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Lillian Stewart Carl
Bio: Lillian Stewart Carl's work often features paranormal/fantasy themes and always features plots based on mythology, history, and archaeology. Her novels have been compared to the classic works of Daphne du Maurier, Mary Renault, Mary Stewart (no relation), Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters, and Tolkien's colleague, Charles Williams--except Lillian's novels take place squarely in the twenty-first century, where the past lingers on into the present, especially in the British Isles, Lillian's home away from home.
She is the author of fifteen novels so far, including the Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron mystery series---America's exile and Scotland's finest on the trail of all-too-living legends---which includes THE SECRET PORTRAIT, THE MURDER HOLE, and THE BURNING GLASS. "Authentic dialect, detailed descriptions of the castle and environs, and vivid characters recreate an area rich in history and legend. The tightly woven plot is certain to delight history fans with its dramatic collision of past and present." Publishers Weekly
Her newest novel is BLACKNESS TOWER, a romantic fantasy. "Writing in the spirit of Mary Stewart, Lillian Stewart Carl spins a magical tale of a young Texas woman who travels to northern Scotland to learn about her ancestry. Lauren Reay discovers much more at Blackness Tower, an ancient sacred site damaged by a tragedy that resonates through the centuries. Only Lauren and the enigmatic owner of Blackness Tower have a chance of healing that damage---if they can survive the dark energies of the past. Romantic and atmospheric, Blackness Tower is pure reading pleasure." -- Mary Jo Putney, author of A Distant Magic
Of her mystery, fantasy, and sf short stories, eleven are available in a collection titled ALONG THE RIM OF TIME, and thirteen, including three from "Best Of the Year" anthologies, are collected in THE MUSE AND OTHER STORIES OF HISTORY, MYSTERY, and MYTH. "...allows the author to explore a range of historical periods, and literary classics. Carl has intriguing plots in which she challenges the reader to look at culture with a different eye. Lillian Stewart Carl invites the interested reader into a collection of stories filled with the magic of the past." -- Lesa Holstine, Lesa's Book Critique
Carl is also co-editing (with Martin H. Greenberg) a retrospective of Lois McMaster's Bujold's science fiction work, titled THE VORKOSIGAN COMPANION, to be published in 2009.
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Over the Sea from Skye [MultiFormat]
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 History shows that leadership is crucial in war, but there are other factors at work. What if history were given a twist or two, and great commanders on land and sea fought their greatest battles under different circumstances? Turtledove and his colleagues turn the past upside down and inside out, and the possibilities are endless.... The historical Flora MacDonald helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape Scotland after his failed rebellion in 1745. Captured by the English, said she would have helped... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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A Stake of Holly [MultiFormat]
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In "A Stake of Holly", an adult Tim Cratchitt is called to the deathbed of his benefactor, Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge has been thinking about that Christmas Eve many years ago when the visits of several ghosts changed his heart, his life, and the lives of many others. Those ghosts, he tells Tim, must once have been living human beings. But who were they? And why did they help him? Starting with a visit to a medium, Tim works his way from witness to witness, and finally returns to Scrooge with ans... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 7526 - Reading Time: 21-30 min.
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Ashes to Ashes [MultiFormat]
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Historian Rebecca Reid comes from Missouri to a replica of a Scottish castle located outside a small town in Ohio. She's cataloging a collection of historical artifacts, among them, supposedly, a scandalous letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots. But her co-worker, Scottish historian Michael Campbell, has his own plans. And the ghosts of the past, not to mention a very contemporary antagonist, want them both gone. (Published: 2000)
Words: 127330 - Reading Time: 363-509 min.
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Dust to Dust [MultiFormat]
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Michael Campbell and Rebecca Reid meet again at the excavation of a medieval priory in Scotland. But before they have time to smooth out the wrinkles in their relationship, Michael's former girlfriend is murdered and he's the prime suspect. Hints of buried treasure, ghostly manifestations, a historical mystery, co-workers with too many secrets (not to mention annoying habits), and a very up-to-date murderer almost succeed in breaking the young couple apart. (Published: 2000)
Words: 135390 - Reading Time: 386-541 min.
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Lucifer's Crown [MultiFormat]
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A tarnished saint and a polished devil sweep several ordinary people into a struggle for the holy grail, winner take the future. (Published: 2003)
Words: 125824 - Reading Time: 359-503 min.
