Susan Shwartz

b. 1949

1 series 1 book in order 1987–2024

Susan Shwartz, born December 31, 1949, is an American author. She earned a B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College in 1972 and a PhD in English from Harvard University. Shwartz is known for her Heirs to Byzantium trilogy, which includes Byzantium's Crown (1987), The Woman of Flowers (1987), and Queensblade (1988). The series is an alternate history set in a world where Marc Antony defeats Octavius at the Battle of Actium and joins Cleopatra to establish Byzantium as the capital of the Roman Empire. She also wrote The Grail of Hearts (1992), a fantasy novel featuring the Holy Grail and a sympathetic portrayal of Kundry from Richard Wagner’s Parsifal, depicted as a version of the Wandering Jew. Shwartz has published several novels and sixty short stories.

Born

1949

Active years

1987–2024

Known for

Star Trek: The Next Generation

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