Diana L. Paxson

About the Author

Diana L. Paxson, a noted fantasy author who collaborated with Marion Zimmer Bradley on much of her later work, lives in Berkeley, California. She has written twenty books including the Arthurian novel "Hallowed Isle". (Bowker Author Biography)

Includes the names: Diane Paxson, Diana L.Paxson, Diana L. Paxon, Diana L. Paxson, Diana L. Paxson, Diana L. Paxson, Dianna L. Paxson, Diana L.; Ed Paxson

Image credit: Diana L. Paxson (2011)
Photo: Wikipedia user Stepheng3

Series

The Chronicles of Westria

Wodan's Children

The Hallowed Isle

Chronicles of Fionn Mac Cumhal

Ruana Rulane

Works by Diana L. Paxson

Popular Recent

Priestess of Avalon (2000) 2,453 copies

Ancestors of Avalon (2004) 1,316 copies

Ravens of Avalon (2007) 655 copies

Warrior Woman (1985) 447 copies

The White Raven (1988) 445 copies

The Sword of Aldones (1962) 381 copies

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon (2009) 343 copies

Taking Up the Runes: A Complete Guide to Using Runes in Spells, Rituals, Divination, and Magic (2005) 339 copies

Essential Asatru: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism (2006) 256 copies

The Wolf and the Raven (1993) — Author — 222 copies

Brisingamen (1984) 189 copies

The Serpent's Tooth (1993) 189 copies

Sword and Sorceress XXI (2004) — Editor — 185 copies

Trance-portation: Learning to Navigate the Inner World (2008) 173 copies

The Mistress of the Jewels (1990) 143 copies

Silverhair the Wanderer (1986) 133 copies

The Dragons of the Rhine (1995) — Author — 127 copies

Master of Earth and Water (1993) 113 copies

The Jewel of Fire (1992) 105 copies

The Wind Crystal (1990) 105 copies

Lady of Light (1982) 103 copies

The Lord of Horses (1996) — Author — 98 copies

The Earthstone (1987) 98 copies

The Book of the Sword (1999) 90 copies

White Mare, Red Stallion (1986) 87 copies

The Golden Hills of Westria (2006) 82 copies

The Shield Between the Worlds (1994) 78 copies

The Sea Star (1988) 76 copies

Odin: Ecstasy, Runes, & Norse Magic (2017) 74 copies

The Paradise Tree (1987) 72 copies

Lady of Darkness (1983) 71 copies

The Book of the Spear (1999) 65 copies

The Book of the Stone (2000) 63 copies

The Book of the Cauldron (1999) 58 copies

The Hallowed Isle: The Book of the Sword and The Book of the Spear (1999) 50 copies

Sword of Fire and Shadow (1995) 49 copies

The Hallowed Isle (2000) 44 copies

The Way of the Oracle: Recovering the Practices of the Past to Find Answers for Today (2012) 39 copies

The Hallowed Isle: The Book of the Cauldron and The Book of the Stone (2001) 38 copies

The Essential Guide to Possession, Depossession, and Divine Relationships (2015) 35 copies

