Sheri S. Tepper

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Sheri Stewart Tepper (born July 16, 1929 near Littleton (Colorado) , † October 22, 2016 in Santa Fe , New Mexico ) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mystery Novels.

Life

Sheri S. Tepper was born Shirley Stewart Douglas on July 16, 1929 near Littleton, Colorado. She first married at the age of 20; this marriage was divorced in 1955/1956, making her the single mother of her two children. For years she managed to get by with a wide variety of jobs, including working for the international aid organization CARE . She only settled down with her work for Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood , a family planning and birth control clinic in Denver , where she was employed from 1962 to 1986. In the late sixties she married Gene Tepper. Among other things, she ran a guest ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She died on October 22, 2016.

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She has also published her works under the pseudonyms "Sheri S. Eberhart", "EE Horlak", "AJ Orde" and "BJ Oliphant". However, she had the greatest success as "Sheri S. Tepper". Her science fiction and fantasy novels have been nominated 20 times for the Locus Award . Her fantasy novel Beauty ( Die Schöne ) won the Locus Award.

In November 2015 she was awarded the World Fantasy Award for her life's work.

Works as Sheri S. Eberhart

The author published her early works, mainly poems, children's stories and articles, under the pseudonym "Sheri S. Eberhart".

  • Lullaby: 1990 , 1963
  • Ballad of the Interstellar Merchants , 1964

Work as EE Horlak

Under the pseudonym "EE Horlak" the author has taken a trip into the horror genre.

  • Still Life , 1989

Work as AJ Orde

The author published mystery novels under the pseudonym "AJ Orde".

  • Dead on Sunday , 1994
  • A Little Neighborhood Murder , 1989
  • Death and the Dogwalker , 1990
  • Death for Old Times' Sake , 1992
  • Looking for the Aardvark , 1993
  • A Long Time Dead , 1995
  • Death of Innocents , also: A Death of Innocents , 1997

Work as BJ Oliphant

The author also published mystery novels under the pseudonym "BJ Oliphant".

  • Dead in the Scrub , 1990
  • The Unexpected Corpse , 1990
  • Deservedly Dead , 1992
  • Death and the Delinquent , 1993
  • Death Served Up Cold , 1994
  • A Ceremonial Death , 1996
  • Here's to the Newly Dead , 1997

Works as Sheri S. Tepper

The author published mainly science fiction and fantasy novels under the name "Sheri S. Tepper". Some of them are books for young people. In the later novels in particular, feminist ideas often play a role.

The True Game Trilogy of Trilogies

The True Game
  • Vol. 1: King's Blood Four , 1983
Volume 1: Königszug , Heyne, 1999, ISBN 3-453-15611-0
  • Vol. 2: Necromancer Nine , 1983
Volume 2: Der Nekromant , Heyne, 1999, ISBN 3-453-15612-9
  • Vol. 3: Wizard's Eleven , 1984
Volume 3: The thirteenth talent (spine: the 13th talent ), Heyne, 1999, ISBN 3-453-15614-5
  • Vol. 1–3: The True Game , 1996 (anthology)
Mavin Manyshaped
  • Vol. 1: The Song of Mavin Manyshaped , 1985
  • Vol. 2: The Flight of Mavin Manyshaped , 1985
  • Vol. 3: The Search of Mavin Manyshaped , 1985
  • Vol. 1–3: The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped , 1986 (anthology)
Jinian
  • Vol. 1: Jinian Footseer , 1985
  • Vol. 2: Dervish Daughter , 1986
  • Vol. 3: Jinian Star-Eye , 1986
  • Vol. 1–3: The End of the Game , 1987 (anthology)

Marianne

  • Vol. 1: Marianne, the Magus, and the Manticore , 1985
  • Vol. 2: Marianne, the Madame, and the Momentary Gods , 1988
  • Vol. 3: Marianne, the Matchbox, and the Malachite Mouse , 1989
  • Vol. 1–3: The Marianne Trilogy , 1990 (anthology)

Ettison

  • Vol. 1: Blood Heritage , 1986
Erbe des Blutes , Heyne, 1990, ISBN 3-453-04274-3
  • Vol. 2: The Bones , 1987

The Awakeners

Actually, The Awakeners is a single novel. However, this was initially published as a two-parter.

  • Vol. 1: Northshore , 1987
  • Vol. 2: Southshore , 1987
  • Vol. 1–2: The Awakeners , 1987 (anthology)

Monstrous Worlds (Marjorie Westriding)

  • Vol. 1: Grass , 1989
Volume 1: Gras , Heyne, 1997, ISBN 3-453-13300-5
  • Vol. 2: Raising the Stones , 1990
Volume 2: Hobbs Land , Heyne, 1998, ISBN 3-453-13301-3
  • Vol. 3: Sideshow , 1992
Volume 3: Tolerance , Heyne, 1999, ISBN 3-453-13311-0

Single novels

  • The Revenants , 1984
  • After Long Silence , 1987
After a long silence , Heyne, 1992, ISBN 3-453-05853-4
  • The Gate to Women's Country , 1988
  • The Enigma Score , 1989
  • Beauty , 1991 (German: Die Schöne , Heyne, 1995, ISBN 3-453-08537-X )
  • A Plague of Angels , 1993
Die Pest der Engel , Heyne, 1998, ISBN 3-453-13970-4 , planned but not published
  • Shadow's End , 1994
  • Gibbon's Decline and Fall , 1996
  • The Family Tree , 1997
  • Six Moon Dance , 1998
  • Singer from the Sea , 1999
  • The Fresco , 2000
  • The Visitor , 2002
  • Seeking Splendor , 2003
  • The Companions , 2003
  • The Margarets , 2007
  • The Waters Rising , 2010

Short stories

  • The Gardener , 1988
  • The Gazebo , 1990
  • Someone Like You , 1990
  • The Gourmet , 1991
  • Raccoon Music , 1991
  • Singer From the Sea (Excerpt) , 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sheri S. Tepper interview. In: Locus Online . September 1998, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Sheri S. Tepper (1929-2016). In: Locus Online. October 24, 2016, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  3. ^ Sheri S. Tepper Awards. In: Science Fiction Awards Database (sfadb). October 29, 2015, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  4. ^ Locus Awards 1992. In: Science Fiction Awards Database (sfadb). September 11, 2012, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  5. ↑ World Fantasy Awards Winners 2015. In: Locus Online. November 8, 2015, accessed October 29, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Tepper, Sheri S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tepper, Sheri Stewart (full name); Douglas, Shirley Stewart (maiden name); Eberhart, Sheri S. (pseudonym); Horlak, EE (pseudonym); Orde, AJ (pseudonym); Oliphant, BJ (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mystery novels
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH near Littleton (Colorado) , USA
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 2016
Place of death Santa Fe (New Mexico)