Born Linda A. Peterson, Dr. Malcor is a free-lance writer and researcher.
She lives in Lake Forest, California with her husband and their two sons and daughter. She enjoys cooking, singing, war games, science fiction and fantasy.
Dr. Malcor earned her A.B. with "Cum Laude" honors in English (Her
minors were in history and comparative literature)
from Occidental College
in June, 1984. She then went to
UCLA, where she earned her M.A. in Folklore and
Mythology (Celtic
Studies and Narrative) in 1986 and her doctorate in Folklore and Mythology
(Medieval Studies and Indo-European Comparative Mythology) in 1991.
She is a lifetime member of the California Scholarship Federation. As a high
school student she received many awards for physics projects in science
fairs, including the Victor Gruen Award (1978). She appears in many editions
of Who's Who, beginning in high school and continuing until the current year
(most recently Who's Who in Entertainment, Who's Who in the West and
Who's Who Among American Women). As a high school student, she won
the Thespian Unsung Hero Award (1979). The same year she won the
Medallion Award in Liberal Arts (1979). She attended college in part
on a scholarship from the Presbyterian Church. While a graduate
student, she repeatedly earned the "Best Student Paper" award from
the
Dr. Malcor is a member of many scholarly organizations, including Phi Alpha Theta,
the Western States Folklore Society (formerly the California Folklore Society), the American Folklore Society,
UCLA Friends and Alumni of Indo-European Studies and the International
Arthurian Society, in addition to those already mentioned. She has recently
been selected as an Overseas Associate Member of the Late Antiquity
Research Group (LARG).
As an election Inspector, she served on
voting Boards for local, state, and federal elections for ten years while
she was in Los Angeles (She plans to work on elections in Orange County, if
the opportunity presents itself.).
She is also a member of the Log Cabin
Republicans, the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
and the Human Rights Campaign.
Dr. Malcor is president of Queen's Own, the Mercedes
Lackey fanclub, where she
maintains the persona of Herald-Mage Hedge Wizard Danya
Winterborn <g>.
Dr. Malcor is an ordained elder and deacon in the Presbyterian Church. She has
been a Shalom Commission member in charge of Gay and Lesbian Relations for the First Presbyterian Church of Inglewood, and she was recently on the Session of and a Trustee for St. Mark
Presbyterian Church of Newport Beach. She co-chaired the Peace and Justice Commission at St. Mark from 1999-2002. From 2001-2002 she was Moderator of the Social Justice Ministries Committee for the Los Ranchos Presbytery, and she is a member of the Peacemaking subcommittee for Social Justice Ministries. She
maintains the
Presbyterians OUT on the Internet directory. She served as the Los Ranchos Presbytery liaison for More Light Presbyterians (1999-2000), and she was the Moderator of the Los Ranchos chapter of More Light Presbyterians (2000-2001).
Dr. Malcor has worked as a film extra, writing advisor, research assistant,
teaching assistant, free-lance researcher, bibliographer, course
instructor, lecturer, adjunct faculty member and much more. She has
taught courses in American folklore, Arthurian studies, travel writing,
methods of field research, oral history, vigilante and outlaw heroes,
ethnography, and writing fiction and non-fiction books. She reads several languages and is involved in numerous
research projects on a variety of topics. Her publications include:
The current works available about the Dragonlords are:
The first of the Centuria novels, Shashtah Dragonheart details
Shashtah's struggles to Bond with a Dragon, the birth of his friendship with
Kashon and the growing love between the desert raider and the young Prophetess
Tphah.
The story carries you all over Centuria: the Great Woods, Tor, Rashtar, the
Northern Wastes, and Cinnamar. (No, this is not a real book cover. This is
just me daydreaming in Paint Shop Pro 4 <g>.)
Shashtah's adventures continue. In this novel, he goes through the Training with
his beloved Tphah--under Dragonlord Kashon's watchful eye. Travel with Shashtah
and
his family to Mount Paradin, the Elven Kingdom, Tor, and Krillion. Struggle with him
against the injustices he finds in the world as he tries to raise a family of fosterlings
in the middle of a war. (Once again, this is not a real book cover. This is
just me daydreaming in Paint Shop Pro 4 <g>.)
