 Her debut novel, written as Janet E. Morris, was "High Couch of Silistra", the first in a quartet of character-driven novels with a female protagonist.According to original publisher Bantam Books, the Silistra quartet had over four million copies in print when the fourth volume, "The Carnelian Throne" was published.Charles N. Brown, co-founder and editor of "Locus Magazine", is quoted on the Baen Books reissues of the series, noting that the stories featured "engrossing characters in a marvelous adventure."