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Shadow Dancers [Book 3 of the Sabazel Series] [MultiFormat]
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In a world rooted in Mediterranean history and mythology, armies clash, magicks compete, and the gods set their pawns onto the gameboard. The emperor Andrion thinks his empire is secure. But no. He has no heir from an arranged marriage, and mysterious figures are turning his allies against him. He must set aside his crown and travel to the island of Minras, where young men and women are sacrificed in the bull-dance. There Andrion and his companions face a demon-possessed queen, his own precociou... more info>> (Published: 1987)
Words: 104000 - Reading Time: 297-416 min.
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Shadows in Scarlet [MultiFormat]
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Amanda Witham sees her new job at an eighteenth-century house as a career move, just part of the history business, nothing personal. Then archaeologists find a man's skeleton buried in the garden behind the house. That night James Grant's ghost introduces himself to her. And a handsome and charming ghost he is, in the tartan kilt and scarlet coat of King George's Highland Regiment. Suddenly Amanda finds history to be up close and very personal indeed. She promises James she'll reveal the truth a... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 104436 - Reading Time: 298-417 min.
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The Secret Portrait [Fairbairn/Cameron Mystery Series Book 1] [MultiFormat]
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Fleeing an academic scandal and a broken marriage, Jean Fairbairn has come to Scotland to work for an Edinburgh-based history and travel magazine. Writing about the Scottish national pastime of playing illusion off reality is just the quiet, scholarly pursuit she needs to soothe her burned-out emotions. But when Jean heads for the Highlands to investigate the 18th century mystery of Bonnie Prince Charlie's lost treasure, she finds herself involved in a contemporary murder case--and not as an inn... more info>> (Published: 2006)
Words: 107829 - Reading Time: 308-431 min.
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The Winter King [Book 2 of the Sabazel Series] [MultiFormat]
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In a world rooted in Mediterranean history and mythology, armies clash, magicks compete, and the gods set their pawns onto the gameboard. Andrion was named Beloved of the Gods. But divine love demands of him a test of strength. When his father's empire is betrayed and conquered by barbarians, Andrion flees to his mother's tiny amazon realm. There, in the midst of defeat, he must mortgage his innocence, assess his loyalties, and try to be the warrior his father once was. Meanwhile, Tembujin, the ... more info>> (Published: 1991)
Words: 104667 - Reading Time: 299-418 min.
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Wings of Power [Book 4 of the Sabazel Series] [MultiFormat]
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In a world rooted in Mediterranean, Persian, and Indian history and mythology, armies clash, magicks compete, and the gods set their pawns onto the gameboard. Gard is only too aware that the blood of both gods and demons runs in his veins. When he steps over the line once too often, he is sent into exile, where a mad monk and a beautiful slave force him to accept his latent magical abilities. But when Gard sets out to exploit his skills in the rich valley of the Mohan, he accidentally starts a w... more info>> (Published: 1989)
Words: 115000 - Reading Time: 328-460 min.
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A Dish of Poison [MultiFormat]
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"A Dish of Poison" is a prequel to Twelfth Night. Viola is pretending to be a young man in Duke Orsino's household. Orsino wants to court Countess Olivia, but Olivia is too distressed by her brother Leonardo's death to consider his suit. So Orsino asks Viola to go undercover at Olivia's house--by pretending to be a woman. There Viola discovers not only the truth behind Leonardo's death, she exposes tensions in the household--and in her own heart--that lead into the events of the actual play. (Published: 2002)
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A Mimicry of Mockingbirds [MultiFormat]
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Inspired by mockingbirds, a young lawyer in Colonial Williamsburg named Thomas Jefferson solves a murder and debates issues such as liberty and the rights of--woman. (Published: 2002)
Words: 8512 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
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A Rose with all its Thorns [MultiFormat]
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Virginia, a rabid feminist, buys the personality of Ann Boleyn and has it inserted into her own mind, meaning to use details of Ann's victimization in her own anti-male polemic. But the resurrected Ann has a different version of her life and death, which she demonstrates when Virginia attends a conference of Tudor historians--and when Virginia meets a handsome young musician. (Published: 1999)
Words: 7373 - Reading Time: 21-29 min.