Germanic Costume: From the Early Iron Age to the Viking Era (1992) 11 copies

Working Within: Heathen Spirituality in a Prison Setting (2007) 4 copies

Liturgy of the Lady: The Fellowship of the Spiritual Path 3 copies

The Secrets of Doctor Taverner 3 copies

The Turquoise Scepter 2 copies

The Heart of the Hill 2 copies

The Song of N'Sardi-el [short story] (1980) 2 copies

Equona's Mare {short story} 2 copies

A Gift of Love [short story] (1992) 2 copies

Falcon's Shadow 2 copies

Words for Warriors (2012) 2 copies

Mirror Image [short fiction] 2 copies

The Dark Mother 2 copies

The Demon Lover 1 copy

Germanic Costume, From the Early Iron Age to the Viking Era 2nd Edition 1 copy

Germanic Costume 1 copy

Taking up the runes: a Guide to Study and Experience 1 copy

The Vision of Lalo 1 copy

The Color of Magic 1 copy

A Fugitive Art 1 copy

The Serpent's Tooth 1 copy

White Mare Red Stallion 1 copy

Spirit Singer 1 copy

The Dancer of Chimaera 1 copy

Daughter of the Bear 1 copy

The Rhinoceros and the Unicorn 1 copy

Quicksilver Dreams 1 copy

When Coyote Came to Town 1 copy

The Naming of a King 1 copy

Idunna Issue 31 Winter/Spring 1997 ed. Diana L. Paxson — Editor — 1 copy

Shadow Wood 1 copy

The God-sword 1 copy

The Mist on the Moor 1 copy

The Sword Slave 1 copy

The Place Between [short story] (1994) 1 copy

The Mother Quest [novelette] (1985) 1 copy

Idunna Issue 32 Summer 1997 ed. Diana L. Paxson — Editor — 1 copy

Ytarra's Mirror 1 copy

Idunna Issue 34 Winter 1997 ed. Diana L. Paxson — Editor — 1 copy

Blood Dancer 1 copy

Cauldron of Light 1 copy

Sword of Yraine 1 copy

Stopthrust 1 copy

The Phoenix Garden {short work} 1 copy

The Eye of Toyur 1 copy

The Feast of the Fisher King 1 copy

Work Explorer

Associated Works

Shadows of Sanctuary (1981) — Contributor — 953 copies

Storm Season (1982) — Contributor — 890 copies

The Face of Chaos (1983) — Contributor — 814 copies

Sword and Sorceress I (1984) — Contributor — 703 copies

Wings of Omen (1984) — Contributor — 677 copies

The Dead of Winter (1985) — Contributor — 611 copies

The Keeper's Price (1980) — Contributor — 611 copies

Sword of Chaos and other stories (1982) — Contributor — 543 copies

Free Amazons of Darkover (1985) — Contributor — 522 copies

Sword and Sorceress III (1986) — Contributor — 520 copies

Blood Ties (1986) — Contributor — 507 copies

Sword and Sorceress II (1985) — Contributor — 485 copies

The Pagan Book of Living and Dying (1997) 473 copies

In Celebration of Lammas Night (1996) — Contributor — 440 copies

Red Sun of Darkover (1987) — Contributor — 422 copies

Sword and Sorceress IV (1987) — Contributor — 407 copies

Uneasy Alliances (1988) — Contributor — 387 copies

Sword and Sorceress V (1988) — Contributor — 363 copies

Sword and Sorceress X (1993) — Contributor — 361 copies

Bedlam's Edge (2005) — Contributor — 359 copies

The Blood of Ten Chiefs Vol. 1 (1986) — some editions — 349 copies

Stealers' Sky (1989) — Contributor — 347 copies

Sword and Sorceress IX (1992) — Contributor — 328 copies

Renunciates of Darkover (1991) — Contributor — 324 copies

Snows of Darkover (1994) — Contributor — 320 copies

Sword and Sorceress VII (1990) — Contributor — 318 copies

Sword and Sorceress XVI (1999) — Contributor — 314 copies

Sword and Sorceress XI (1994) — Contributor — 312 copies

Sword and Sorceress VIII (1991) — Contributor — 309 copies

Sword and Sorceress XV (1998) — Contributor — 307 copies

Sword and Sorceress XII (1995) — Contributor — 305 copies

Sword and Sorceress VI (1990) — Contributor — 304 copies

Sword and Sorceress XVII (2000) — Contributor — 303 copies

Out of Avalon: An Anthology of Old Magic & New Myths (15-in-1) (2001) — Contributor — 296 copies

Millennial Women (1978) — Contributor — 287 copies

Towers of Darkover (1993) — Contributor — 280 copies

Sword and Sorceress XIV (1997) — Contributor — 280 copies

Sword and Sorceress XIII (1996) — Contributor — 275 copies

Sword and Sorceress XVIII (2001) — Contributor — 257 copies

Elemental Magic (2012) — Contributor — 253 copies

Sword and Sorceress XIX (2002) — Contributor — 250 copies

No True Way: All-New Tales of Valdemar (2014) — Contributor — 246 copies

Return to Avalon (1996) — Introduction, some editions; Contributor — 246 copies

Elementary (2013) — Contributor — 241 copies

Grails: Quests of the Dawn (1992) — Contributor — 234 copies

Greyhaven (1983) — Contributor — 228 copies

Turning Points (2002) — Contributor — 212 copies

Sword and Sorceress XX (2003) — Contributor — 200 copies

Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996) — Contributor — 186 copies

Winds of Change: The Blood of Ten Chiefs Vol.3 (1989) — Contributor, some editions — 179 copies

Year's Best Fantasy 2 (2002) — Contributor — 170 copies

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

The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine Vol. 1 (1994) — Contributor — 153 copies

Tales of the Witch World 2 (1988) — Contributor — 150 copies

Hecate's Cauldron (1982) — Contributor — 148 copies

Against the Wind (Blood of Ten Chiefs, No 4) (1990) — Author, some editions — 146 copies

