About Esther Friesner
Esther M Friesner was educated at Vassar College, where she completed B.A.s in both Spanish and Drama. She went to on to Yale University, where within five years she was awarded an M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish. She taught Spanish at Yale for a number of years before going on to become a full-time author of fantasy and science fiction.
Series
Twelve Kingdoms
1. Mustapha and His Wise Dog (1985)
2. Spells of Mortal Weaving (1986)
3. The Witchwood Cradle (1987)
4. The Water King's Laughter (1989)
1. Mustapha and His Wise Dog (1985)
2. Spells of Mortal Weaving (1986)
3. The Witchwood Cradle (1987)
4. The Water King's Laughter (1989)
Princesses of Myth
1. Nobody's Princess (2007)
2. Nobody's Prize (2008)
3. Sphinx's Princess (2009)
4. Sphinx's Queen (2010)
5. Spirit's Princess (2012)
1. Nobody's Princess (2007)
2. Nobody's Prize (2008)
3. Sphinx's Princess (2009)
4. Sphinx's Queen (2010)
5. Spirit's Princess (2012)
Novels
Harlot's Ruse (1986)
The Silver Mountain (1986)
Druid's Blood (1988)
It's Been Fun (1991)
Yesterday We Saw Mermaids (1992)
Split Heirs (1993) (with Lawrence Watt-Evans)
The Wishing Season (1993)
The Sherwood Game (1994)
The Psalms of Herod (1995)
Child of the Eagle (1996)
The Sword of Mary (1996)
E.Godz (2003) (with Robert Asprin)
Threads and Flames (2010)
The Silver Mountain (1986)
Druid's Blood (1988)
It's Been Fun (1991)
Yesterday We Saw Mermaids (1992)
Split Heirs (1993) (with Lawrence Watt-Evans)
The Wishing Season (1993)
The Sherwood Game (1994)
The Psalms of Herod (1995)
Child of the Eagle (1996)
The Sword of Mary (1996)
E.Godz (2003) (with Robert Asprin)
Threads and Flames (2010)
Collections
Up the Wall: And Other Stories (1999)
Death and the Librarian: And Other Stories (2002)
Bit Players (2005) (with Jay Caselberg)
My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (2006) (with L A Banks, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, P N Elrod, Lori Handeland, Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Susan Krinard)
Death and the Librarian: And Other Stories (2002)
Bit Players (2005) (with Jay Caselberg)
My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (2006) (with L A Banks, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, P N Elrod, Lori Handeland, Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Susan Krinard)
Short Stories
Series contributed to
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (with Arthur Byron Cover and Alice Henderson)
Coyote Moon / Night of the Living Rerun / Portal Through Time (omnibus) (2010)
Coyote Moon / Night of the Living Rerun / Portal Through Time (omnibus) (2010)
Anthology series
Chicks in Chainmail
1. Chicks in Chainmail (1995)
2. Did You Say Chicks?! (1995)
3. Chicks 'n Chained Males (1999) (with Martin H Greenberg)
4. The Chick Is in the Mail (2000) (with Martin H Greenberg)
5. Turn the Other Chick (2004)
Chicks Ahoy (2010)
1. Chicks in Chainmail (1995)
2. Did You Say Chicks?! (1995)
3. Chicks 'n Chained Males (1999) (with Martin H Greenberg)
4. The Chick Is in the Mail (2000) (with Martin H Greenberg)
5. Turn the Other Chick (2004)
Chicks Ahoy (2010)
Anthologies edited
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Blood Muse (1995) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Temping Fate (2006)
Witch Way to the Mall (2009)
Strip Mauled: Supernatural Suburbia (2009)
Fangs for the Mammaries (2010)
Blood Muse (1995) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Temping Fate (2006)
Witch Way to the Mall (2009)
Strip Mauled: Supernatural Suburbia (2009)
Fangs for the Mammaries (2010)
Anthologies containing stories by Esther Friesner
Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Xanadu (1992)
Alternate Warriors (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
Dragons! (1993)
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (1993)
Quest to Riverworld (1993)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology (1994)
Dark Destiny (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Weird Tales from Shakespeare (1994)
Angels! (1995)
The Best New Horror 6 (1995)
The Book of Kings (1995)
Chicks in Chainmail (1995)
Cthulhu 2000: A Lovecraftian Anthology (1995)
Desire Burn: Women's Stories From the Dark Side of Passion (1995)
Excalibur (1995)
Fantastic Alice (1995)
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (1995)
The Merlin Chronicles (1995)
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)
Castle Fantastic (1996)
Children of Dracula: Dark Destiny III (1996)
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996)
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1996)
Otherwere (1996)
Return to Avalon (1996)
The Shimmering Door (1996)
Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996)
Black Swan, White Raven (1997)
Blood Lines: Vampire Stories from New England (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
Dragons: The Greatest Stories (1997)
Dying for It (1997)
Elf Magic (1997)
Gothic Ghosts (1997)
Nebula Awards 31 (1997)
Return of the Dinosaurs (1997)
Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997)
