Tanya Huff

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Moved away at about 4 yrs. Raised in Kingston, Ontario. Served as a cook for three years with the Canadian Naval Reserve. Earned her BAA in Radio & Television Arts from Ryerston Polytechnical Institute. Worked for eight years at the Bakka bookstore, North America's Oldest SF bookstore.

Tony / Henry FitzRoy


Smoke & Shadows

Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Ashes
SHORT STORIES
"After School Specials"
Children of Magic, 2007
Finding Magic, 2007
"See Me"
Those Who Fight Monsters, 2011

Vicky Nelson / Henry FitzRoy


Blood Price

Blood Trail

  • The Blood Books, vol 1

  • Blood Lines

    Blood Pact

    The Blood Books, vol 2


    Blood Debt

    See this book cover by John Jude Palencar



    The Blood Books, vol 3
    SHORT STORIES
    "This Town Ain't Big Enough"
    Vampire Detectives, 1995
    Virtuous Vampires, 1996
    Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist, 1998
    What Ho, Magic!, 1999
    Vampire Slayers: Stories of Those who Dare to Take Back the Night, 1999
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "What Manner of Man"
    The Time of the Vampires, 1996
    What Ho, Magic!, 1999
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "The Cards Also Say"
    The Fortune Teller, 1997
    What Ho, Magic!, 1999
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "The Vengeful Spirit of Lake Nepeakea"
    What Ho, Magic!, 1999
    The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women, 2001
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "Someone To Share the Night"
    Single White Vampire Seeks Same, 2001
    Relative Magic, 2003
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "Another Fine Nest"
    The Bakka Anthology, 2002
    Relative Magic, 2003
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "Scleratus"
    The Repentant, 2003
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "Critical Analysis"
    Slipstreams, 2006
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "So this is Christmas"
    Blood Bank, 2007
    "Blood Wrapped"
    Many Bloody Returns, 2007
    "Song Sung Red"
    The Wild Side, 2011
    All this Art is done by John Jude Palencar

    The Kigh

    Sing the Four Quarters
    Sing the Four Quarters

    Fifth Quarter

    See this book cover by Jody Lee

    The Quarter Novels I

    No Quarter

    The Quartered Sea

    See this book cover by Jody Lee

    The Quarter Novels II
    SHORT STORIES
    "Death Rites"
    Assassin Fantastic, 2001
    Relative Magic, 2003
    The above cover art is by the ever-talended Jody Lee

    The Keeper Chronicles


    Summon the Keeper

    Second Summoning

    Cover Image Copyright Paul Youll

    Long Hot Summoning

    The Confederation


    Valor's Choice

    See this book cover by Luis Royo
    Cover Image Copyright Luis Royo!

    The Better Part of Valor

    See this book cover by Paul Youll
    Cover Image Copyright Paul Youll

    A Confederation of Valor
    , omnibus
    Cover Image Copyright Paul Youll

    Heart of Valor

    Cover Image Copyright Paul Youll

    Valor's Trial

    Cover Image Copyright Paul Youll

    The Truth of Valor

    Cover Image Copyright Paul Youll

    The Gale Girls


    The Enchantment Emporium


    The Wild Ways
    Alan Ayres did both of these covers

    Wizard of the Grove
    compendium
    See this book cover

    Child of the Grove

    Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light

    almost won Tanya the 1990 Aurora.
    Cover Art copyright Dean Morrissey

    Of Darkness, Light & Fire
    compendium
    Cover Image Copyright Paul Youll

    The Last Wizard

    The Fire's Stone

    Image copyright Richard Hescox

    Ravenloft Scholar of Decay

    Cover Image copyright Robh Ruppel

    Short Story Collections


    What Ho, Magic!

