American science fiction writer
Sharon Shinn (born 1957) is an American novelist who writes combining aspects of fantasy , science fiction and romance . She has published more than a dozen novels for adult and young adult readers. Her works include the Shifting Circles Series, the Samaria Series, the Twelve Houses Series, and a rewriting of Jane Eyre , Jenna Starborn . She works as a journalist in St. Louis, Missouri and is a graduate of Northwestern University .
Shinn is a die-hard St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams fan and is also a big fan of the TV Show Lost .[ 1] She is a frequent attender of science-fiction/fantasy conventions. Her first Guest of Honor stint at a convention was ArmadilloCon 26 . She was also the Guest of Honor at the convention Capricon 29 .
In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University .[ 2]
In Laurell K Hamilton's novel Obsidian Butterfly of her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, Anita Blake mentions that she reads Sharon Shinn's novels to help her deal with her phobia of flying.
Awards
Works
Safe-Keepers series
The Safe-Keeper's Secret (Puffin Books , 2004)
The Truth-Teller's Tale (Puffin Books, 2005)
The Dream-Maker's Magic (Viking Press , 2006)
Samaria series
Archangel (Ace Books , 1996)
Jovah's Angel (Ace Books, 1997)
The Alleluia Files (Ace Books, 1997)
Angelica (Ace Books, 2003) Although this is the fourth novel in the Samaria series, it is set before the first book Archangel .
Angel-Seeker (Ace Books, 2004) This novel is set immediately after the first book Archangel .
Twelve Houses series
Mystic and Rider (Ace Books , 2005)
The Thirteenth House (Ace Books, 2006)
Dark Moon Defender (Ace Books, 2006)
Reader and Raelynx (Ace Books, 2007)
Fortune and Fate (Ace Books, 2008)
Elemental Blessings series
Troubled Waters (Ace Books , 2010)
Royal Airs (Ace Books, 2013)
Jeweled Fire (Ace Books , 2015)
Unquiet Land (Ace Books , 2016)
Whispering Wood (Fairwood Press , 2024)
Shifting Circle series
The Shape of Desire (Ace Books , 2012)
Still Life With Shape Shifter (Ace Books, 2012)
The Turning Season (Ace Books, 2014)
Uncommon Echoes series
Echo in Onyx (audiobook, Audible, March 2019; trade paperback and ebook, Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency, August 2019)
Echo in Emerald (audiobook, Audible, March 2019; trade paperback and ebook, Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency, 2019)
Echo in Amethyst (audiobook, Audible, March 2019; trade paperback and ebook, Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency, 2019)
Other novels
The Shape-Changer's Wife (Ace Books , 1995)
Heart of Gold (Ace Books, 2000)
Wrapt in Crystal (Ace Books, 2000)
Summers at Castle Auburn (Ace Books, 2002)
Jenna Starborn (Ace Books, 2003)
General Winston's Daughter (Viking Press , 2007)
Gateway (Viking Press , 2009)
Shattered Warrior (First Second Books , 2017), a graphic novel illustrated by Molly Knox Ostertag
The Shuddering City (Fairwood Press , 2022)
Anthologies and collections
Anthology and Collection
Contents
Publication Date
Publisher
Comments
To Weave a Web of Magic
Fallen Angel
2004
Berkley Books
novella ; This story is set in Samaria.
The Queen in Winter
When Winter Comes
2006
Berkley Books
novella ;
Powers of Detection: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy
The Sorcerer's Assassin
2006
Ace Books
edited by Dana Stabenow
Firebirds Rising
Wintermoon Wish
2006
Firebird Books
Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology
The Double-Edged Sword
2006
Tor Books
Elemental Magic
Bargain With the Wind
2007
Berkley Books
Unusual Suspects
The House of Seven Spirits
2008
Ace Books
Quatrain
Flight
Blood
Gold
Flame
2009
Ace Books
is set in Samaria
is set in the world of Heart of Gold
is an addition to Summers at Castle Auburn
is a prequel to The Twelve Houses Series
Angels of Darkness
Nocturne
2011
Berkley Books
Penguin Group
is set in Samaria.
References
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