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'Diana L. Paxson' (born 1943) is a writer, primarily of fantasy and historical fiction novels, short stories and non-fiction about pagan and heathen religion and practice.
In addition to her multiple novels and collaborations, she has written over seventy short stories. Her best-known works are the Westria novels and books in the Avalon series, which she took over from Marion Zimmer Bradley. Her non-fiction books include ''Taking Up the Runes'' and ''Essential Asatru''.
Paxson has been active in the leadership of a number of organizations. She hosted the first activities of the Society for Creative Anachronism, and was subsequently among that group's founding Directors and Corporate Officers when it incorporated. She was the western regional director of the ''Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America'', and is a frequent panelist at science fiction conventions, especially Baycon, where she was the 2007 Fantasy Guest of Honor.
A leader in the Neo-pagan and heathen revivals, Paxson is the founder of the Fellowship of the Spiral Path and served as First Officer of the Covenant of the Goddess. She has been Steerswoman of the Troth and a member of its Board of Directors, and currently edits its journal, ''Idunna''. She is a pioneer in the revival of Oracular Seidh, and has been a speaker at many festivals, including Trothmoot, Pantheacon, Wic-Can Fest, the Starwood Festival and the WinterStar Symposium.
She also composes and plays music for the harp. She currently lives at her home, Greyhaven, in Berkeley, California.

Contents

Bibliography

Westria

Wodan's Children

The Hallowed Isle

Chronicles of Fionn mac Cumhal

Other novels

Sword and Sorceress series

Other short fiction

Non-fiction

Notes

References

External links

Bibliography

Westria

#''Lady of Light'' (1982), ISBN 0-671-45597-4
#''Lady of Darkness'' (1983), ISBN 0-671-45882-5
#''Silverhair the Wanderer'' (1986), ISBN 0-8125-4860-4
#''The Earthstone'' (1987), ISBN 0-8125-4862-0
#''The Sea Star'' (1988), ISBN 0-8125-4864-7
#''The Wind Crystal'' (1990), ISBN 0-8125-0040-7
#''The Jewel of Fire'' (1992), ISBN 0-8125-1110-7
#''The Golden Hills of Westria'' (2006), ISBN 0-7653-0889-4
''Lady of Light'' and ''Lady of Darkness'' have been republished in the U.S. as a single volume under the name ''Mistress of the Jewels'' (1991), and in the UK as ''Lady of Light, Lady of Darkness'' (1990).

Wodan's Children

#''The Wolf and the Raven'' (1993), ISBN 0-688-10821-0
#''The Dragons of the Rhine'' (1995), ISBN 0-688-13986-8
#''The Lord of Horses'' (1996), ISBN 0-688-14606-6

The Hallowed Isle

#''The Book of the Sword'' (1999), ISBN 0-380-78870-5
#''The Book of the Spear'' (1999), ISBN 0-380-80546-4
#''The Book of the Cauldron'' (1999), ISBN 0-380-80547-2
#''The Book of the Stone'' (2000), ISBN 0-380-80548-0
These were also published in two volumes, as ''The Hallowed Isle: Books I & II'' (2000) and ''Books III & IV'' (2001).

Chronicles of Fionn mac Cumhal

In collaboration with Adrienne Martine-Barnes:
#''Master of Earth and Water'' (1993), ISBN 0-688-12505-0
#''The Shield Between the Worlds'' (1994), ISBN 0-688-13176-X
#''Sword of Fire and Shadow'' (1995), ISBN 0-688-14156-0
===Avalon series===
In collaboration with Marion Zimmer Bradley:

★ ''The Forest House'', 1993 (uncredited)

★ ''Lady of Avalon'', 1997 (uncredited)

★ ''Priestess of Avalon'', 2000
As sole author:

★ ''Ancestors of Avalon'', 2004

★ ''Ravens of Avalon'', 2007

Other novels

★ ''Brisingamen'' (1984), ISBN 0-425-07298-3

★ ''White Mare, Red Stallion'' (1986), ISBN 0-425-08531-7

★ ''The Paradise Tree'' (1987), ISBN 0-441-65134-8

★ ''The White Raven'' (1988), ISBN 0-688-07496-0

★ ''The Serpent's Tooth'' (1991), ISBN 0-688-08339-0

Sword and Sorceress series

She has authored the following stories from the Sword and Sorceress series, an annual anthology of fantasy stories:

★ ''Sword of Yraine''

★ ''Shadow Wood''

★ ''Equona's Mare''

★ ''The Sword Slave''

Other short fiction

★ "The Song of N'Sardi-El" in ''Millennial Women'' (1978)

★ "An Appropriate Hell" in ''War in Hell'' (1988) - part of the ''Heroes in Hell'' series

Non-fiction

★ Z. Budapest and Diana L. Paxson, ''Celestial Wisdom for Every Year of Your Life: Discover the Hidden Meaning of Your Age'' (2003), ISBN 1-57863-282-X

★ ''Taking Up the Runes: A Complete Guide to Using Runes in Spells, Rituals, Divination, and Magic'' (2005), ISBN 1-57863-325-7

★ ''Essential Asatru: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism'' (2007), ISBN 0-8065-2708-0

Notes

References

★ Vale, V. and John Sulak (2001). ''Modern Pagans''. (Interview with Diana L. Paxson). San Francisco: Re/Search Publications. ISBN 1-889307-10-6

External links

★ Diana L. Paxson website

★ Oracular Seidh

★ Westria