John Shirley
John Shirley (born
February 10,
1953) is an
author of
novels, short stories, and television & film scripts. He is best known for his
science fiction writing.
John Shirley was born in Houston, Texas. For many years he has lived in the San Francisco Bay area.
Novels
- ...And the Angel with Television Eyes (2001)
- The Brigade (1981)
- Cellars (1982)
- City Come A-Walkin' (1980)
- Demons (2000) short novel
- Demons (new version with second novella Undercurrents (2002) two short novels
- Dracula in Love (1979)
- Her Hunger (2001) short novel
- In Darkness Waiting (1988)
- Kamus of Kadizar: The Black Hole of Carcosa (1988)
- Silicon Embrace (1996)
- A Song Called Youth Series (aka. Eclipse Trilogy):
- Eclipse (1985)
- Eclipse Penumbra (1988)
- Eclipse Corona (1990)
- Spider Moon (2002)
- A Splendid Chaos (1988)
- Three-Ring Psychus (1980)
- Transmaniacon (1979)
- The View From Hell (2001) short novel
- Wetbones (1991)
Short Story Collections
- Black Butterflies
- Darkness Divided
- Really, Really, Really, Really Weird Stories
Quotes
- "John Shirley was cyberpunk's Patient Zero, first locus of the virus, certifiably virulent." &mdash William Gibson
- "Barely street-legal, Shirley's Bosch-like visions mark him out as perhaps the closest thing contemporary American fantasy has to a genuine 'outsider artist.'" &mdash William Gibson
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