Barbara Hambly
Barbara Hambly
b. 28 August 1951 · From United States- Books
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Barbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951) is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction. She has a bestselling mystery series featuring a free man of color, a musician and physician, in New Orleans in the antebellum years. She also wrote a novel about Mary Todd Lincoln.
Her science fiction novels occur within an explicit multiverse, as well as within previously existing settings (notably as established by Star Trek and Star Wars).
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Barbara Hambly is widely recognized for her fantasy novels, particularly the Darwath series, which established her reputation in the genre. She also has a notable mystery series featuring Benjamin January, set in 19th-century New Orleans.
Barbara Hambly has also published some works under the pseudonym Barbara Hamilton, primarily for her historical mystery novels.
New readers interested in fantasy might begin with "Dragonsbane," a standalone novel, or the first book in her Darwath series, "The Time of the Dark." For historical mysteries, "A Free Man of Color" is the starting point for her Benjamin January series.