    See this book cover

    Relative Magic

    Finding Magic

    Stealing Magic

    Stealing Magic
    RE-release, with new stories

    Nights of the Round Table
    , 2011

    Short Stories

    "All the Ages of Man"
    [Lackey's Valdemar]
  • Crossroads, 2005
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "All Things Being Relative"
  • Villains Victorious, 2001
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • Nights of the Round Table, 2011
  • "And Who Is Joah?"
    [Magdalene]
  • Amazing, Nov '87
  • On Spec, Win '95
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "Be It Ever So Humble"
    [Magdalene]
  • Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, Win '91
  • The Best of MZBradley's Fantasy Magazine, 1994
  • On Spec, Fall '96
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "Blood in the Water"
  • Army of the Fantastic, 2007
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • Nights of the Round Table, 2011
  • "Brock"
    [Lackey's Valdemar]
  • Sun in Glory, 2003
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "Burning Bright"
  • Tales from the Eternal Archives #2: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, 1999
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • "The Chase Is On"
  • Amazing Stories, Jul 1989
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "A Choice of Endings"
  • Maiden, Matron, Crone, 2005
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "A Debt Unpaid"
  • Northern Frights 3, 1995
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "The Demon's Den"
    [Lackey's Valdemar]
  • Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar, 1997
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "Exactly"
  • Places to Be, People to Kill, 2007
  • "February Thaw"
  • Olympus, 1997
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "Finding Marcus"
  • Sirius: the Dog Star, 2004
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "First Love, Last Love"
  • Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, Fall 1993
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "The Harder They Fall"
  • Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, Sum '95
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "He Said, Sidhe Said"
  • Faerie Tales, 2004
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "I Knew a Guy Once"
  • Space, Inc., 2003
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
  • Christmas Bestiary, 1992
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "In Mysterious Ways"
  • Bending the Landscape, 1997
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "It All Comes Back to the Pebble"
    Introduction
  • Speaking with Angels by Michelle Sagara-West, 2003
  • "It's All in the Numbers" [NF]
  • Star Wars on Trial, 2006
  • "Jack and the B.S."
  • Little Red Riding Hood in the Big Bad City, 2004
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "Just keep thinking it’s a happy ending and we’ll be all right..."
    Introduction
  • The Drag Queen of Elfland by Lawrence Schimel, 1997
  • "The Last Lesson"
    [Magdelene]
  • Amazing, Sep '89
  • On Spec, Sum '96
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "The Lions of al`Kalamir"
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "Live On"
    [Lackey's Valdemar]
  • Moving Targets, 2008
  • "A Midsummer Night's Dream Team"
  • ElfFantastic, 1997
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • This story is absolutely hilarious... I shared it with several people!
    "Mirror, Mirror, On the Lam"
    [Magdelene]
  • WizardFantastic, 1997
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic, 2002
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "Music Hath Charms"
  • Hotter Than Hell, 2007
  • "Nanite, Star Bright"
  • Once Upon a Galaxy, 2002
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • "Nights of the Round Table"
  • Knight Fantastic, 2002
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • Nights of the Round Table, 2011
  • "No Matter Where You Go"
  • A Girl's Guide to Guns & Monsters, 2010
  • Vampires: The Recent Undead, 2011
  • "Not That Kind of War"
  • Women of War, 2006
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "Nothing Better To Do"
    [Lackey's Valdemar]
  • Changing the World, 2009
  • "Nothing Up Her Sleeve"
    [Magdelene]
  • Amazing, Feb '93
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "Now Entering the Ring"
  • On Spec, Winter 1999
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • "Oh, Glorious Sight"
  • Oceans of Magic, 2001
  • Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: 15th Annual Collection, 2002
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • Nights of the Round Table, 2011
  • "Playing the Game"
  • Be Very Afraid!: More Tales of Horror, 2002
  • "Quid Pro Quo"
  • Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead, 2010
  • "Shing Li-ung"
  • DragonFantastic, 1992
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "Slow Poison"
  • In the Shadow of Evil, 2004
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • Nights of the Round Table, 2011
  • "A Special Introduction"
    Introduction
  • Summoned to Destiny edited by Julie E. Czerneda, 2004
  • "Sometimes Just Because"
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "Succession"
  • Pharaoh Fantastic, 2002
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • Nights of the Round Table, 2011
  • "Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice"
  • The Mutant Files, 2001
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • "Swan's Braid"
    [Magdelene]
  • Swords of the Rainbow, 1996
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "Symbols Are a Percussion Instrument"
  • Tarot Fantastic, 1997
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "Thanks for the Re-enactment, Sir"
  • Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly , 2005
  • "The Things Everyone Knows"
  • Under Cover of Darkness, 2007
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "Third Time Lucky"
    [Magdelene]
  • Amazing, Nov '86
  • On Spec, Fall '95
  • Stealing Magic (Tesseract), 1999
  • Magical Beginnings
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • "The Time We Have"
    [Lackey's Valdemar]
  • Finding The Way, 2011
  • "To Each His Own Kind"
  • Dracula in London, 2001
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • "Tuesday Evenings, Six Thirty to Seven"
  • EerieCon Chapbook 2006
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "Under Summons"
  • Mythspring: From the Lyrics and Legends of Canada, 2006
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "Underground"
  • Northern Frights, 1992
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "We Two May Meet"
  • 30th Anniversary DAW: Fantasy, 2002
  • Stealing Magic (Edge), 2005
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • "We're Not Exactly the Brady Bunch"
  • In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural, 2009
  • "What Is She Wearing"
  • Totally Charmed: Demons, Whitelighters and the Power of Three , 2005
  • "What Little Girls Are Made Of"
  • Magic in Ithkar: #3, 1986
  • Nights of the Round Table, 2011
  • "When the Student is Ready"
  • Apprentice Fantastic, 2002
  • Relative Magic, 2003
  • "A Woman's Work..."
  • If I Were an Evil Overlord, 2007
  • Finding Magic, 2007
  • Nights of the Round Table, 2011
  • "Word of Honor"
  • Tales of the Knights Templar, 1995
  • What Ho, Magic!, 1999
  • "{Title Unknown}"
    [Lackey's Valdemar]
  • Under The Vale, Dec 6 2011

