Margaret Ball (writer)

This article is about the writer. For the saint, see Margaret Ball.

Margaret Ball is a science fiction and fantasy author who lives in Austin, Texas. Married and with two kids, she spends time writing, making quilts, embeadery, and taking care of kids at her home. She has a B.A. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Texas. She was a Professor at UCLA.

Bibliography

Tamai Series

• Flameweaver (1991)
• Changeweaver (1993)

Acorna series (contributor)

• Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (1997) (with Anne McCaffrey)
• Acorna's Quest (1998) (with Anne McCaffrey)

Brainship series (contributor)

• Partnership (1992) (with Anne McCaffrey)
• Brain Ships (omnibus) (2003) (with Mercedes Lackey and Anne McCaffrey)

Novels

• The Shadow Gate (1990)
• No Earthly Sunne (1994)
• Lost in Translation (1995)
• Mathemagics (1996)
• Disappearing Act (2004)
• Duchess of Aquitaine (2007)

Short stories

• Joyful All Ye Nations Rise (1993)
• Sikander Khan (1993)
• Notes During a Time of Civil War (included in the sci-fi anthology "Women at War")
• Ballad of the Outer Life (1995)
• Career Day (1995)
• A Hole in the Sky (1996)
• La Curandera (1996) (ref. La Curandera)
• Shell Game (1999) (ref. Shell Game)
• Fun with Hieroglyphics (2000)

Anthologies with her work

• Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
• Christmas Forever (1993)
• Adventures in the Twilight Zone (1995)
• Chicks in Chainmail (1995)
• Women at War
• The Shimmering Door (1996)
• Space Opera (1996)
• Past Lives, Present Tense (1999)
• The Chick is in the Mail (2000)

External links

• Margaret Ball at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Works by or about Margaret Ball (writer) in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Entry at Fantastic Fiction
• Official website

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