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Barbara Hambly

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in San Diego, California, The United States
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L. Frank Baum, J.R.R. Tolkien

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June 2012


About this author

aka Barbara Hamilton

Ranging from fantasy to historical fiction, Barbara Hambly has a masterful way of spinning a story. Her twisty plots involve memorable characters, lavish descriptions, scads of novel words, and interesting devices. Her work spans the Star Wars universe, antebellum New Orleans, and various fantasy worlds, sometimes linked with our own.


"I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I've proven them wrong on both counts."
-Barbara Hambly


And the votes are in!

Every time I teach either Western Civ or WOrld History, I conclude the Final with an extra-credit question (and they pretty much ALL need extra credit): Who were the five most influential people in history (stone age to Protestant Reformation, essentially), and WHY.

This semester was World History, so the field of nominees was much broader.

The winner was Christopher Columbus... Read more of this blog post »
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More of Barbara's books…
“The question is always the answer, provided you want the answer badly enough.”
Barbara Hambly, The Time of the Dark

“God has judged me all my life. But that is God's privilege, my lady. Not yours.”
Barbara Hambly, The Armies of Daylight

“We love people differently at different stages of our knowledge of them. As love changes its hape and its nature, we have to decide what we're going to do about that love on any given day.”
Barbara Hambly, Night's Edge

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June 2013 Fantasy Selection Poll

 
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  9 votes 13.4%

 
  8 votes 11.9%

 
  7 votes 10.4%

 
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  3 votes 4.5%

67 total votes
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