Nancy Asire (December 29, 1945 – August 11, 2021) was an American

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and

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, best known for her ''Twilight's Kingdoms'' fantasy trilogy and her contributions to the

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series ''

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'', '' Sword of Knowledge'' and '' Merovingen Nights''.

Bibliography

Twilight's Kingdoms

*''Twilight's Kingdoms'' (1987) *''Tears of Time'' (1993) *''To Fall Like Stars'' (1996)

Heroes in Hell

*''

'' (1986) *'' Rebels in Hell'' (1986) *'' Crusaders in Hell'' (1987) *'' Angels in Hell'' (1987) *'' Masters in Hell'' (1987) *'' War in Hell'' (1988) *'' Prophets in Hell'' (1989) *'' Lawyers in Hell'' (2011) *'' Rogues in Hell'' (2012) *'' Dreamers in Hell'' (2013) *'' Poets in Hell'' (2014) *'' Doctors in Hell'' (2015)

Merovingen Nights

*''Festival Moon'' (1987) *''Fever Season'' (1987) *''Troubled Waters'' (1988) *''Smugglers Gold'' (1988) *''Divine Right'' (1989) *''Flood Tide'' (1990) *''Endgame'' (1991)

Sword of Knowledge

*''Wizard Spawn'' (1989) (with

C. J. Cherryh Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award–winning novels '' Downbe ...

) *''The Sword of Knowledge'' (1995; omnibus including "A Dirge for Sabis", "Wizard Spawn" and "Reap the Whirlwind") (with

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and

Mercedes Lackey Mercedes Ritchie Lackey (born June 24, 1950) is an American writer of Fantasy literature, fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar (fictional co ...

) Note: C. J. Cherryh was the primary writer, and worked with a different collaborator in each volume, thus Nancy Asire is listed for only Volume 2, Wizard Spawn, and the Omnibus.

Short stories

*"Table with a View" (1986) *"A Walk in the Park" (1986) *"By Invitation Only" (1987) *"Cat's Tale" (1987) *"Night Ride" (1987) *"The Conscience of the King" (1987) (with

) *"Houseguests" (1987) *"Fallout" (1988) *"By a Woman's Hand" (1988) *"A Fish Story" (1988) *"Fast Food" (1989) *"Draw Me a Picture" (1989) *"The Testing" (1990) *"The Testing (Reprised) (#1)" (1990) *"The Testing (Reprised) (#2)" (1990) *"The Testing (Reprised) (#3)" (1990) *"Bookworms" (1991) *"Family Ties" (1991) *"Family Ties" (Reprised) (#1) (1991) *"Family Ties" (Reprised) (#2) (1991) *"Owl Light" (1999) appeared in Flights of Fancy edited by

*"The Cat Who Came to Dinner" (2003) *"The Boogey Man's Wife" (2013) appeared in What Scares the Boogey Man? edited by John Manning

References

External links

*
Nancy Asire entry at Fantastic Fiction
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