Lewis Shiner
Lewis Shiner | |
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Born | (1950-12-30) December 30, 1950 (age 73) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
Occupation | Writer |
Lewis Shiner (born December 30, 1950, in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer.
Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, and then identified with cyberpunk. He later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and fantasy elements. He was formerly a resident of Texas (and a member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop), and now lives in North Carolina.
Life and career
Shiner graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1973.[1]
Several of his novels have rock music as a theme or main focus, especially the musicians of the late 1960s; for example, Shiner's 1993 novel Glimpses considers the great never-recorded albums of The Doors, Brian Wilson, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. Say Goodbye: The Laurie Moss Story (1999) focuses on a fictional up-and-coming female musician and her subsequent fall back down. Slam (1990) is immersed in skate punk and anarchist culture. Perhaps because novels with music as a major theme are not generally considered mainstream genre material, his work has frequently been overlooked.[citation needed]
He is a contributing author to the George R. R. Martin-edited anthology Wild Cards, notably creating that universe's most powerful character, the tantric sex magic wielding pimp, Fortunato.
In July 2007 Shiner created the web site Fiction Liberation Front (FLF) as a venue for his short stories. The stories are released under the Creative Commons license and are available in HTML and PDF formats.[2]
Since 2006, Shiner has been a card-carrying member of the Industrial Workers of the World.[3]
On July 22, 2007, The News & Observer began publishing a weekly column by Shiner, titled "Graphic Scenes", about comics.[4]
Bibliography
Novels
- Frontera. Riverdale, NY, US: Baen, 1984 (paper). ISBN 0-671-55899-4
- Deserted Cities of the Heart. New York, NY, US: Doubleday, 1988. ISBN 0-385-24637-4
- Slam. New York, NY, US: Doubleday, 1990. ISBN 0-385-26683-9
- Glimpses. New York, NY, US: William Morrow & Co., 1993. ISBN 0-688-12411-9 (World Fantasy Award winner)[5]
- Say Goodbye. New York, NY, US: St Martin's, 1999. ISBN 0-312-24110-0
- Black & White. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59606-171-2
- Dark Tangos. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-59606-396-9
- Outside the Gates of Eden. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-59606-900-8
Collections
- Nine Hard Questions about the Nature of the Universe. Eugene, OR, US: Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. No ISBN (Author's Choice Monthly #4)
- The Edges of Things. Baltimore, WA, US: Washington Science Fiction Association, 1991. ISBN 0-9621725-2-9
- Twilight Time. Eugene, OR, US: Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. No ISBN
- Private Eye Action As You Like It with Joe R. Lansdale. Holyoke, MA, US: Crossroads Press, 1998. ISBN 1-892300-02-8
- Love in Vain. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2001. ISBN 1-931081-14-X
- Shades of Gray (chapbook available with the signed, numbered limited edition of Black and White). Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2008.
- Love in Vain (Australian edition, includes previously uncollected novellas "Perfidia" and "Primes"). Greenwood, WA, Australia: Ticonderoga Publications, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9803531-0-5
- Collected Stories. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-59606-252-8
- Widows & Orphans (chapbook available with the signed, numbered limited edition of Collected Stories). Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2009.
- Heroes and Villains. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-59606-840-7
Wild Cards
- Wild Cards I: Wild Cards - contains the short stories "The Long Dark Night of Fortunato" and "Epilogue: Third Generation" written by Shiner in 1986
- Wild Cards II: Aces High - contains the short story "Pennies from Hell" written by Shiner in 1987
- Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild - contains segments of the character "Fortunato" written by Shiner in 1987
- Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad - contains the short story "Zero Hour" written by Shiner in 1988
Editor
- Modern Stories #1 (April, 1983): A self-published fanzine featuring original fiction by William Gibson, Howard Waldrop, and Joe R. Lansdale, among others.
- When The Music's Over (anthology featuring alternatives to war) (Nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology)
Comics
- Time Masters (with Bob Wayne) Art by Art Thibert and Jose Marzan Jr. (DC Comics February 1990 - September 1990)
- "Scales" Art by Carlos Kastro (adaptation of the short story of the same name) in Omnibus: Modern Perversity (Blackbird Comics January 1992)
- The Hacker Files Art by Tom Sutton (DC Comics August 1992 - July 1993)
- "Steam Engine Time" Art by Doug Potter (adaptation of the short story of the same name) in Wild West Show (Mojo Press 1996)
References
- ^ "Marshall Terry: 50 Years of Vision". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^ "Fiction Liberation Front--Manifesto". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^ "Industrial Worker - Issue #1742, January/February 2012 | PDF | Industrial Workers of the World | Unemployment".
- ^ Shiner, Lewis (July 22, 2007). "Graphic Scenes". The News & Observer. pp. 4G. [dead link]
- ^ World Fantasy Convention. "Award Winners and Nominees". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 4 Feb 2011.
External links
- Official Webpage
- Fiction Liberation Front (FLF)
- Lewis Shiner at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Austin Chronicle article about the Fiction Liberation Front
- Interview on The Next Track podcast
- Interview on sfss.space
- v
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- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip (1975)
- Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson (1976)
- Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle (1977)
- Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber (1978)
- Gloriana by Michael Moorcock (1979)
- Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn (1980)
- The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (1981)
- Little, Big by John Crowley (1982)
- Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea (1983)
- The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford (1984)
- Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock / Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (1985)
- Song of Kali by Dan Simmons (1986)
- Perfume by Patrick Süskind (1987)
- Replay by Ken Grimwood (1988)
- Koko by Peter Straub (1989)
- Lyonesse: Madouc by Jack Vance (1990)
- Only Begotten Daughter by James K. Morrow / Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (1991)
- Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon (1992)
- Last Call by Tim Powers (1993)
- Glimpses by Lewis Shiner (1994)
- Towing Jehovah by James K. Morrow (1995)
- The Prestige by Christopher Priest (1996)
- Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack (1997)
- The Physiognomy by Jeffrey Ford (1998)
- The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich (1999)
- Thraxas by Martin Scott (2000)
- Declare by Tim Powers / Galveston by Sean Stewart (2001)
- The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin (2002)
- The Facts of Life by Graham Joyce / Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip (2003)
- Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton (2004)
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2005)
- Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (2006)
- Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe (2007)
- Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay (2008)
- The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford / Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (2009)
- The City & the City by China Miéville (2010)
- Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (2011)
- Osama by Lavie Tidhar (2012)
- Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (2013)
- A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar (2014)
- The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (2015)
- The Chimes by Anna Smaill (2016)
- The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North (2017)
- Jade City by Fonda Lee / The Changeling by Victor LaValle (2018)
- Witchmark by C. L. Polk (2019)
- Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender (2020)
- Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson (2021)
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (2022)
- Saint Death's Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney (2023)