Southern Blood: Vampire Stories from the American South (1997)
Black Cats and Broken Mirrors (1998)
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (1998)
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (1998)
Nebula Awards 32 (1998)
Whitley Strieber's Aliens (1998)
Chicks 'n Chained Males (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999)
Merlin (1999)
Twice Upon a Time (1999)
Black Heart, Ivory Bones (2000)
The Chick Is in the Mail (2000)
Graven Images (2000)
The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy (2001)
Single White Vampire Seeks Same (2001)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Xanadu (1992)
Alternate Warriors (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
Dragons! (1993)
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (1993)
Quest to Riverworld (1993)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology (1994)
Dark Destiny (1994)
Deals with the Devil (1994)
Weird Tales from Shakespeare (1994)
Angels! (1995)
The Best New Horror 6 (1995)
The Book of Kings (1995)
Chicks in Chainmail (1995)
Cthulhu 2000: A Lovecraftian Anthology (1995)
Desire Burn: Women's Stories From the Dark Side of Passion (1995)
Excalibur (1995)
Fantastic Alice (1995)
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (1995)
The Merlin Chronicles (1995)
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)
Castle Fantastic (1996)
Children of Dracula: Dark Destiny III (1996)
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996)
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1996)
Otherwere (1996)
Return to Avalon (1996)
The Shimmering Door (1996)
Sisters in Fantasy 2 (1996)
Black Swan, White Raven (1997)
Blood Lines: Vampire Stories from New England (1997)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
Dragons: The Greatest Stories (1997)
Dying for It (1997)
Elf Magic (1997)
Gothic Ghosts (1997)
Nebula Awards 31 (1997)
Return of the Dinosaurs (1997)
Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997)
Southern Blood: Vampire Stories from the American South (1997)
Black Cats and Broken Mirrors (1998)
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (1998)
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (1998)
Nebula Awards 32 (1998)
Whitley Strieber's Aliens (1998)
Chicks 'n Chained Males (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999)
Merlin (1999)
Twice Upon a Time (1999)
Black Heart, Ivory Bones (2000)
The Chick Is in the Mail (2000)
Graven Images (2000)
The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy (2001)
Single White Vampire Seeks Same (2001)
Short stories
| Simpson's Lesser Sphynx (1984) | |||
| The Death of Nimuë (1985) | |||
| Wake-Up Call (1988) | |||
| Do I Dare to Ask Your Name? (1989) | |||
| Blunderbore (1990) | |||
| Love's Eldritch Ichor (1990) | |||
| Up the Wall [short story] (1990) | |||
| The Weavers (1990) | |||
| Claim-Jumpin' Woman You Got a Stake in My Heart (1991) | |||
| All Vows (1992) | Nebula (nominee) | ||
| Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1992) | |||
| Baby Face (1993) | |||
| The Broad in the Bronze Bra (1993) | |||
| Jane's Fighting Ships (1993) | |||
| Legends (1993) | |||
| Three Queen (1993) | |||
| Bargaining Chip (1994) | |||
| Death and the Librarian [short story] (1994) | Nebula | ||
| In the Garden (1994) | |||
| Lovers (1994) | |||
| Royal Tiff Yields Face of Jesus! (1994) | |||
| Titus! (1994) | |||
| A Birthday (1995) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Goldie, Lox, and the Three Excalibearers (1995) | |||
| Jesus at the Bat (1995) | Nebula (nominee) | ||
| Le Roi S'amuse (1995) | |||
| A Pig's Tale (1995) | |||
| Sparrow (1995) | |||
| That's Entertainment: The Tale of Salacious Crumb (1995) | |||
| The Way to a Man's Heart (1995) | |||
| Death Swatch (1996) | |||
| Just Wait Until You Have Children of Your Own (1996) | |||
| A Life in the Theatre (1996) | |||
| Moonlight in Vermont (1996) | |||
| The Strange Case of Ludwig the Unspeakable (1996) | |||
| Tea (1996) | |||
| Lonelyhearts (1997) | |||
| Mortal Things (1997) | |||
| No Bigger Than My Thumb (1997) | |||
| Silent Love (1997) | |||
| That Old School Spirit (1997) | |||
| What Really Killed the Dinosaurs (1997) | |||
| Won't You Take Me Dancing? (1997) | |||
| Brown Dust (1998) | |||
| How it all Began (1998) | |||
| Case #285b (1999) | |||
| Cross Children Walk (1999) | |||
| How to Make Unicorn Pie (1999) | |||
| Jolene's Motel (1999) | |||
| Repro Man (1999) (with Anne Elizabeth Stutzman) | |||
| Uncle Henry Passes (1999) | |||
| Big Hair (2000) | |||
| Cora (2000) | |||
| Troll by Jury (2000) | |||
| Werotica (2001) | |||
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Awards
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Links to other websites
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Esther Friesner recommends
 The Fire Opal (2010) Regina McBride "McBride draws the reader into a place of true magic, where there are no boundaries separating the real world and the fantastic, only enchanted gateways." |
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