As Deborah Wheeler, I wrote Jaydium and Northlight, as well as short stories in Asimov’s, F & SF, Sisters of the Night, Star Wars: Tales From Jabba’s Palace, Realms of Fantasy, and almost all the Sword & Sorceress anthologies.
My most recent projects — under my birth name, Ross — include Darkover novels with the late Marion Zimmer Bradley: The Fall of Neskaya, Zandru’s Forge, A Flame in Hali, The Alton Gift, and Hastur Lord, and an original fantasy series, The Seven-Petaled Shield. In between writing, I’ve lived in France, worked as a medical assistant to a cardiologist, revived an elementary school library, studied Chinese martial arts, Hebrew and yoga, and have been active in the women’s martial arts network and local Quaker community.
by Deborah J. Ross
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-0-9828440-4-5
Hungry for “a wild and woolly journey through time and space,” some really cool aliens, and a touch of romance?
Far in the future, an interplanetary civil conflict has ground to an uneasy halt, leaving its human victims bitter and desperate: Kithri, the daughter of a scientist, abandoned on a desolate mining planet with no hope to use her talents, and Eril, shell-shocked pilot, finding adapting to peace more difficult than he dreamed. A freak accident sends them back to a time when their desert world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction.
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by Deborah J. Ross
$4.99 (Novel) ISBN 978-1-61138-039-2
She’s a Ranger, a wild and savvy knife-fighter, determined to get help in finding her partner who’s lost on the treacherous northern border. He’s a scholar who sees visions, eager to escape the confines of city life and the shadow of his charismatic mother. With the assassination of a beloved leader and the city in turmoil, the two have only each other to turn to. What begins as a rescue mission turns deadly as together they unravel the secret that lies beneath Laurea’s idyllic surface.
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Early Novels
by Deborah J. Ross
$7.99 (Omnibus) ISBN 978-1-61138-090-3
Jaydium: Far in the future, an interplanetary civil conflict has ground to an uneasy halt, leaving its human victims bitter and desperate: Kithri, the daughter of a scientist, abandoned on a desolate mining planet with no hope to use her talents, and Eril, shell-shocked pilot, finding adapting to peace more difficult than he dreamed. A freak accident sends them back to a time when their desert world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction. Unexpectedly linked with Lennart, a spaceman from an earlier era in galactic history, and Brianna, an anthropologist from an alternate universe, they must choose to remain outside the conflict or to stand up for what they believe, even at the cost of never getting home again.
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A Fantasy Story
by Deborah J. Ross
$0.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-159-7
Hired to assassinate a renegade wizard, swordswoman Cinnabar resents having to bring the Duke’s son along so he can claim credit for her work. He doesn’t know he’s been infected with treachery spells…and she doesn’t know she’s going to fall in love with him.
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A Fantasy Story
by Deborah J. Ross
$0.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-160-3
Their only hope lies across the sea: escaping a brutal witch-hunt and the flaming ruins of the city, Eliane gathers the frightened orphans onboard the last ship. But the ocean holds its own perils… and the secret to Eliane’s past.
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A Fantasy Story
by Deborah J. Ross
$0.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-128-3
“Hamlet” meets “The Arabian Nights” — with a feminist twist! A young princess-scholar returns home to find her grandmother dying and her uncle, the Regent, poised to seize the throne.
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A Fantasy Story
by Deborah J. Ross
$0.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-158-0
Against all custom, Rayzel is chosen to carry the warrior pearl into battle. Day by day, it sets her apart, transforming her into a soulless killer, until the son of her enemy steps into a sunlit glade, sees her dancing, and changes her world forever.
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A Science Fiction Short Story
by Deborah J. Ross
$0.99 (Short Story) ISBN 978-1-61138-161-0
The crew of the spaceship Juno expect to find a fertile planet ready for colonization. Instead, they discover a fiery grave and a space station filled with corpses. What happened here? A natural disaster… or an alien weapon capable of destroying an entire world? Honorable Mention, Year’s Best SF, 2009.
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Tales Newly Twisted
Edited by Deborah J. Ross and Phyllis Irene Radford
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-1-61138-155-9
Not your grandmother’s fairy tales…
From the far-ranging imaginations of Book View Café authors comes this delirious collection of classic tales newly twisted into dark, dangerous, and occasionally hilarious re-tellings. From the golden isles of Greece to the frozen north, from fairytale castles to urban slums, join us on an unforgettable journey!
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An Anthology for Gulf Coast Relief
edited by Tiffany Trent and
Phyllis Irene Radford
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-1-61138-025-5
All proceeds from the sale of this anthology will go to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
Breaking Waves offers glimpses of maritime splendor, poignancy, and humor through the works of poets, essayists such as Rachel Carson, and Hugo and Nebula-award winning authors such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. McIntyre, and David D. Levine.
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Advice for Writers from the Authors
at Book View Café
edited by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff &
Pati Nagle
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-0-98284-403-8
“Check any bookstore and you’ll find a host of titles on writing. Some are good, some not so good. Every author has his or her own strengths and weaknesses. But in Brewing Fine Fiction; Advice For Writers From the Bookview Café, you get a smorgasbord of professional advice and expertise. From the plausibility of fantasy, by Ursula LeGuin, to Deborah Ross’s comments on reviews, you’ll find every facet of the craft and writing life covered. For the wealth of information, experience, and diversity, all under one cover, you can’t beat it.” — Mary Rosenblum, Longridge Writers Group Instructor
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The Wisdom of Book View Café
edited by Phyllis Irene Radford
$0.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-1-61138-087
With a dash of humor, Book View Café presents a review of the surest and fastest ways to bring your writing career to a screeching halt.
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edited by Phyllis Irene Radford
$4.99 (Anthology) ISBN 978-0-98284-402-1
From the concrete canyons of the modern city to the halls of ancient kings, from deepest ocean to cosy homes in sprawling suburbs, nowhere and no one is immune to magic. But as many forms as magic takes, there always arrives a hero to accept the challenge, and sometimes, to pay the price.
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