Roberta Gellis

Roberta Gellis is the noted author of The Roselynde Chronicles. She has two master's degrees - one in Biochemistry and one in Medieval Literature - and has recently celebrated her golden anniversary with her husband!

Gellis has been one of the most successful writers of historical fiction of the last few decades, having published about 25 meticulously researched historical novels since 1964. She's also written romantic suspense (historical and contemporary), science fiction under the pseudonym Max Daniels, and fantasy in Greek and Celtic settings.

On The Web

Roberta Gellis Official Site

Books

The Roselynde Chronicles:

• Roselynde - Playboy, 1978 (reissued Harlequin Signature Select, December 2005)
• Desiree - (Harlequin Signature Select, February 2005)
• Alinor - Playboy, 1978 (reissued Harlequin Signature Select, May 2006)
• Joanna - Playboy, 1979 (reissued Leisure, 1994)
• Gilliane - Playboy, 1980 (reissued Leisure, 1994)
• Rhiannon - Playboy, 1982 (reissued Leisure, 1994)
• Sybelle - Jove, 1983 (reissued Leisure, 1995)

The Royal Dynasty Series:

• Siren Song - Roberta Gellis Playboy, 1981
• Winter Song - Roberta Gellis PBJ Books, 1982
• Fire Song Jove, 1984; G.K.Hall (large print), 1984
• A Silver Mirror Berkley/Jove 1989; Jove, 1994

Tales of Jernaeve

• Tapestry Of Dreams Berkley, June 1985; May 1986
• Fires Of Winter Jove, September 1987 Jove, June 1990

• Bond Of Blood Doubleday, 1965; Curtis, 1967; Avon, 1976 (five printings); Jove, 1985
• Knight's Honor Doubleday 1964; history as above; Jove, 1983
• The Dragon And The Rose Playboy, 1977; Jove 1980
• The Sword And The Swan Playboy, 1977; Jove 1980
• The Rope Dancer Berkley, Sept. 1986; Jove, May 1987
• Masques Of Gold Jove, Sept. 1988; Jove, Dec. 1990

Books in the Napoleonic Era:

• The English Heiress Dell, 1980
• The Cornish Heiress Dell, 1981
• The Kent Heiress Dell, 1982
• Fortune's Bride Dell, 1983
• A Woman's Estate Dell, 1984

Odds and Ends

• A Delicate Balance - Roberta Gellis (contemporary romantic suspense) Leisure, March 1993, Thorndike, April 2000
• The Love Token (a costume drama, pseudonym Priscilla Hamilton) Playboy, 1979
• Sing Witch, Sing Death (historical romantic suspense) Bantam, 1975, 1983; Thorndike Press (large print) 1999

Awards

• Silver and Gold Medal Porgy for historical novels from West Coast Review of Books,
• Golden Certificate and Golden Pen from Affaire de Coeur
• The Romantic Times Award for Best Novel in the Medieval Period
• The Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award for Historical Fantasy,
• Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.