Shashtah, now a Dragonlord, joins with Kashon in a desperate attempt to save the
Dumnonian
race from extinction. With the help of their powerful ally, the White Wolf, the
Dragonlords
disappear into a Magic Room, where time goes faster than it should, to raise an entire
generation
of Dragons and Warriors. Then comes the real challenge: Introducing the youngsters
into
a culture and a world that they have never known. (Still not a real book cover. This is
just me daydreaming in Paint Shop Pro 4 <g>.)
Shashtah, now a full-blown Prophet and the Dragonking, collides head-on with his own
Council of
Ancients when Dumnonian laws would force the Dragonheart to sentence Lord
Kashon and Honored
Ancient Katrell to death. Shashtah has the kingship ripped from him and his Bond
with Tphah
broken. Together with Kashon and Katrell, the former king flees into the
desert--where he
confronts some hard facts about why some of the laws he's tried to change are the
way they are
and what it means to ask people--and Dragons--to change traditions that have been
with them for
over two thousand years. (And, no, this is still not a real book cover. I'm
just daydreaming in Paint Shop Pro 4 again <g>.)
A short story, detailing an encounter with Katrell from the point of view of the
Prophet's
former Rider, Dragonlord Bahakesh.
In this short story Katrell tells how he and Kashon became Tphah's Trainers and why
they decided to endure Dameth's abuse and remain under his command. The tale appeared in Eternity Magazine, Issue 16,
and was a nominee for Story of the Year. "Dragonprophet" will be appearing in the
trade paperback anthology The Best of Eternity, which is scheduled for
release in Fall/Winter 1999. Click here for the latest details.
A short story, detailing Kashon's attempts to Bond with a Dragon and his first meeting
with
the love of his life, Katrell.
An excerpt from Dragonking in which Kashon and Shashtah explore an
unexpected aspect of their friendship.
A short story, detailing Eschlend's attack on Councilor Garesh's caravan. Fifth Place
winner in the Pulp Eternity Dragon Fiction Contest.
Dr. Malcor's fantasy novels are as-of-yet unpublished, but they are available to
members of the Dragonlords of Dumnonia fan clubs.
If you would like to contact Dr. Malcor about conventions, speaking
engagements and similar activities, message her at Legend@malcor.com.
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These are links of interest that are recommended by Dr. Malcor:
She has participated in scholarly symposia and numerous conferences.
2000
From Scythia to Camelot: A Radical Reassessment of the
Legends of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and the Holy
Grail. New York: Garland. Revised and expanded. Hardcover
original 1994. (Read the review of the original by Victor H. Mair in
Religion 28/3 [July 1998], pp. 294-300; Victor Mair's review of the paperback is online at http://www.mun.ca/mst/heroicage/issues/2/ha2tf.htm.) The Japanese translation of
Scythia is 
[The Origin of the Arthur Legend] (Tokyo: Seidosha, 1998). The Hungarian translation is Szkítiától Camelotig: Az Arthur királyról, a Kerekasztal lovagjairól és a Szent Grálról
szóló legendák eredetének radikális felülvizsgálata (Debrecen, Hungary: Kinizsi nyomda, 2005).
The Centuria Series
Shashtah Dragonheart (©1994 L.A.
Malcor)
Dragonrider of Dumnonia (©1994 L.A.
Malcor)
Dragonlord of Dumnonia (©1995 L.A.
Malcor)
Dragonking of Dumnonia (©1995 L.A.
Malcor)
"Dragonlover" (©1995 L.A. Malcor)
"Dragonprophet"
(©1995, 1998 L.A.
Malcor)
"Dragontale" (©1995 L.A. Malcor)
"Heart to Heart" (©1995 L.A. Malcor)
"Unfair Trade" (©1998 L.A. Malcor)
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