Moonsinger's Friends: In Honor of Andre Norton (1985) — Contributor — 143 copies

Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Contributor — 142 copies

Pathways: All-New Tales of Valdemar (2017) — Contributor — 139 copies

Elf Fantastic (1997) — Contributor — 126 copies

Excalibur (1995) — Contributor — 124 copies

The Shattered Sphere (1968) — Contributor — 123 copies

Enemies of Fortune (2004) — Contributor — 119 copies

The Shimmering Door (1997) — Contributor — 117 copies

Choices: All-New Tales of Valdemar (2018) — Contributor — 115 copies

Warrior Enchantresses (1996) — Contributor — 107 copies

At the Table of the Grail: Magic and the Use of the Imagination (1984) — Contributor, some editions — 107 copies

Merlin (1999) — Contributor — 102 copies

The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth (2016) — Contributor — 101 copies

Isaac Asimov: Science Fiction Masterpieces (1986) — Contributor — 101 copies

The Mammoth Book of Merlin (2009) — Contributor — 98 copies

Wizard Fantastic (1997) — Contributor — 90 copies

Swords Against Darkness IV (1979) — Contributor — 90 copies

Camelot: A Collection of Original Arthurian Stories (1995) — Contributor — 90 copies

War in Hell (1988) — Contributor — 87 copies

Spell Fantastic (2000) — Contributor — 87 copies

Weird Tales from Shakespeare (1994) — Contributor — 87 copies

Ancient Enchantresses (1995) — Contributor — 82 copies

After War (1985) — Contributor — 79 copies

Shenanigans (2022) — Contributor — 77 copies

Arabesques II (1989) — Contributor — 71 copies

Olympus (1998) — Contributor — 68 copies

Warrior Fantastic (2000) — Contributor — 64 copies

Green egg omelette : An anthology of art and articles from the legendary pagan journal (2009) — Contributor — 64 copies

Lace and Blade (2008) — Contributor — 61 copies

By the Light of Camelot (2018) — Contributor — 58 copies

Voices of the Goddess: A Chorus of Sibyls (1990) — Contributor — 54 copies

The Book of Kings (1995) — Contributor — 49 copies

The Household of the Grail (1990) — Contributor — 47 copies

Sword and Mythos (2014) — Contributor — 44 copies

Zodiac Fantastic (1997) — Contributor — 34 copies

Within the Hollow Hills: An Anthology of New Celtic Writing (1994) — Contributor — 33 copies

Phantoms of the Night (1996) — Contributor — 30 copies

Lace and Blade 2 (2009) — Contributor — 27 copies

Gifts of Darkover (2015) — Contributor — 25 copies

Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences (1992) — Contributor — 24 copies

Stars of Darkover (2014) — Contributor — 23 copies

Tolkiens Geschöpfe (2003) — Contributor — 20 copies

Crossroads of Darkover (2018) — Contributor — 14 copies

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Worlds (1992) — Contributor — 13 copies

Realms of Darkover (2016) — Contributor — 13 copies

Citadels of Darkover (2019) — Contributor — 9 copies

Lace and Blade 4 (2018) — Contributor — 9 copies

The Feathered Edge (2012) — Contributor — 9 copies

Ásatrú: Die Rückkehr der Götter (2015) — Preface, some editions — 5 copies

Mythlore LXV — Contributor — 4 copies

Beyond the Fields We Know (1978) — Contributor — 4 copies

The ADF Study Manual, 1st Edition — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1943-02-20
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Places of residence: Berkeley, California, USA
Education: University of California, Berkeley (MA - Comparative Literature)
Mills College (BA)
Relationships: DeCles, Jon (husband)
Bradley, Marion Zimmer (sister-in-law)
Organizations: Society for Creative Anachronism (founder)
Awards and honors: Mythopoeic Fantasy award

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Reviews

Priestess of Avalon (Avalon, Book 4) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Historical Fiction

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BooksInMirror | 18 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |

Priestess of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Couldn't finish the first book, so it makes not much sense to keep this one...

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zjakkelien | 18 other reviews | Jan 2, 2024 |

Ravens of Avalon by Diana L. Paxson

Dull. The story of Boudica molded to suit MZB's Avalon mythos alternating with the Druid priestess Lhiannon's life in such a way as to remove all tension and internal reality with tell rather than show storytelling.

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quondame | 12 other reviews | Dec 10, 2023 |