Lucius Shepard

Lucius Shepard  was born August 1947 and is an American writer whose work transcends easy categorization. Classified as a science fiction and fantasy writer, he often leans into other genres, such as magical realism. His work is infused with a strong political and historical sensibility and a sharp awareness of literary antecedents.

In 1980 Shepard attended the Clarion Writers’ Workshop at Michigan State University and thereafter embarked upon a writing career. He sold his first story, "Black Coral," in 1981 to New Dimensions, an anthology edited by Marta Randall. During a prolonged trip to Central America, covering a period from 1981-1982, he worked as a freelance journalist focusing on the civil war in El Salvador. Since that time he has mainly devoted himself to the writing of fiction. His novels and stories have earned numerous awards in both the genre and the mainstream.

Shepard's first short stories appeared in 1983, and his first novel, Green Eyes, appeared in 1984. At the time, he was considered part of the cyberpunk movement.

Lucius Shepard has won several awards for his science fiction: in 1985 he won John W. Campbell Award for best new writer, followed in 1986 with a best novella Nebula Award for his story R&R, which would later become part of his 1987 novel Life During Wartime. His novella Barnacle Bill the Spacer won a Hugo in 1993. His poem "White Trains" won the Rhysling Award in 1988.
 

Selected Bibliography
Complete Bibliography

Novels

• Green Eyes (1984)
• Life During Wartime (1987)
• Kalimantan (1990)
• The Golden (1993)
• A Handbook of American Prayer (1998)
• Valentine (2002)
• Louisiana Breakdown (2003)
• Colonel Rutherford's Colt (2003)
• Floater (2003)
• Trujillo (2004)
• Viator (2004)
• Softspoken (2007)

Collections

• The Jaguar Hunter (1987)
• Nantucket Slayrides: Three Short Novels (1989) with Robert Frazier
• The Ends of the Earth (1990)
• Sports & Music (1994)
• Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories (1997)
  • Variant Title: Beast of the Heartland and Other Stories (1997)
• Two Trains Running (2004)

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