Hambly, Barbara
Overview
Works: | 414 works in 1,315 publications in 4 languages and 43,347 library holdings |
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Genres: | Fiction Historical fiction Detective and mystery fiction Science fiction Star Wars fiction Fantasy fiction History Domestic fiction Biographical fiction Novels |
Roles: | Author, Contributor, Creator |
Classifications: | PS3558.A4215, 813.54 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Barbara Hambly
- Dark alleys of noir by Paradoxa( Book )
- Wet grave by Barbara Hambly( )
Most widely held works by
Barbara Hambly
Children of the Jedi by
Barbara Hambly(
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20 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in English and held by 1,614 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Princess Leia and Han Solo brave dangers to investigate a lost colony of Jedi children on the planet Belsavis. The novel introduces many new life forms. By the author of Those Who Hunt the Night
20 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in English and held by 1,614 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Princess Leia and Han Solo brave dangers to investigate a lost colony of Jedi children on the planet Belsavis. The novel introduces many new life forms. By the author of Those Who Hunt the Night
Planet of twilight by
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17 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 1,433 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On a barren and remote planet, a ruthless warlord seeking to exploit its vast mineral wealth kidnaps Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker searches for his long-lost love Callista, and a long-dormant, sentient lifeform is awakening to threaten the entire galaxy
17 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 1,433 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On a barren and remote planet, a ruthless warlord seeking to exploit its vast mineral wealth kidnaps Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker searches for his long-lost love Callista, and a long-dormant, sentient lifeform is awakening to threaten the entire galaxy
The emancipator's wife : a novel of Mary Todd Lincoln by
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22 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 1,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1865, in the wake of her husband's assassination, Mary Todd Lincoln struggles to cope amid the animosity and confusion that surrounds her, in a historical novel that captures the saga of one of the most misunderstood women in American history
22 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 1,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1865, in the wake of her husband's assassination, Mary Todd Lincoln struggles to cope amid the animosity and confusion that surrounds her, in a historical novel that captures the saga of one of the most misunderstood women in American history
Patriot hearts : a novel of the founding mothers by
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15 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 1,248 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The triumphs and turmoil of early America are revealed through fictional portraits of four women--Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Sally Hemings, and Dolley Madison--who played key roles during four presidential administrations
15 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 1,248 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The triumphs and turmoil of early America are revealed through fictional portraits of four women--Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Sally Hemings, and Dolley Madison--who played key roles during four presidential administrations
A free man of color by
Barbara Hambly(
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12 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A historical mystery in 1830s New Orleans whose protagonist is a free man of color. Dr. Benjamin January, back in America after 15 years in Paris where he became a surgeon, goes to the help of a woman. In revenge, he is framed by her enemies for murder and must clear his name. A look at the complicated race relations of the period in New Orleans
12 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A historical mystery in 1830s New Orleans whose protagonist is a free man of color. Dr. Benjamin January, back in America after 15 years in Paris where he became a surgeon, goes to the help of a woman. In revenge, he is framed by her enemies for murder and must clear his name. A look at the complicated race relations of the period in New Orleans
Those who hunt the night by
Barbara Hambly(
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21 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The vampires had been living in London since the time of Elizabeth I, but now they were being ruthlessly murdered by someone who ripped their coffins open for the light of day to burn them to ashes. No vampire could endure the daylight to destroy the murderer. They had to turn to a mortal human for aid. Thus it was that Professor James Asher, one-time spy, returned home to find his young wife in a strange coma and Simon Ysidro, oldest of the London vampires, waiting for him. Ysidro, although polite, left no doubt of his power to locate his spell on the young woman, wherever she might flee. Asher must agree to find the destroyer of the vampires for them. But if he found the killer, what must happen to them? What would inevitably be the fate of any mortal human who learned the identities and locations of the vampires? The answer was all too obvious. Whether he succeeded or failed, it seemed that Professor James Asher was doomed!
