Diana Pharaoh Francis

Diana Pharaoh Francis is an American fantasy author and professor. She previously taught literature and writing at the University of Montana Western, and now teaches in the MFA program at Southern New Hampshire University She lives in Oregon with her family.[1]

Early life

Francis grew up on a cattle ranch in Northern California,[1] near Lincoln. She attended Oakmont High School in Roseville, California.

Education

Francis has a BA from University of California, Davis and an MA from Iowa State University, both in creative writing, and a PhD from Ball State University in literature and literary theory. Her thesis focused on British women novelists (1858–65) and their portrayal of women. She then linked that to British post-colonial theory of controlling native populations in their colonies.

Writing

Francis' first book, Path of Fate, was favorably reviewed by Victoria Strauss.[1] According to WorldCat, this is her most widely held book; it is held in 247 libraries.[2]

Bibliography

Path series

  • Path of Fate (2003)[3]
  • Path of Honor (2004)[4]
  • Path of Blood (2006)[5]

Crosspointe series

  • The Cipher (2007)[6]
  • The Black Ship (2008)[7]
  • The Turning Tide (2009)[8]
  • The Hollow Crown (2010)[9]

Horngate Witches series

  • Bitter Night (2009)[10]
  • Crimson Wind (2010)[11]
  • Shadow City (2011)[12]
  • Blood Winter (2012)[13]

Diamond City Magic series

  • Trace of Magic (2014)
  • Edge of Dreams (2015)
  • Whisper of Shadows (2016)
  • Shades of Memory (2017)

Mission: Magic series

  • The Incubus Job (2016)

Short Fiction series

"Unexpected Choices," a Horngate Witches story, in Urban Enemies (August 2017)

"Ashes and Dust" in Trials, A Rogue Mage Anthology. (November 2016)

"Grasping Rainbows" in The Weird Wild West (December 2015)

"Hunger Pains" in Demon Lovers: Succubi No longer available in the current volume. It will be re-released later.

"Nothing Left to Lose" in no longer available in Wolf Songs 2

"In Between the Dark and the Light" in Furry Fantastic (October 2006)

"All Things Being Not Quite Equal" in The Best of Dreams of Decadence (May 2003)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Strauss, Victoria (2003). "Path of Fate". SF Site Featured Reviews. SF Site. Archived from the original on December 3, 2003.
  2. ↑ "Francis, Diana Pharaoh". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 2016-06-07. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2003). Path of Fate. Roc Books. ISBN 0-451-45950-4.
  4. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2004). Path of Honor. Roc Books. ISBN 0-451-45991-1.
  5. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2006). Path of Blood. Roc Books. ISBN 0-451-46082-0.
  6. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2007). The Cipher. Roc Books. ISBN 0-451-46179-7.
  7. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2008). The Black Ship. Roc Books. ISBN 0-451-46242-4.
  8. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2009). The Turning Tide. Roc Books. ISBN 0-451-46268-8.
  9. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2010). The Hollow Crown. Roc Books. ISBN 0-451-46339-0.
  10. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2009). Bitter Night. Pocket Books. ISBN 1-416-59814-6.
  11. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2010). Crimson Wind. Pocket Books. ISBN 1-416-59815-4.
  12. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2011). Shadow City. Pocket Books. ISBN 1-451-61385-7.
  13. ↑ Francis, Diana Pharaoh (2012). Blood Winter. Pocket Books. ISBN 1-451-61386-5.
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