A free man of color barbara hambly books

She is also the author of fever season, a new york times notable book of the year, and the acclaimed historical benjamin january series, including the novels a free man of color and sold down. Ben january, a surgeon and music teacher, in 1830s new orleans, louisiana. The setting is 1830s new orleans, and starts at a mardi gras party. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a free man of color. At first, it is difficult to understand what barbara hambly was attempting with a free man of color. A free man of color by barbara hambly overdrive rakuten. This series features benjamin january, a freed african american man who lives in new orleans before the civil war. A lush and haunting novel of a city steeped in decadent pleasures. Barbara hambly born august 28, 1951 is an american novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction. A free man of color follows benjamin january as he investigates the murder of angelique crozat. She writes the darwath, james asher and benjamin january series, and has contributed towards the star wars and star trek series.

Barbara hambly a historical mystery in 1830s new orleans whose protagonist is a free man of color. Her other novels range from high fantasies to historical mysteries to vampire tales. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Barbara hambly began her benjamin january series in 1997 with the novel a free man of color.

Barbara earned her masters degree in medival history from the university of california at riverside. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Benjamin january, back in america after 15 years in paris where he became a surgeon, goes to the help of a. A musician and doctor, benjamin is en route to a carnival octaroon ball when a masked young woman calls for help in the street, shouting his name. The benjamin january book series by barbara hambly includes books a free man of color, fever season, graveyard dust, and several more. Its the story of benjamin january, a middleaged black musician and surgeon who has just returned to new orleans, after spending most of his adult life in paris, after the death of his bea. She has a bestselling mystery series featuring a free man of color, a musician and physician, in new orleans in the antebellum years. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Barbara hamblys benjamin january mystery series is excellent. Our protagonist is benjamin january, or janvier when french is spoken. The first book was published in 1997, and the series is still ongoing. Buy a cheap copy of a free man of color book by barbara hambly. She grew up in montclair in southern california, except for one high school semester spent in new south wales, australia. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included.

While his mother was a slave, he was freed by father and given a wide and excellent education. Below is a list of barbara hamblys benjamin january books in order of when they were originally released which is the same as their chronological order. A free man of color ebook written by barbara hambly. Barbara hambly hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. The benjamin january series in order barbara hambly.

Barbara hambly is an american author of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and historical fiction novels. A free man of color book the seattle public library. A free man of color book king county library system. Barbara hambly was born in the naval hospital of san diego, california, on the 28th of august, 1951. The benjamin january mysteries is a series of historical murder mystery novels by barbara hambly. Previously and many years ago id read a few of hamblys early fantasy books, and not been overly impressed they were ok. A free man of color by barbara hambly librarything. A free man of color by barbara hambly hardback signed first edition. Click to read more about a free man of color by barbara hambly. She is also the author of fever season, a new york times notable book of the year, and the acclaimed historical benjamin january series, including more about barbara. She is also the author of fever season, a new york times notable book of the year, and the acclaimed historical benjamin january series, including the novels a free man of color and sold down the river. The setting, 1833 new orleans, is vivid and ornate.

Benjamin january is a free man of color, an americanborn, parisiantrained doctor who makes his living as a musician in 1830s new orleans. Benjamin january, a free man of color, has returned home after many years in paris, fleeing a city that seems to speak his dead wifes name every time he turns around. I knew i enjoyed hamblys writing from some of her earlier books, but was a long time beginning this since i dont always care for novels set in the past and this one is set in new orleans in the 1830s. I love these books, and love it that shes still continuing the series.

Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content help help, opens a new window. A free man of color book columbus metropolitan library. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Now, in barbara hamblys haunting new novel, he risks his life in a violent pl. Penetrating the murkiest corners of glittering new orleans society, benjamin january brought murderers to justice in a free man of color, fever season, and graveyard dust.

Barbara hamblys first star wars novel was the new york times bestselling children of the jedi. In the first book, a free man of color, we learn that january is a classical educated surgeon and musician. Typically, when an author chooses an historical setting, he or she is doing one of two things, bringing light to the past through the artifice of fiction or revealing the present through the veil of the past. In barbara hambly s rich and poignant thriller, its 1833 and ben januarya man of mixed blood making his living as a musician because hes not allowed to practice surgeryis back home in new orleans after years of freedom in paris. The complete series list for a benjamin january novel barbara hambly.

In the midst of mardi gras, benjamin january, a creole physician and music teacher, is pla. In the midst of mardi gras, benjamin january, a creole physician and music teacher, is playing piano at the salle dorleans when the evenings festivities are interruptedby murder. Barbara hambly is the author of patriot hearts and the emancipators wife, a finalist for the michael shaara award for excellence in civil war fiction. A free man of color a benjamin january mystery book 1. The series is named after the main character of the books. In her breakout from fantasy and star wars novels, hambly mother of winter chronicles the adventures of piano teacher and surgeon ben january, a free man of color. Now he returns in another novel of greed, madness, and murder amid the dark shadows and dazzling society. A free man of color benjamin january, book 1 by barbara hambly. The author focuses on the delicate, twilit world of color in new orleans in the 1830s, striving to capture both the citys exotic strangeness and an absolute sense of. A free man of color new orleans in the 1830s is a place of change mixed with tradition. He is, as the title has it, a free man of color born a slave, later freed. The benjamin january mysteries are set in and around new orleans during the 1830s, and focus primarily on the free black community which existed at that time and place.

In barbara hamblys rich and poignant thriller, its 1833 and ben januarya man of mixed blood making his living as a musician because hes not allowed to practice. Now, in this new novel by bestselling author barbara hambly, he follows a trail of murder from illicit back alleys to glittering mansions to a dark place where the. I often blog on a series of novels because i fall in love with the protagonist and want to follow him or her for as many books as the author produces which is the case with barbara hamblys benjamin january mysteries. Now he returns in another novel of greed, madness, and murder. A free man of color 1997 is the first of barbara hamblys benjamin january mystery series. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Read a free man of color by barbara hambly available from rakuten kobo. She holds both a masters degree in medieval history and a black belt in shotokan karate. A free man of color is the first work in barbara hambly benjamin mysteries. In barbara hamblys rich and poignant thriller, its 1833 and ben januarya man of mixed blood making his living as a musician because hes not allowed to practice surgeryis back home in new orleans after years of freedom in paris. Its the story of benjamin january, a middleaged black musician and surgeon who has just returned to new orleans, after spending most of his adult life in paris, after the death of his beautiful wife ayasha in a cholera epidemic. See the complete benjamin january series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. A free man of color ebook by barbara hambly rakuten kobo.