Margaret Ball (writer)

Margaret Elizabeth Ball (born November 7, 1947) is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, and historical novels. Under the pseudonym of Catherine Lyndell, she has also written romance. Ball has a B.A. in mathematics and a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Texas. A former Fulbright scholar and UCLA professor, she devotes her time to fabric arts and embeadery. Married with two children, she lives in Austin, Texas.

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

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

Novels

• The Shadow Gate (1990)
• A Bridge to the Sky (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 science fiction 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 including Ball's 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

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