Sharon Shinn

Sharon Shinn
Shinn at Capricon 29 in 2009
Born	1957 (age 57–58) Wichita, Kansas, US
Occupation	Novelist, journalist
Nationality	American
Education	Northwestern University
Genre	Science fiction, fantasy
Website
sharonshinn.net

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

• William L. Crawford Award (awarded by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for best first fantasy novel) (1996)^[3]
• Twice nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (1995, 1996)
• Summers at Castle Auburn named to the ALA list of Best Books (2002).^[4]

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, 1997)
• Jovah's Angel (Ace Books, 1998)
• The Alleluia Files (Ace Books, 1999)
• 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)

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)

Shifting Circle series

• The Shape of Desire (Ace Books, 2012)
• Still Life With Shape Shifter (Ace Books, 2012)
• The Turning Season (Ace Books, 2014)

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)

Shorter works

• Fallen Angel (novella) in To Weave a Web of Magic (Berkley Books, 2004). This story is set in Samaria.
• When Winter Comes (novella) in The Queen in Winter (Berkley Books, 2006)
• "The Sorcerer's Assassin" in Powers of Detection: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy, edited by Dana Stabenow (Ace Books, 2006)
• "Wintermoon Wish" in Firebirds Rising (Firebird Books, 2006)
• "The Double-Edged Sword" in Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology (Tor Books, 2006)
• "Bargain With the Wind" in Elemental Magic (Berkley Books, 2007)
• "The House of Seven Spirits" in Unusual Suspects (Ace Books, 2008)
• Quatrain contains four novellas: "Flight" is set in Samaria, "Gold" is set in the world of Heart of Gold, "Blood" is an addition to Summers at Castle Auburn, and "Flame" is a prequel to The Twelve Houses Series (Ace Books, 2009)
• "Nocturne" in Angels of Darkness (Berkley Books/Penguin Group, 2011). "Nocturne" is set in Samaria.

References

External links

• Official website
• On the Plain of Sharon fan site
• Sharon Shinn at Fantastic Fiction
• Sharon Shinn at Fantasy Literature
• Sharon Shinn at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Crawford Award Winners
• Sharon Shinn at Library of Congress Authorities, with 30 catalog records