  • Recommendations & so forth from the NineAbove! Newsletter

    from v1#1:
  • I, Vampire by Michael Romkey
  • Vampire Beat by Vincent Courtney
  • from v1#2:
  • Blood Secrets by Karen E. Taylor
  • From v1#3
  • Midnight Kiss by Nancy Gideon
  • Midnight Temptation by Nancy Gideon
  • Love Bite by Sherry Gottlieb
  • The Night Inside by Nancy Baker
  • From v1#4
  • Song of the Lioness
    1. Alanna: the First Adventures by Tamora Pierce
    2. In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
    3. The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
    4. Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
  • Austra Family
    1. Shattered Glass by Elaine Bergstrom
    2. Blood Alone by Elaine Bergstrom
    3. Blood Rites by Elaine Bergstrom
    4. Daughter of the Night by Elaine Bergstrom
  • Primavera by Francesca Lia Block
  • Ecstasia by Francesca Lia Block
  • Weetzie Bat
  • Sonja Blue by Nancy Collins
  • From v2#1
  • Susan Moody
  • From v2#2
  • Sins of the Blood, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
  • From v2#3
  • Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
  • Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
  • Silver Princess, Golden Knight by Sharon Green
  • The Hidden Realms by Sharon Green
  • Dark Mirror, Dark Dreams by Sharon Green
  • Enchanting by Sharon Green
  • From vol2#4
  • Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde
  • Dragon's Bait by Vivian Vande Velde
  • A Well-Timed Enchantment by Vivian Vande Velde
  • A Hidden Magic by Vivian Vande Velde
  • User UnFriendly by Vivian Vande Velde
  • Once Upon a Test by Vivian Vande Velde
  • From Vol3#1
  • Larque on the Wing by Nancy Springer
  • Colors In the DreamWeaver's Loom by Beth Hilgartner
  • The Feast of the Trickster by Beth Hilgartner
  • A Murder for Her Majesty by Beth Hilgartner
  • A Necklace of Fallen Stars by Beth Hilgartner
  • From Vol4#2
  • Chicks in Chainmail edited by Esther Friesner
  • From v4#3
  • Nightrunner
    1. Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
    2. Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling
  • The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
  • Vol 4 #3
    The Solitaire Mystery by Jost Gaarder


  • Tanya Huff website for the NineAbove Group
  • The SF Site: Tanya Huff Reading List
  • Paraphernalia
  • What Little Girls Are Made Of
  • The On-Line Encyclopedia bio/biblio for Tany Huff