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Q: What are the Door books?
A: The Door books (aka Song of Five, Cycle of Five, Middle Kingdoms books) are a non-YA fantasy series that DD's been writing since 1979. It will consist of four books:<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>The Door Into Fire (1979)<LI>The Door Into Shadow (1985)<LI>The Door Into Sunset (1992)<LI>The Door Into Starlight (still being written)[/list]The first two books in the series have been collected into a trade paperback, published by Meisha Merlin, and titled The Sword and the Dragon.
They were planning to publish the third and fourth (once the fourth one's written) in another "omnibus" volume, tentatively titled The Lion and the Crown), but DD and Meisha Merlin have since had a parting of the ways. If DD finishes Door Into Starlight it will probably be published by other means.
These are adult books, and include mature material. They're medieval-ish set, with swords and dragons, and kingdoms and lost heirs to thrones. They're also very good.
In addition to the novels, a few Middle Kingdoms-set short stories have been published:<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>"Parting Gifts," Flashing Swords! #5, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1981. (hc, bookclub hc, mass market pb).<LI>"Lior and the Sea", Moonsinger's Friends ed. Susan Shwartz, Bluejay Books, 1985. (hc & trade).<LI>"The Span," Dragon magazine, #256. Paizo Publishing. Dec 1998. (A prequel to "Parting Gifts").[/list]
Q: What are the Door books?
A: The Door books (aka Song of Five, Cycle of Five, Middle Kingdoms books) are a non-YA fantasy series that DD's been writing since 1979. It will consist of four books:<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>The Door Into Fire (1979)<LI>The Door Into Shadow (1985)<LI>The Door Into Sunset (1992)<LI>The Door Into Starlight (still being written)[/list]The first two books in the series have been collected into a trade paperback, published by Meisha Merlin, and titled The Sword and the Dragon.
They were planning to publish the third and fourth (once the fourth one's written) in another "omnibus" volume, tentatively titled The Lion and the Crown), but DD and Meisha Merlin have since had a parting of the ways. If DD finishes Door Into Starlight it will probably be published by other means.
These are adult books, and include mature material. They're medieval-ish set, with swords and dragons, and kingdoms and lost heirs to thrones. They're also very good.
In addition to the novels, a few Middle Kingdoms-set short stories have been published:<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>"Parting Gifts," Flashing Swords! #5, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1981. (hc, bookclub hc, mass market pb).<LI>"Lior and the Sea", Moonsinger's Friends ed. Susan Shwartz, Bluejay Books, 1985. (hc & trade).<LI>"The Span," Dragon magazine, #256. Paizo Publishing. Dec 1998. (A prequel to "Parting Gifts").[/list]
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