Gael Baudino
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Gael Baudino is a contemporary American fantasy
author
who also writes under the pseudonyms of Gael Kathryns, Gael A. Kathryns, and G.A. Kathryns. She attended college at the University of Southern California
. Sometime before 1994 she converted from Dianic Wicca
and became a Quaker.
As Gael Kathryns she contributed several instructional articles about harping
to the Folk Harp Journal during the 1990s.
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
author
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who also writes under the pseudonyms of Gael Kathryns, Gael A. Kathryns, and G.A. Kathryns. She attended college at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. Sometime before 1994 she converted from Dianic Wicca
Dianic Wicca
Dianic Witchcraft and Dianic Feminist Witchcraft, is a tradition, or denomination, of the Neopagan religion of Wicca. It was founded by Zsuzsanna Budapest in the United States in the 1970s, and is notable for its focus on the worship of the Goddess, and on feminism...
and became a Quaker.
As Gael Kathryns she contributed several instructional articles about harping
Clàrsach
Clàrsach or Cláirseach , is the generic Gaelic word for 'a harp', as derived from Middle Irish...
to the Folk Harp Journal during the 1990s.
The Dragonsword Trilogy
- DragonswordDragonsword (novel)Dragonsword is a novel written by Gael Baudino and published in 1988. It is the first in the Dragonsword Trilogy. The other novels are Duel of Dragons and Dragon Death...
(1988) ISBN 1558020039 - Duel of DragonsDuel of Dragons (novel)Duel of Dragons is a novel written by Gael Baudino and published in 1991. It is the second in the Dragonsword Trilogy. The other novels are Dragonsword and Dragon Death .-Plot introduction:...
(1991) ISBN 0451450973 - Dragon DeathDragon Death (novel)Dragon Death is a novel written by Gael Baudino and published in 1992. It is the third in the Dragonsword Trilogy. The other novels are Dragonsword and Duel of Dragons ..-Plot introduction:...
(1992) ISBN 0451451473
The Strands Series
- Strands of StarlightStrands of StarlightStrands of Starlight is a novel written by Gael Baudino in 1989. It is the first in the Strands of Starlight tetralogy. The other novels are Maze of Moonlight, Shroud of Shadow, and Strands of Sunlight.-Plot introduction:...
(1989) ISBN 0451163710 - Maze of MoonlightMaze of MoonlightMaze of Moonlight is a novel written by Gael Baudino in 1993. It is the second in the Strands of Starlight tetralogy. The other novels are Strands of Starlight, Shroud of Shadow, and Strands of Sunlight.-Plot introduction:...
(1993) ISBN 0451452305 - Shroud of ShadowShroud of ShadowShroud of Shadow is a novel written by Gael Baudino in 1994. It is the third in the Strands of Starlight tetralogy. The other novels are Strands of Starlight, Maze of Moonlight, and Strands of Sunlight.-Plot introduction:...
(1993) ISBN 0451452941 - Strands of SunlightStrands of SunlightStrands of Sunlight is a novel written by Gael Baudino in 1994. It is the fourth in the Strands of Starlight tetralogy. The other novels are Strands of Starlight, Maze of Moonlight, and Shroud of Shadow...
(1994) ISBN 0451454081 - Spires of SpiritSpires of SpiritSpires of Spirit, by Gael Baudino, is a collection of six novellas set in the universe of The Strands Series. It was first published in 1997 by Roc Books...
(1997) ISBN 0451455681 - A collection of six short stories set in the "Strands" universe. One of its stories, "The Shadow of the Starlight", was previously published in slightly different form in the April 1985 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
The Water! series
- O Greenest Branch! (1995) ISBN 0451454499
- The Dove Looked In (1996) ISBN 0451454979
- Branch and Crown (1996) ISBN 0451455533
Standalone
- Gossamer Axe (1990) ISBN 0451450256
- The Borders of Life (1999) as G.A. Kathryns. ISBN 0451455746 This book is previewed in the back of Spires of Spirit with the working title of The Bournes of Life. The preview identifies Gael Baudino as the author rather than G.A. Kathryns.
