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'Lewis Shiner' (December 30, 1950, Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer.
Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, identified early on with cyberpunk, and 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.
Several of his novels have rock music as a theme or main focus, especially the musicians of the late 1960s; for example, and the great never-recorded albums of The Doors, Brian Wilson, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix in Shiner's 1993 novel ''Glimpses''. ''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, and is a rocket ride tale of a guy that just cannot win. Perhaps because novels with music as a major theme are not generally considered mainstream genre material, his work has frequently been overlooked. Shiner is currently (Spring 2007) working on a new novel.
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. He has written a small
manifesto explaining why he did this.
On July 22, 2007, The News & Observer began publishing a weekly column by Shiner, titled "Graphic Scenes", about comics.[1]
★ ''Frontera'' (Baen, 1984) (Nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel)
★ ''Deserted Cities of the Heart'' (Doubleday, 1988) (Nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel)
★ ''Slam'' (Doubleday, 1990)
★ '' (Morrow, 1993) (Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel)
★ ''Say Goodbye'' (St. Martin's, 1999)
★ ''Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe'' (Pulphouse, January 1990)
★ ''The Edges of Things'' (WSFA Press, June 1991)
★ ''Private Eye Action As You Like It'' (with Joe R. Lansdale) (Crossroads Press, July 1998)
★ ''Love In Vain'' (Subterranean Press, October 2001)
★ ''Love In Vain'' (reprinted Subterranean Press collection with two additional stories) (Ticonderoga Publications, November 2007)
★ ''When The Music's Over'' (anthology featuring alternatives to war) (Nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology)
★ ''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)
★ Official Webpage
★ Fiction Liberation Front (FLF)
★
★ ''Austin Chronicle'' article about the Fiction Liberation Front
1.
Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, identified early on with cyberpunk, and 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.
Several of his novels have rock music as a theme or main focus, especially the musicians of the late 1960s; for example, and the great never-recorded albums of The Doors, Brian Wilson, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix in Shiner's 1993 novel ''Glimpses''. ''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, and is a rocket ride tale of a guy that just cannot win. Perhaps because novels with music as a major theme are not generally considered mainstream genre material, his work has frequently been overlooked. Shiner is currently (Spring 2007) working on a new novel.
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. He has written a small
manifesto explaining why he did this.
On July 22, 2007, The News & Observer began publishing a weekly column by Shiner, titled "Graphic Scenes", about comics.[1]
| Contents |
| Novels |
| Collections |
| Anthology (as editor) |
| Comics |
| External links |
| References |
Novels
★ ''Frontera'' (Baen, 1984) (Nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel)
★ ''Deserted Cities of the Heart'' (Doubleday, 1988) (Nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel)
★ ''Slam'' (Doubleday, 1990)
★ '' (Morrow, 1993) (Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel)
★ ''Say Goodbye'' (St. Martin's, 1999)
Collections
★ ''Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe'' (Pulphouse, January 1990)
★ ''The Edges of Things'' (WSFA Press, June 1991)
★ ''Private Eye Action As You Like It'' (with Joe R. Lansdale) (Crossroads Press, July 1998)
★ ''Love In Vain'' (Subterranean Press, October 2001)
★ ''Love In Vain'' (reprinted Subterranean Press collection with two additional stories) (Ticonderoga Publications, November 2007)
Anthology (as editor)
★ ''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)
External links
★ Official Webpage
★ Fiction Liberation Front (FLF)
★
★ ''Austin Chronicle'' article about the Fiction Liberation Front
References
1.
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