Deborah Chester

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  • Bibliography:
    21 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1980
  • Latest Book:
    December 2008
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About the Author

Deborah Chester has written Regency romances, historical romances, young adult, science fiction, and fantasy. She is a tenured professor of professional writing in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, where she teaches novel and short story writing.

She holds a B.A. with General Honors and an M.A. in Journalism; both degrees are from the University of Oklahoma, where she studied professional writing from author/teachers Jack M. Bickham, Robert L. Duncan, and Pulitzer-nominee Carolyn Hart. Chester has been writing professionally since 1978.

In 2004, she was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America.

Full Series List in Order

Alien Chronicles

1 - The Golden One (Feb-1998)
2 - The Crimson Claw (Oct-1998)
3 - The Crystal Eye (Aug-1999)

Nether & Mandria

1 - The Queen's Gambit (Dec-2002)
2 - The King Betrayed (Nov-2003)
3 - The Queen's Knight (Dec-2004)
4 - The King Imperiled (Dec-2005)

The Pearls and the Crown

1 - The Pearls (Dec-2007)
2 - The Crown (Dec-2008)

Ruby Throne

1 - Reign of Shadows (Jun-1996)
2 - Shadow War (Jan-1997)
3 - Realm of Light (Oct-1997)

Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice

1 - The Sword (Feb-2000)
2 - The Ring (Aug-2000)
3 - The Chalice (Jan-2001)

Book List in Order: 21 titles

  • A Love So Wild

    She bought her freedom by posing as a lady. From the terrible depths of Newgate Prison to the dazzling world of London society to a web of international intrigue, here is the story of charming, high-spirited Mary Clampton. Agreeing to a marriage of c...

  • The Sign of the Owl

    • / Historical Romance
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  • French Slippers

    The Gambler's Beautiful Daughter She must choose... choose to seek a "suitable" position as governess or take the most outrageous risk of her young life. For beautiful, high-spirited Julia Swanton, the next step was clear. She must conceal her fa...

  • Royal Intrigue

    Candlelight Romance - 712

    She was a beautiful foreigner who captured the fancy of England's Prince Regent -- the man she had come to kill! No one knew her true identity, but all marveled at the ease and insouciance with which Catherine de Bleu conquered Prinny's hig...

  • Heart's Desire

    WOULD LOVE COME TO HER RESCUE? With a trembling sense of foreboding, Anna Templeton was in no position to question the "suitable" marriage Grandmama had arranged for her. The prospective groom, her cousin Oliver, turned out to be a cold and schemi...

  • Captured Hearts

    Harlequin Historical - 22

    The Terror Had Begun... Daughter of nobility, Anne-Marie de Chalmes faced the guillotine as the frenzied mob cried vengeance in the madness that was Revolutionary France. Disguised as a peasant, she set sail for England only to find herself entang...

  • Reign of Shadows

    Ruby Throne - 1

    POWERFUL MAGIC IS SWEEPING THROUGH THE LAND Caelan E'Non, son of the land's most powerful healer, is naturally expected to follow in his father's footsteps. Except Caelan has no interest in healing. Instead, he feels a burning desire for somethin...

  • Shadow War

    Ruby Throne - 2

    For nine centuries the Emperor Kostimon has ruled the land. But this wondrous immortality stems from a bargain with the very source of evil itself--the Dark lord Beloth. Notit; as Kostimon's tenth and final lifetime begins, the shadow god is growing ...

  • Realm of Light

    Ruby Throne - 3

    The stunning conclusion to the “masterful” Ruby Throne trilogy from the national bestselling author of Reign of Shadows and Shadow War (Extrapolation).   After nine centuries -- and ten lifetimes -- the Emperor Kostimon is dead, and darkness...



  • The Golden One

    Alien Chronicles - 1

    Here is an epic set in a far distant universe--a saga of faraway planets and of races strange and more fantastic than any ever seen on our world. Yet their struggles are universal: for justice, for freedom, for peace. Lucasfilm's Alien Chronicles is ...

  • The Crimson Claw

    Alien Chronicles - 2

    Set in a completely new fictional universe, Alien Chronicles is a saga that spans several generations of a master reptilian race and the slave race it rules. It is a tale of a crumbling civilization and a heroic struggle for freedom, with an all-alie...

  • The Crystal Eye

    Alien Chronicles - 3

    Ampris thought her gladiator days were behind her until she discovered the truth behind the enslavement of the Aarouns under the Viis--causing her to take up arms against tyranny one final time....

  • The Sword

    Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice - 1

    Trapped in a world that is neither life nor death, the great king watches and waits... He sees the half-elver boy Dain earn his place at the court of the Crown Prince Gavril--and the enmity of Gavril, whose heart is poisoned by dark magick. He ...

  • The Ring

    Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice - 2

    It is a world of betrayals and alliances, of spells and magic, of haunting dreams and dark desires... The rebel princess Alexeika is captured and tortured by the evil Grethori--but is sustained by dreams of the man who will set her free... Prin...

  • The Chalice

    Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice - 3

    As the final confrontation with the darkness approaches, two mortal enemies will search for the key to life itself... The half-elven Dain, now recognized as the long-lost heir to the kingdom of Nether, prepares to fight for his throne. Suddenly hi...

  • The Queen's Gambit

    Nether & Mandria - 1

    The throne was her destiny--until Princess Pheresa lost her groom, Mandria's heir, to the dark magic that consumed him. Now Pheresa's fate is uncertain, even when the great King Verence names her Princess Royal--because the title comes with one condi...

  • The King Betrayed

    Nether & Mandria - 2

    It has been seven years since the half-elven Dain took his rightful place upon the throne of Nether, with the warrior-woman Alexeika beside him. Their rule has ushered in an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity. But Dain's legacy is not secu...

  • The Queen's Knight

    Nether & Mandria - 3

    As Pheresa, rightful Queen of Mandria, stands ready to claim her crown and her destiny, a deadly mist fills the cathedral. And when it clears, Pheresa has vanished. Only Sir Talmor, her sworn protector, can find and save her--but in doing so he re...

  • The King Imperiled

    Nether & Mandria - 4

    Now, evil strikes from the unlikeliest source amidst spells, intrigue--and heartless betrayal... Twelve years ago, King Faldain and his beloved warrior-wife Queen Alexeika, rescued their two daughters, taken forcefully from the palace by the barba...



  • The Pearls

    The Pearls and the Crown - 1

    Lady Lea -- beloved sister of the Emperor Caelan -- is beautiful, good-hearted, and magically gifted, with the ability to see into the hearts of others. And when what she sees moves her to tears, those tears are transformed into flawless pearls. ...

  • The Crown

    The Pearls and the Crown - 2

    From the national bestselling author of the acclaimed fantasy trilogy The Sword, the Ring, and the Chalice.   Forsaking her spirit for her heart, Lea, sister of the emperor Caelen, has fallen in love with her kidnapper, Lord Shadrael, a man with...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Deborah Chester has published 21 books.

Deborah Chester does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Crown, was published in December 2008.

The first book by Deborah Chester, A Love So Wild, was published in January 1980.

Yes. Deborah Chester has 5 series.
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