Short stories
- "Lady of the Forest EndLady of the Forest End"Lady of the Forest End" is a short story by Gael Baudino. It concerns Avdoyta of the Forest End, a warrior, who goes to confront Cynthia of the Shining Mountains, a sorceress, after she kills Cynthia's betrothed....
" - Amazons II edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson (1982) ISBN 0879977361 - "The Shadow of the Starlight" - published in:
- The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (April 1985)
- An edited/updated version published in 1997 in Spires of Spirit.
- "The Persistence of MemoryThe Persistence of Memory (short story)"The Persistence of Memory" is a short story by Gael Baudino concerning Barbara, a pregnant housewife, who begins seeing things she had not noticed before when she starts doing special memory exercises developed by her husband, Frank, and the effects it has on her personal and family life.In 1989...
" - published in:- The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (November 1985)
- The Year's Best Fantasy 12 edited by Arthur W. Saha (1986) ISBN 0886771633
- The Bank StreetBank Street College of EducationBank Street College of Education is located in Manhattan, New York City.-History:Bank Street was founded in 1916 by Lucy Sprague Mitchell as the "Bureau of Educational Experiments"....
Book of Fantasy edited by Howard Zimmerman (1989) ISBN 0671631462. This is a book of short stories converted into graphic novels for early teen readers.
- "Tidings of Comfort and JoyTidings of Comfort and Joy (short story)"Tidings of Comfort and Joy" is a short story by Gael Baudino. It concerns Julianna, a Wiccan living in Denver, and her otherworldly encounter with Paul, a friend who is a priest, and her undead ex-husband, Bob.-Plot summary:...
" edited by Dennis L. McKiernan - The Magic of Christmas (1992) ISBN 0451451902 - "BeforeBefore (short story)"Before" is a short story by Gael Baudino written deliberately in a style similar to William Faulkner's: the foreword to the story says, "the sometimes strange syntax and editorial elisions are intentional in this homage to Faulkner." It concerns Greta Harlow, a young woman living in a Lee's...
" - Lammas Night edited by Mercedes LackeyMercedes LackeyMercedes "Misty" Lackey is a best-selling American author of 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...
(1996) ISBN 0671877135 - "BitterfootBitterfoot"Bitterfoot " is a short story by Gael Baudino. It concerns Janet, a pilot fighting in a female-only war in the jungles and mountains along the Indo-Nepal border, and her encounter with an enemy pilot who is better than she....
" - Sisters in Fantasy 2 edited by Susan Schwartz (1996) ISBN 0451455037 - "Charity" - written between 1981 and 1984 and published in 1997 in Spires of Spirit.
- "Lady of Light" - written between 1981 and 1984 and published in 1997 in Spires of Spirit.
- "A Touch of Distant Hands" - written between 1981 and 1984 and published in 1997 in Spires of Spirit.
- "Elvenhome" - written between 1981 and 1984 and published in 1997 in Spires of Spirit.
- "Please Come to Denver (in the Spring)" - written between 1981 and 1984 and published in 1997 in Spires of Spirit.
Nonfiction works
- The Wire Strung Primer (as Gael Kathryns) - Raging Celt Productions, Englewood, Colorado, 1991
- Interzone Science Fiction magazineInterzone (magazine)Interzone is an award-winning British fantasy and science fiction magazine. Published since 1982, Interzone is the eighth longest-running science fiction magazine in history and the longest-running British SF magazine...
#90 (1994), page 19-22. Interview by David V. Barrett: "Music and Magic"
External links
- Pages of Starlight, Wayback Machine archive of a fan page
- Bibliography on SciFanSciFanSciFan is an online database for fans of science fiction and fantasy books.The site provides detailed bibliographies, linking books together into series' where appropriate and, in turn, grouping series by universe...