Coming in May 2019
I asked contributor Jane M. H. Bigelow about her story:
Strongholds of rock . . . fortresses of the spirit . . . a
planet set apart . . .
Citadels can be psychic, emotional, and cultural as well as
military, and the wonderfully imaginative contributors to this volume have
taken the basic idea and spun out stories in different and often unexpected
directions.
Deborah
J. Ross: What inspired your story in Citadels of Darkover?
Jane M. H. Bigelow: One of the essential conflicts in Darkover's long
history is between the power and the dangers of laran. But what if
not using your gift is as dangerous as using it?
"Fire Storm" was one of several ideas
that I considered writing for Citadels of Darkover. As our own fire
season here in the western U.S. filled the sky with smoke most days, I found
that it was the one that really drew me.
It also let me explore a part of Darkovan
history that I'd never written in before: the Ages of Chaos. I've always
enjoyed reading about those turbulent times, but somehow not found a story of
my own for them. As stories often do, it turned out differently than I had
originally planned.
Not much has changed in my bio. After having a
rather medical year, we are both well. I have still not finished my paranormal
suspense novel, The Body Under the Bed, and have resorted to going
around telling everybody that I will have a complete and coherent draft by the
end of the year. This may work almost as well as having an anthology
deadline for getting me to finish the work! I can't let my crit group down. The
cats are fine and furry, and the garden's doing well.
Jane M. H. Bigelow had her first professional publication in
Free Amazons of Darkover. Since then,
she has published a fantasy novel, Talisman,
as well as short stories and short nonfiction on such topics as gardening in
Ancient Egypt. Her short story, "The Golden Ruse" appeared in Luxor: Gods, Grit and Glory. She is currently
on a mystery set in 17th century France. Jane is a retired reference librarian,
a job which encouraged her to go on being curious about everything and exposed
her to a rich variety of people. She lives in Denver, CO with her husband and
two spoiled cats.
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