Jane Lindskold Books in Order

This critical study explores Roger Zelazny's fiction through his education, literary influences, poetry, and interest in the arts. Lindskold examines his characteristic heroes and female characters while tracing the experiences that shaped his writing.

Sarah hears objects speak, including her toy dragon's warnings about people who want to exploit her abilities. Released from institutional care, she finds refuge among a street gang, but her unusual gifts attract dangerous attention.

Linguist Karen Saber discovers that aliens on a planet targeted for human settlement possess emotions. Suppressed evidence threatens the species, forcing her to cooperate with people she wants revenge upon in order to protect them.

Five children disappear from Hamelin after following a mysterious piper. Their abductor is Orpheus, the legendary musician whose grief has become madness, drawing the familiar tale of the Pied Piper into a darker mythological story.

Telepath Smokey supports herself through sex work and industrial espionage on the planet Arizona. Discovering an inhuman mind inside a client draws her into a mystery involving a wrecked spaceship, murder, and her endangered daughter.

A warrior called Rabble awakens beside a road without knowing what happened to her. Joining a traveling entertainment troupe, she accompanies a farmer seeking answers about the disappearance of magic and the silence of the gods.

An immortal shapeshifter living as a coyote loses his family to an attack and seeks help from King Arthur. His investigation exposes unrest among the legendary beings whose secret agreement governs their relations with ordinary humans.

Arthur's authority over the immortal athanor weakens while a self-proclaimed smallpox god spreads disease in Nigeria. The Changer is drawn into the crisis as his unpredictable daughter Shahrazad begins discovering the extent of her abilities.

Short of money, spaceship captain Allie accepts work investigating an insurance matter in the Endpoint system. The assignment brings her into territory where pirates operate and rumors circulate about an entity even hardened travelers fear.

Raised by intelligent wolves, Firekeeper enters human society with her companion Blind Seer after an expedition finds her in the wilderness. At King Tedric's court, her possible royal ancestry embroils her in a disputed succession.

Firekeeper's growing ties to humans make the intelligent Beasts question her loyalty. Nevertheless, they ask her to recover stolen magical artifacts, sending her into dangerous court politics involving rival kingdoms and the legacy of forbidden magic.

To secure King Tedric's help protecting the Beasts, Firekeeper agrees to spy in New Kelvin, where an old enemy has gained power. Her diplomatic cover conceals a dangerous investigation into attempts to revive a legendary weapon.

Orphaned American Jenny Benet accompanies her archaeologist uncle to Egypt to investigate the tomb of Neferankhotep, a pharaoh possibly connected with Moses. Their expedition faces competing interests as they pursue the secrets of the buried pyramid.

Kidnapped with Blind Seer and Derian, Firekeeper is taken to Liglim, where religious authorities want to understand her ability to communicate with animals. Discovering captive intelligent Beasts gives her a dangerous new reason to resist.

After inheriting her mysterious childhood home in New Mexico, middle-aged Mira Fenn returns to investigate the disappearance of her mother. The house and its surviving records draw her into secrets her adoptive upbringing never explained.

In Liglim, Firekeeper and Blind Seer become involved with Truth, a jaguar whose gifts include seeing the future. Investigations into forbidden ancient magic force them to confront dangers connected with the world's troubled magical past.

Reopened magical gates have released a plague that devastates magic users. Firekeeper seeks its origin and a way to destroy it, while neighboring kingdoms demand renewed access to the gates for trade despite the danger.

Nineteen-year-old Brenda Morris learns that her father belongs to a group linked to the Chinese zodiac and that she may inherit his powers. When an unseen enemy attacks, surviving members gather to defend their extraordinary heritage.

The surviving Thirteen Orphans prepare to confront their enemies in the Lands Born from Smoke and Sacrifice. Opening nine magical gates requires navigating competing traditions, uncertain allies, and resentful spirits, while Brenda struggles with personal loyalties.

A reconnaissance party in the Lands Born from Smoke and Sacrifice is captured and subjected to attempts to strip away its powers. Meanwhile, attacks on Earth force Brenda and the remaining Orphans to organize a rescue.

Captain Allie enters a contest while secretly investigating someone intent on sabotaging it. What begins as an undercover assignment places her at the center of a threat whose consequences could extend well beyond the competition.

This collection brings together three adventures of spaceship captain Allie: Endpoint Insurance, Winner Takes Trouble, and Here to There. Her assignments and unexpected winnings lead to pirates, alien mysteries, and sabotage, accompanied by an introductory essay.

A poker victory leaves Captain Allie responsible for an alien called a Gittchy. When the enigmatic Silence Watch takes an interest, she must investigate her new companion's origins before her unexpected prize becomes a lethal liability.

Archaeologist Griffin Dane crashes on Artemis, a lost world created for the pleasure of an advanced civilization. With huntress Adara and her puma companion's help, he searches for a way home and investigates the planet's secrets.

Drawing on her experience as a working novelist, Lindskold discusses both the craft and profession of writing. These essays consider practical creative questions and the broader demands of a writing life rather than prescribing one method.

Griffin Dane and his companions explore the forbidden Maiden's Tear in search of technology that could reach an orbiting ship. Their investigations intersect with ancient secrets, unusual mental abilities, and an approaching threat to Artemis itself.

Nineteen stories span Lindskold's career, from her earliest published work to more recent fiction. Tales of magic, myth, and disorder are accompanied by an introduction and individual afterpieces exploring the inspirations and creative decisions behind each story.

A woman without a name finds herself confined in a tower with seven windows and no door. Strange journeys through the windows and encounters with two impossible companions complicate her search for identity and her jailer's purpose.

Blind Seer's desire to find a teacher for his unusual magic takes him and Firekeeper far from familiar territory. Their journey brings them into contact with a war-scarred woman, a traitorous falcon, and difficult old relationships.

In Rhinadei, Blind Seer studies with Wythcombe and becomes entangled in the hunt for a rival blood mage. Firekeeper and her companions face uncertain alliances as an enemy's growing magical strength threatens their extended pack.

Meg, Peg, and Teg continue helping their young companions in Over Where after revelations at the Sapphire Wind library. Kidnapping, betrayal, magical artifacts, and the influence of past lives complicate their search for the world's deeper secrets.

Three older women arrive in another world after animal-headed youths summon mentors to help with their quests. Together, the newcomers and their summoners seek answers in the ruins of the Library of the Sapphire Wind.

The newly formed House of Rough Diamonds attempts to secure ownership of the Library of the Sapphire Wind. A mysterious book wraith and enemies inside and outside the property force its unusual members to seek allies they may not trust.