Membership
Membership was open to women as well as men, and the eight founding members were seven men and one woman, Andre Norton. Some of the eight were celebrated for their science fiction writings more than for fantasy, which was barely recognized as a distinct literary genre. But SAGA membership depended solely on fantasy credentials. The original members and the works that formed the basis of their membership:
- Poul Anderson – novels The Broken Sword and Three Hearts and Three Lions
- Lin Carter – "Thongor" series, inaugurated by The Wizard of Lemuria
- L. Sprague de Camp – the Pusadian series and the revival and promotion (with Carter) of Robert E. Howard's creation Conan the Barbarian
- John Jakes – "Brak the Barbarian" series
- Fritz Leiber – Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series
- Michael Moorcock – Elric of Melniboné series
- Andre Norton – Witch World series
- Jack Vance – Dying Earth series
Membership was extended by invitation to selected living heroic fantasy authors including four women.
- C. J. Cherryh – her "Morgaine" novels
- Diane Duane – her novel The Door into Fire (subsequently the "Middle Kingdoms" series)
- Craig Shaw Gardner – "Ebenezum" series
- Avram Davidson – "Vergil Magus" series and numerous other works
- Katherine Kurtz – her "Deryni" novels
- Tanith Lee – her "Birthgrave" series
- Roger Zelazny – "Dilvish" stories and "Amber" novels
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