Holly Lisle (Marion Zimmer Bradley) Books in Order

Holly Lisle and Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote the Glenraven novels together, beginning with Glenraven and continuing in In the Rift. The books start with a modern premise, then open a door into a fantasy realm where old magic, dangerous politics, and the consequences of prophecy are very real.

Two ordinary women are pulled into a world that needs them.

In Glenraven, JayJay and Linda leave behind the familiar world and arrive in a kingdom divided by fear and ruled by a tyrant. Neither woman has been chosen because she is already a battle-ready fantasy heroine. Their strengths come from friendship, stubbornness, intelligence, and the growing realization that they have more influence over this new world than they first understand.

In the Rift returns to the setting with a new crisis and a larger sense of how precarious peace can be. The books blend portal fantasy with court tension and personal reinvention. The fantasy world has castles, magic, and prophecy, but the human center remains the relationship between women who must decide how much risk they are willing to take for one another and for people they barely know.

Glenraven is not a tourist destination.

Read in publication order for the clearest path. This page provides the summaries and context needed to follow the collaboration, understand the setting, and see how these novels fit beside the authors' very different solo work.