Elisabeth Waters

Elisabeth Waters (born 1952 in Providence, Rhode Island)^[1] is an American fantasy author.

She won the Gryphon award in 1989 for her first novel Changing Fate. Since then, she has published a large number of short stories, some in the anthology series Sword and Sorceress, which she now edits.^[2]

Biography

Around 1980 she began working for Marion Zimmer Bradley, which she continued to do until after Bradley's death in 1999, finishing up the anthologies in progress at the time.^[3]

She is a Lifetime Active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.^[4]

She also worked as a supernumerary for the San Francisco Opera from 1983 until 1989, where she appeared in La Gioconda (twice), Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Khovanschina, Das Rheingold (twice), Werther, and Idomeneo.^[5]

Bibliography

Novels

Changing Fate DAW, 1994, ISBN 0-88677-608-2
Lady of the Trillium (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) Bantam Spectra, 1995, ISBN 0-553-09299-5

Anthologies

Sword and Sorceress XXII Norilana Books, 2007, ISBN 978-1-934648-15-5
Sword and Sorceress XXIII Norilana Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-934648-78-0
Sword and Sorceress XXIV Norilana Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-60762-048-8
Sword and Sorceress XXV Norilana Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-60762-081-5
Sword and Sorceress XXVI Norilana Books, 2011, ISBN 978-1-60762-096-9
Sword and Sorceress XXVII Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, 2012, ISBN 978-1-938185-08-3
Sword and Sorceress XXVIII Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, 2013, ISBN 978-1-938185-31-1

Short fiction

The Keeper's Price 1978 with Marion Zimmer Bradley, published in The Keeper's Price and in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover
The Alton Gift 1980, published in The Keeper's Price
Rebirth 1982, published in Sword of Chaos
Tell Me a Story 1983
Cold Spell 1985, published in Magic in Ithkar
Child of the Heart 1985, published in Free Amazons of Darkover
A Woman's Privilege 1986, published in Sword and Sorceress III
Playfellow 1987, published in Red Sun of Darkover
Golden Vanity 1988
Sin Catenas 1988, published in Four Moons of Darkover
Things That Go Grump in the Night 1989
The Lesser Twin 1990
Gunnora's Gift 1990
Weather Witch 1990
Firetrap 1990 with Marion Zimmer Bradley, published in Domains of Darkover and in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover
Shadowlands 1990, published in Sword and Sorceress VI
A Proper Escort 1991, published in Renunciates of Darkover
A Meeting of Minds 1991, published in Leroni of Darkover
Out of the Frying Pan 1991, published in Sword and Sorceress VIII
The Birthday Gift 1992, published in Sword and Sorceress IX
Destined for the Tower 1993 with Deborah Wheeler (a.k.a. Deborah J. Ross), published in Towers of Darkover
Conneticat 1994 with Raul S. Reyes
Ice Princess 1994
A Capella 1994, published in Snows of Darkover
A Dragon in Distress 1995 with Mercedes Lackey, published in Sword and Sorceress XII
Blood Calls to Blood 1995, published in Chicks in Chainmail and in Chicks Ahoy
Midsummer Folly 1996
A Prince Among Frogs 1996
Our Father's Gold 1996, published in Space Opera
Trees of Avalon 1996
The School Up the Hill 1997
The Blade of Unmaking 1997, published in Sword and Sorceress XIV.
Change-Child 1998
The Dragon's Horde 1998 with Raul S. Reyes, published in Sword and Sorceress XV
Salt & Sorcery 1999 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XVI
Bed of Roses 2001, published in Sword and Sorceress XVIII
Crosswort Puzzle 2007 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXII
Scam Artistry 2008 with Mercedes Lackey, published in Sword and Sorceress XXIII
Daughter of Heaven 2008 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXIII
The Sixth Spring 2009
Sceptre of the Ungodly 2009 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXIV
A Storytelling of Crows 2009
Inquisition for Blood 2010 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXV
A Charm of Finches 2010
Truth in the Inward Parts 2011 with Michael Spence, published in Sword and Sorceress XXVI