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Jennifer Roberson

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-10-07

Jennifer Roberson was born on October 26, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from Northern Arizona University in 1982 as an adult student, spending her final semester studying at the University of London, where she conducted in-depth research at castles, cathedrals, museums, and estates, visiting historical sites across Scotland and Wales that would inform her fiction. An American author specializing in fantasy and historical fiction, she has resided in Arizona since 1957, living in Phoenix, Flagstaff, and currently Tucson, and beyond writing she breeds and exhibits Cardigan Welsh Corgis and creates mosaic artwork. Roberson's major work is The Chronicles of the Cheysuli, an eight-volume epic fantasy series (1984–1992) spanning generations of shapechangers battling political and magical threats, and The Novels of Tiger and Del, an eight-volume sword-and-sorcery adventure series (1986–2022) set across desert and northern lands. She has also written Robin Hood retellings, including Lady of the Forest (1992) and Lady of Sherwood (1999), and The Karavans series (2006 onward). She collaborated with fellow authors Melanie Rawn and Kate Elliott on the shared-world fantasy novel The Golden Key (1996).

Universe(s)

Chronicles of the Cheysuli

  • Core Canon books: 8
  • Current rank: #385 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 4.01
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

Sword-Dancer

  • Core Canon books: 8
  • Current rank: #312 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 4.05
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

Books

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