Jane Lindskold

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Jane M. Lindskold, born 15 September 1962, is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels. She grew up in Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay area, the eldest of four siblings. She earned a Ph.D. in English from Fordham University, specialising in medieval, Renaissance and modern British literature. Mentored by her friend Roger Zelazny, she began publishing stories in 1992 and released her first novel, Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls, in December 1994. Her best-known works include the Athanor series, about legendary creatures hiding from a fearful human world, and the Firekeeper Saga, about a woman raised by wolves who finds that human court politics resemble wolf politics. After Zelazny's death she completed two of his unfinished novels, Donnerjack and Lord Demon. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her husband, the archaeologist Jim Moore.

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Books

• Through Wolf's Eyes (2001) · Firekeeper Saga Core Canon
• Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart (2002) · Firekeeper Saga Core Canon
• The Dragon of Despair (2003) · Firekeeper Saga Core Canon
• Wolf Captured (2004) · Firekeeper Saga Core Canon
• Wolf Hunting (2006) · Firekeeper Saga Core Canon
• Wolf's Blood (2007) · Firekeeper Saga Core Canon
• Wolf's Search (2019) · Firekeeper Saga Core Canon
• Wolf's Soul (2020) · Firekeeper Saga Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 8 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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