John Steakley
John William Steakley, Jr. (born July 26, 1951 in Cleburne , Texas , † November 27, 2010 in McKinney , Texas) was an American author .
Life
Steakley spent most of his life in Texas, interrupted by brief stints in South America and Hollywood in his youth. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Southern Methodist University .
About his work
Steakley's first publication was the short story The Bluenose Limit in the March 1981 issue of Amazing Science Fiction . The film Vampire by John Carpenter is loosely based on Steakleys novel Vampire $ .
The second part of the novel Armor remained unfinished.
Works
Single novels
- Armor . DAW Books, 1984, ISBN 978-0-88677-368-7 . (English)
- Vampires $ . Roc Books, 1990, ISBN 978-0-451-45033-3 . (English)
Short stories
- The Bluenose Limit. In Amazing Science Fiction , March 1981. (English)
- Flyer. In Amazing Science Fiction , September 1982. (English)
- The Swordsman Smada. In Friends of the Horseclans I . New American Library 1987, ISBN 978-0-45114-789-9 . (English)
- The Swordsman's Place. In Friends of the Horseclans II . Signet 1989, ISBN 978-0-45115-846-8 . (English)
Web links
- John Steakley in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about John Steakley in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Works by and about John Steakley at Open Library
- Unofficial website ("Official Unofficial John Steakley Site") (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary in Dallas Morning News November 30, 2010
- ^ Obituary in Dallas Morning News November 28, 2010
- ↑ About Armor 2 ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on JohnSteakley.com (English)
- ↑ The Bluenose Limit ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - PDF on JohnSteakley.com
- ↑ Flyer ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - PDF on JohnSteakley.com
- ↑ The Swordsman Smada ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - PDF on JohnSteakley.com
- ↑ The Swordsman's Place ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - PDF on JohnSteakley.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steakley, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steakley, John William Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleburne , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 2010 |
| Place of death | McKinney , Texas |