21 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The vampires had been living in London since the time of Elizabeth I, but now they were being ruthlessly murdered by someone who ripped their coffins open for the light of day to burn them to ashes. No vampire could endure the daylight to destroy the murderer. They had to turn to a mortal human for aid. Thus it was that Professor James Asher, one-time spy, returned home to find his young wife in a strange coma and Simon Ysidro, oldest of the London vampires, waiting for him. Ysidro, although polite, left no doubt of his power to locate his spell on the young woman, wherever she might flee. Asher must agree to find the destroyer of the vampires for them. But if he found the killer, what must happen to them? What would inevitably be the fate of any mortal human who learned the identities and locations of the vampires? The answer was all too obvious. Whether he succeeded or failed, it seemed that Professor James Asher was doomed!
Die upon a kiss by
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17 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 1,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1835 New Orleans, Benjamin January, a free man of color, becomes caught up in a deadly plot when he rescues opera impresario Lorenzo Belaggio, who has brought a production of the opera "Othello" to town, from a violent attack
17 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 1,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1835 New Orleans, Benjamin January, a free man of color, becomes caught up in a deadly plot when he rescues opera impresario Lorenzo Belaggio, who has brought a production of the opera "Othello" to town, from a violent attack
Wet grave by
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19 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 1,134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the body of an elderly freedwoman turns up near a decrepit shack, Benjamin January and his lover Rose become involved in an investigation into a crime that could be linked to rumors of a fortune in hidden gold
19 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 1,134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the body of an elderly freedwoman turns up near a decrepit shack, Benjamin January and his lover Rose become involved in an investigation into a crime that could be linked to rumors of a fortune in hidden gold
Fever season by
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12 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A black American surgeon fights racism as he works alongside whites during a cholera epidemic in 1830s New Orleans. What particularly disturbs the French-trained Benjamin January, a free man of color, is that many other free men are disappearing. Are they victims of cholera or a human hand?
12 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A black American surgeon fights racism as he works alongside whites during a cholera epidemic in 1830s New Orleans. What particularly disturbs the French-trained Benjamin January, a free man of color, is that many other free men are disappearing. Are they victims of cholera or a human hand?
Days of the dead by
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13 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,077 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1838, when a friend is accused of killing the son of a powerful Mexican landowner, Benjamin January and his wife, Rose, head to Mexico City to uncover the truth and find a city torn by political unrest and violence
13 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,077 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1838, when a friend is accused of killing the son of a powerful Mexican landowner, Benjamin January and his wife, Rose, head to Mexico City to uncover the truth and find a city torn by political unrest and violence
Graveyard dust by
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14 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 1,044 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 19th century New Orleans, free man of color Benjamin January tries to clear the name of his sister, a voodoo practitioner. She is accused of supplying the arsenic which a woman used to kill her husband
14 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 1,044 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 19th century New Orleans, free man of color Benjamin January tries to clear the name of his sister, a voodoo practitioner. She is accused of supplying the arsenic which a woman used to kill her husband
Sold down the river by
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19 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Benjamin January, a musician in New Orleans, returns to the slavery of Mon Triomphe, Simon Fourchet's upriver sugar plantation, to unravel secrets and sins which have manifested in a mysterious fire, a poisoning, a murder, and voodoo curse marks
19 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in English and held by 1,007 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Benjamin January, a musician in New Orleans, returns to the slavery of Mon Triomphe, Simon Fourchet's upriver sugar plantation, to unravel secrets and sins which have manifested in a mysterious fire, a poisoning, a murder, and voodoo curse marks
Good man Friday by