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Cold as Fire [MultiFormat]
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Twelfth century England: Geoffrey, a young clerk working for Archbishop Thomas Becket, is ordered to find a murderer. If the murder was committed by a priest, it will cause further trouble between the archbishop and King Henry II. But it's the accused priest's motive--not to mention the demeanor of Becket himself--that Geoffrey finds to be the most discomforting aspect of the case. (Published: 2000)
Words: 6532 - Reading Time: 18-26 min.
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From the Labyrinth of Night [MultiFormat]
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A scientist searching for life on Mars finds it in a most unexpected place, leading him to re-evaluate not only his own life but what it means to be human. Like beauty, thought is its own excuse for being. (Published: 1984)
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Garden of Thorns [MultiFormat]
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Mark Owen and Hilary Chase, who met at the excavation of a medieval Scottish priory, get back together in Fort Worth, Texas. He's excavating an eerie turn of the century house owned by a prominent local family. She's working at an art gallery on medieval artifacts recovered from the Nazis by the same family. Mark's and Hilary's relationship is rocky enough without someone resorting to murder to keep a century's worth of skeletons locked in the old house's closets. (Published: 2000)
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Memory and Desire [MultiFormat]
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Claire came to the English village to find her best friend, Melinda, who'd vanished after performing in a play which re-creates a seventeenth century witchcraft trial. What she found was a murder mystery--and a man. A man who, like her, is trapped between memory and desire. The play takes place at the manor house where the protagonists lived and died, a house where the past is still a haunting presence. Did Melinda ask too many questions about the village's tragic history? To find her, Claire, t... more info>> (Published: 2000)
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O Grave, Where is Thy Victory? [MultiFormat]
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When an old man dies before he can finish building a model of Admiral Nelson's ship, The Victory, his widow discovers that simply living can be the greatest victory. And death itself is not necessarily the end. (Published: 1985)
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Out of Darkness [MultiFormat]
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An artist who is a reluctant member of an expedition to Loch Ness finds not only the creature, but answers to her own questions--ones that are less than scientific. But then, if truth is beauty, perhaps science is art. (Published: 1987)
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Pleasure Palace [MultiFormat]
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The Company decrees that an engineer working on Jupiter's moon, Io, needs some rest and recreation. But during her stay at the Recreation Station, aka the Pleasure Palace, artificial pleasure becomes real tragedy. (Published: 1985) Sturgeon Award Nominee
Words: 5136 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
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Sabazel [Book 1 of the Sabazel Series] [MultiFormat]
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In a world rooted in Mediterranean history and mythology, armies clash, magicks compete, and the gods set their pawns onto the gameboard. Danica, a warrior-queen, is forced to form a more-than-political alliance with Bellasteros, a warrior-king, making his enemies her enemies. When she rides into battle at his side, carrying his child, his friends become her enemies, too. Trapped, with no choice but to play the game to the end, they begin to re-evaluate their loyalties. And as their worlds are t... more info>> (Published: 1985)
Words: 86000 - Reading Time: 245-344 min.
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Sardines for Tea [MultiFormat]
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An old-fashioned 1920's English country house mystery featuring two cats playing P. G. Wodehouse's Bertie and Jeeves. (Published: 2003)
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The Avalon Psalter [MultiFormat]
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Magnus Anderson (from Blackness Tower) comes to Glastonbury to check out an artist for his TV program, The Paranormal Files. The artist, who is illustrating a copy of the Psalms with the legends of Glastonbury, isn't living in quite the same Glastonbury Magnus can see. And the last thing she wants is for people to laugh at her and her work. (Published: 2008)
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The Blood of the Lamb [MultiFormat]
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Sixteenth-century England: A nun waits in dread for Henry VIII's henchmen to despoil her convent. But it's only when she helps a poor madman, who claims to be over 300 years old and smells faintly of blood, that she receives a most unexpected answer to her prayer. (Published: 1996)
Words: 6658 - Reading Time: 19-26 min.
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The Borders of Sabazel [MultiFormat]
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Goddess' daughter Danica marches her Amazon army to the pavilion of her land's invader, Bellasteros. Danica offers to join forces with him against their mutual foe, Kallidar, a warlord ensconced in a seemingly impregnable castle. In an alliance of convenience, Danica and Bellasteros assault their enemy's mountaintop keep. Bellasteros blunders into Danica's trap, unaware that Kallidar is not Danica's only quarry. (Published: 1982)
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