Debra Doyle
Debra Doyle | |
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 Debra Doyle at Readercon 2007 | |
| Born | November 30, 1952 |
| Died | October 31, 2020 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1990–2020 |
| Genre | Fantasy, science fiction, mystery |
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Debra Doyle (November 30, 1952 – October 31, 2020) was an American author in multiple related fiction genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and mystery, for young adults and adults. Her works were co-written with her husband, James D. Macdonald.
Life and career[]
Doyle earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania with a dissertation on Old English poetry.[1]
Her first work written with Macdonald was "Bad Blood" in 1988.[2] Their novel Knight's Wyrd was awarded the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature in 1992[3] and appeared on the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list in 1993.[4] They published two series, Mageworlds (7 novels) and The Wizard Apprentice (8 novels), and two alternate history novels, Land of Mist and Snow and Lincoln's Sword.[2]
Doyle and Macdonald also published together under other names. They published their first novel, Night of Ghosts and Lightning, in 1989 under the house name Robyn Tallis; two Tom Swift novels under the house name Victor Appleton; Pep Rally, Blood Brothers, and Vampire’s Kiss under the house name Nicholas Adams; and two Spider-Man and three Battletech novels as Martin Delrio.[2]
Together Doyle and Macdonald made up part of the core membership of the sff.net website and rec.arts.sff newsgroup. Doyle also taught at the Viable Paradise genre writer's workshop on Martha's Vineyard.[2]
She died of cardiac arrest on October 31, 2020.[2]
Bibliography[]
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Short stories[]
- "Now And in the Hour of Death" (co-written with James D. Macdonald and collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology Alternate Kennedys)
References[]
- ^ Coordination, Subordination, and Sentence Structure in Old English Poetry: An Inquiry into Aspects of the Interplay Between Syntax and Style (PhD). University of Pennsylvania. 1981.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "In Memoriam – Debra Doyle". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Complete list of Mythopoeic Award Winners". The Mythopoeic Society. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007.
- ^ "Knight's Wyrd by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald". Archived from the original on September 27, 2006.
External links[]
- Official website
- Official forum at IBDoF
- Debra Doyle at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Debra Doyle at Library of Congress Authorities, with 20 catalog records (as Debra Doyle; note also listed joint pseudonyms)
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- 20th-century American novelists
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- American fantasy writers
- American women novelists
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- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American children's writers