else's Shadow | Dancers in the Dark) (2004) — Contributor — 638 copies

Did You Say Chicks?! (1998) — Contributor — 484 copies

Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (1991) — Contributor — 379 copies

By Blood We Live (2009) — Contributor — 299 copies

War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches (1997) — Contributor — 234 copies

Budayeen Nights (2003) — Foreword, some editions — 202 copies

Mojo: Conjure Stories (2003) — Contributor — 149 copies

Gaslight Grimoire: Fantastic Tales of Sherlock Holmes (2009) — Contributor — 125 copies

Dark Delicacies II: Fear (2007) — Contributor — 114 copies

Bending the landscape : Horror (2001) — Contributor — 107 copies

Hellboy: Oddest Jobs (2008) — Contributor — 106 copies

Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who (2012) — Contributor — 99 copies

My Sherlock Holmes: Untold Stories of the Great Detective (2003) — Contributor — 90 copies

Live! From Planet Earth (2005) — Introduction — 77 copies

Chicks Ahoy! (2010) — Contributor — 56 copies

Girls Night Out: Twenty-nine Female Vampire Stories (1997) — Contributor — 49 copies

Xanadu 2 (1994) — Contributor — 46 copies

Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook (2012) — Contributor — 22 copies

Gaslight and Ghosts (1988) — Contributor — 9 copies

From Twilight Till Dawn: Great Vampire Stories (2009) — Contributor — 5 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names: Hamilton, Barbara
Birthdate: 1951-08-28
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Places of residence: Montclair, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Education: University of California, Riverside (MA|Medieval History)
Occupations: novelist
Relationships: Effinger, George Alec (spouse) (divorced)
Organizations: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA, past President)
Awards and honors: Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1994)
Romantic Times Career Achievement Award (Historical Mystery ∙ 2004)
Lord Ruthven award (1996)

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Discussions

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Reviews

One extra corpse by Barbara Hambly

Book 2 in the Silver Screen series. Compared to Scandal in Babylon, there's a little more depth to the main characters as their story (and back story) develops, and some truly engaging secondary characters are introduced. There's also some gripping action, both onscreen (actual carnage on the set of a war epic) and off (attempted murder and piracy on the high seas! says the bootlegger before contacting the FBI). I enjoyed this more than the first in the series and look forward to sequels.

I love the way Emma's brain keeps coming up with appropriate lines from Homer's Odyssey during their ordeal. Her professor would be proud, she thinks distractedly. Her tendency to frame 1920s Hollywood in classical terms is always a joy (although challenging to one's Latin), but the Odyssey sequence (thank God that since about 1940, nobody supplies Homeric lines in the original Greek) is simply priceless.… (more)

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