Shirley Meier
Shirley Meier is a Canadian author of science fiction and fantasy. in addition to her own fiction she has also collaborated with S. M. Stirling, Steve White, and Karen Wehrstein.
Background
Shirley Meier was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1960. she attended the University of Western Ontario. She lives in Toronto. She was active in the Bunch of Seven, Canada's first speculative fiction writing group.
She learned Tao Zen Chuan karate under Bill Chong and Way Lem, obtaining her black belt in 1991. She became an instructor herself, and taught a course in Women's Self-Defense for several years.
Bibliography
Non-Fiction
Columnist for Amazing Stories, Hard Copy Relaunch
Fifth Millennium series
- The Sharpest Edge (NAL, 1986), with S. M. Stirling
- The Cage (Baen Books, 1989), with S. M. Stirling
- Shadow's Daughter (Baen Books, 1991)
- Shadow's Son (Baen Books, 1991), with S. M. Stirling and Karen Wehrstein
- Saber & Shadow (Baen Books, 1992), with S. M. Stirling
- Blood Marble: Eclipse Court Book One" (Lutria Press, 2021)
Starfire series
- Exodus (Baen Books, 2007), with Steve White
Two Gods, Two Worlds series
- Sparks in the Wind, e-book and print on demand
- "Shadow of a Soul on Fire" by Henchman Press (ISBN 978-1-941620-37-3 July 2018)
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- Lamia's Daughter, (Huntress Press, 2020), e-book and print on demand (ISBN 978-1-941620-48-9
Short fiction
- "Peacock Eyes", Friends of the Witch World 2 anthology
- "Trave", Magic in Ithkar 4
- "The Witches' Tree", Northern Frights; audio adaptation for Fears for Ears CD
- "Ice", Northern Frights II
- "You're It ", Bolos: The Unconquerable (Baen Books)
- "Pursued by the Tauwu", Rogues In Hell (2011)
- "Under the Bed", What Scares the Bogeyman(2011)
- "The Other Musgrave Ritual", (Terror by Gaslight from Iron Clad Press) 2014
- "An Arrow's Flight", "Amazing Stories" 2018
- "SwanMaiden's Daughter", "Of Fae and Fate" Anthology 2019
- "Buyer Beware, Amazing Stories 2019
Poetry
- "Mummy Bones" (in Tessaracts 7)
- "Flowers and Vice" (poetry)
- "The Love Machine" (poetry)
- "Angelwings in My Coffee" (poetry)
Artwork
cover (with design by Karen Wehrstein) Sparks in the Wind cover (front and back) for Shadow of a Soul on Fire cover (front cover) Lamia's Daughter
References
External links
- Shirley's Place author website
- Vryka artist website
- An audio interview with Ira Nayman, Editor, Amazing Stories: https://listen.amazingstories.com/?name=2019-07-18_shirleymeierinterview.mp3