The Canon of Nora Wiki:About
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How The Canon of Nora Began
The idea for The Canon of Nora began during an episode of Podcast in Death, a fan podcast dedicated to the works of J.D. Robb.
Our guests were Heidi and Emily of the Romancing the Shelf podcast and we were discussing Wiki in Death, the remarkable fan-created reference for the In Death series. Over more than a decade, dedicated readers had worked together to build an extensive resource documenting characters, locations, timelines, and events from the series.
During that conversation, Emily made an observation that sparked an idea:
"I think it's so interesting that you guys work on this, and the In Death fans work collaboratively on this, but Nora fans don't have the same kind of thing."
The comment immediately resonated.
While Wiki in Death had become an invaluable resource for fans of Eve Dallas and Roarke, there was no comparable collaborative reference for the much larger body of work published under the Nora Roberts name.
Over the course of her career, Nora Roberts has created thousands of characters, hundreds of families, countless businesses and locations, and dozens of richly developed communities. Readers often remember a character, a town, a family name, or a beloved pet, but finding that information again can be surprisingly difficult.
The question became:
What if Nora Roberts readers had the same kind of shared resource that In Death fans had built together?
The Canon of Nora was created to answer that question.
This wiki is an ongoing effort by readers and fans to document, organize, and preserve the people, places, relationships, and stories that make up the worlds of Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb.
Like Wiki in Death, it is built one page at a time. Every character profile, family tree, location page, and book entry brings us closer to creating a comprehensive reference that any reader can use.
The Canon of Nora exists because readers love these stories and believe they are worth preserving, sharing, and exploring together.
About The Canon of Nora
The Canon of Nora is a fan-created wiki dedicated to documenting the books, characters, families, locations, organizations, and fictional worlds created by Nora Roberts and her pseudonym, J.D. Robb.
Our goal is simple:
To build the most complete, accurate, and accessible reference for the works of Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb.
Whether you're trying to remember which book introduced a character, trace a family tree across multiple novels, identify a recurring location, or explore the connections between stories, The Canon of Nora aims to be the place where readers can find the answers.
What Does "Canon" Mean?
In fiction, the word canon refers to the official facts, events, characters, and history established within a fictional universe.
The Canon of Nora seeks to collect and organize those facts from across Nora Roberts' and J.D. Robb's body of work, creating a reference that is easy to search, browse, and understand.
What You'll Find Here
The wiki includes information on:
- Books and series
- Characters
- Families
- Locations
- Businesses and organizations
- Pets and animals
- Relationships
- Timelines
- Bibliographies
- Publication history
- Recurring themes and connections
Our goal is not simply to list books, but to document the rich worlds and communities that Nora Roberts has created throughout her career.
Scope
The Canon of Nora covers works published under:
- Nora Roberts
- J.D. Robb
The wiki includes:
- Novels
- Novellas
- Short stories
- Anthologies
- Series
- Standalone works
Whenever possible, information is drawn directly from the source material.
A Work in Progress
Like any wiki, The Canon of Nora is constantly growing.
New pages are created every day, existing pages are expanded, and information is refined as additional details are discovered and verified.
No single editor can document an entire literary universe alone, which is why community contributions are so valuable.
Contributing
Readers and fans are encouraged to help improve the wiki.
Contributions can be as simple as:
- Correcting a typo
- Adding a missing appearance
- Expanding a character biography
- Creating a new location page
- Documenting a pet
- Building a family tree
Every contribution helps make the wiki more useful for everyone.
If you're new to editing, visit:
Our Philosophy
The Canon of Nora is built around three principles:
Accuracy
Information should be supported by the source material whenever possible.
Organization
Information should be easy to find, browse, and understand.
Accessibility
The wiki should be welcoming to both longtime fans and readers discovering Nora Roberts for the first time.
About Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts is one of the most successful and prolific authors in modern publishing, with hundreds of novels spanning romance, suspense, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery.
Under the pseudonym J.D. Robb, she is also the creator of the long-running In Death series featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Roarke.
Her works have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into numerous languages.
Fan Project Disclaimer
The Canon of Nora is an independent fan project.
It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nora Roberts, J.D. Robb, her publishers, or her representatives.
All copyrights and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.
Join Us
Whether you've read one Nora Roberts novel or all of them, you're welcome here.
Help us preserve, organize, and celebrate the worlds of Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb—one page at a time.