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18 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 980 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Benjamin January's search for a missing man takes him into a dark world filled with grave robbers and slave stealers. New Orleans, 1838. When Benjamin January suddenly finds that his services playing piano at extravagant balls held by the city's wealthy are no longer required, he ends up agreeing to accompany sugar planter Henri Viellard and his young wife, Chloë, on a mission to Washington to find a missing friend. Plunged into a murky world, it soon becomes clear that while it is very possible the Viellards' friend is dead, his enemies are very much alive - and ready to kill anyone who gets in their way"--Amazon.com
18 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 980 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Benjamin January's search for a missing man takes him into a dark world filled with grave robbers and slave stealers. New Orleans, 1838. When Benjamin January suddenly finds that his services playing piano at extravagant balls held by the city's wealthy are no longer required, he ends up agreeing to accompany sugar planter Henri Viellard and his young wife, Chloë, on a mission to Washington to find a missing friend. Plunged into a murky world, it soon becomes clear that while it is very possible the Viellards' friend is dead, his enemies are very much alive - and ready to kill anyone who gets in their way"--Amazon.com
Dead water by
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10 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In turbulent nineteenth-century New Orleans, free man of color Benjamin January finds himself on a perilous steamboat ride that becomes an inescapable journey of death and murder
10 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In turbulent nineteenth-century New Orleans, free man of color Benjamin January finds himself on a perilous steamboat ride that becomes an inescapable journey of death and murder
The shirt on his back by
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14 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 906 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Abishag Shaw is seeking vengeance for his brother's murder -- and Benjamin January is seeking money after every bank in the country crashes. Far beyond the frontier, in the depths of the Rocky Mountains, both are to be found at the great Rendezvous of the Mountain Men. And during that month-long orgy of cheap booze, shooting-matches, tall tales and cut-throat trading, something else is found instead: the corpse of a murdered gentleman whom nobody recognizes, clean-shaven, perfumed, and clothed on in a pair of black kid gloves."--Cover
14 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 906 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Abishag Shaw is seeking vengeance for his brother's murder -- and Benjamin January is seeking money after every bank in the country crashes. Far beyond the frontier, in the depths of the Rocky Mountains, both are to be found at the great Rendezvous of the Mountain Men. And during that month-long orgy of cheap booze, shooting-matches, tall tales and cut-throat trading, something else is found instead: the corpse of a murdered gentleman whom nobody recognizes, clean-shaven, perfumed, and clothed on in a pair of black kid gloves."--Cover
Dead and buried by
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14 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 882 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When free black musician and surgeon Benjamin January attends the funeral of a friend, an accident tips the dead man out of his coffin--only to reveal an unexpected inhabitant. Set in New Orleans in 1836
14 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 882 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When free black musician and surgeon Benjamin January attends the funeral of a friend, an accident tips the dead man out of his coffin--only to reveal an unexpected inhabitant. Set in New Orleans in 1836
Ran away : a Benjamin January novel by
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12 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and held by 881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a witness claims to have seen Hüseyin Pasha hurl two girls' dead bodies from his attic window on Bourbon Street, everyone in New Orleans is willing to believe the "devilish Infidel" is guilty except Benjamin January. Only Benjamin, driven by memories of his first meeting with the Turk in Paris ten years earlier, is willing to brave public outrage and mob violence to seek for the true culprit
12 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and held by 881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a witness claims to have seen Hüseyin Pasha hurl two girls' dead bodies from his attic window on Bourbon Street, everyone in New Orleans is willing to believe the "devilish Infidel" is guilty except Benjamin January. Only Benjamin, driven by memories of his first meeting with the Turk in Paris ten years earlier, is willing to brave public outrage and mob violence to seek for the true culprit
Dragonsbane by
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35 editions published between 1985 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 833 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the Black Dragon seizes the Deep of Ylferdun, John Aversin, the only living man ever to slay a dragon agrees to challenge the dragon, accompanied by Jenny Waynest, a half-taught sorceress and the mother of his sons
35 editions published between 1985 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 833 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the Black Dragon seizes the Deep of Ylferdun, John Aversin, the only living man ever to slay a dragon agrees to challenge the dragon, accompanied by Jenny Waynest, a half-taught sorceress and the mother of his sons
Dragonshadow by
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19 editions published between 1999 and 2019 in English and held by 808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After his wife is captured by demons, John Aversin of the Winterlands seeks help from a dragon who once loved her. The dragon gave her a dragon's body and immortality, but returned her to human form so she could marry Aversin. By the author of Dragonsbane
19 editions published between 1999 and 2019 in English and held by 808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After his wife is captured by demons, John Aversin of the Winterlands seeks help from a dragon who once loved her. The dragon gave her a dragon's body and immortality, but returned her to human form so she could marry Aversin. By the author of Dragonsbane
Crimson angel by
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16 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 801 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Jefferson Vitrack - the white half-brother of Benjamin January's wife - turns up on January's doorstep in the summer of 1838 claiming he has discovered a clue to the whereabouts of the family's lost treasure, January has no hesitation about refusing to help look for it. For the treasure lies in Haiti, the island that was once France's most profitable colony - until the blood-chilling repression practiced there by the whites upon their slaves triggered a savage rebellion. The world's only Black Republic still looks with murderous mistrust upon any strangers who might set foot there, and January is in no hurry to go. But when Vitrack is murdered, and attempts are made on January's wife and himself, he understands that he has no choice. He must seek the treasure himself, to draw the unknown killers into the open, a bloody trail that leads first to Cuba, then to Haiti, and finally to the secret that lies buried with the accursed gold
16 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 801 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Jefferson Vitrack - the white half-brother of Benjamin January's wife - turns up on January's doorstep in the summer of 1838 claiming he has discovered a clue to the whereabouts of the family's lost treasure, January has no hesitation about refusing to help look for it. For the treasure lies in Haiti, the island that was once France's most profitable colony - until the blood-chilling repression practiced there by the whites upon their slaves triggered a savage rebellion. The world's only Black Republic still looks with murderous mistrust upon any strangers who might set foot there, and January is in no hurry to go. But when Vitrack is murdered, and attempts are made on January's wife and himself, he understands that he has no choice. He must seek the treasure himself, to draw the unknown killers into the open, a bloody trail that leads first to Cuba, then to Haiti, and finally to the secret that lies buried with the accursed gold
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- January, Benjamin (Fictitious character)
- Asher, James (Fictitious character)
- Skywalker, Luke (Fictitious character)
- Skywalker, Luke (Fictitious character)
- Organa, Leia (Fictitious character)
- Solo, Han (Fictitious character)
- Solo, Han (Fictitious character)
- Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Mary Todd 1818-1882
- Adams, Abigail 1744-1818
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Adams, Abigail, African American men Americans Asher, James (Fictitious character) Aversin, John, Lord (Fictitious character) Cholera Detective and mystery stories Dragons Embezzlement Fantasy fiction Fantasy fiction, American Film noir Free African Americans Freedmen Great Britain Haiti Hemings, Sally Historical fiction Horror tales January, Benjamin (Fictitious character) Lincoln, Abraham, Lincoln, Mary Todd, Louisiana--New Orleans Madison, Dolley, Magic Manners and customs Married women Mexico Mississippi--Natchez--Natchez-Under-The-Hill Murder--Investigation Music teachers Nobility Opera Organa, Leia--(Fictitious character) Presidents Presidents' spouses Private investigators Prostitutes--Crimes against Rocky Mountains Skywalker, Luke--(Fictitious character) Social conditions Solo, Han--(Fictitious character) Steamboats Treasure troves United States Vampires Vodou Washington, Martha, Women Women--Political activity
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Barbara Hambly
Barbara Hambly Amerikaans schrijfster
Barbara Hambly amerikansk manusforfattar og skribent
Barbara Hambly amerikansk manusförfattare och författare
Barbara Hambly amerikansk manusforfatter og skribent
Barbara Hambly amerikansk manuskriptforfatter og skribent
Barbara Hambly écrivaine américaine de fantasy et de science-fiction
Barbara Hambly scrittrice e sceneggiatrice statunitense
Barbara Hambly US-amerikanische Fantasy-Autorin
Барбара Гемблі
Хэмбли, Барбара
Хэмбли, Барбара американская писательница
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ハンブリー, バーバラ
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