Stephen Leigh

Stephen Lee, 2008

Stephen Walter Leigh (* 27. February 1951 in Cincinnati ) is an American science fiction - and fantasy - writers , artists and musicians.

biography

Stephen Leight lives in his hometown, plays the guitar and sings in the band Toast. He also works as a lecturer at Northern Kentucky University , teaching creative writing. He has published his writings as Stephen Leigh , SL Farrell, and once as Matthew Farrell . In addition to his novels, he wrote a lot of short stories and a few essays.

Honors

Leigh's novel Dark Water's Embrace won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award in 1999 and was nominated for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award that year . Speaking Stones was also nominated for the Tiptree Award. His first novel Slow Fall to Dawn was among the top ten for the Locus Award for best first novel. As a guest of honor at the 43rd Bubonicon, Leigh was interviewed for MTV Geek Coverage about working on the Wild Cards series. A special one-shot conference called Applecon was held in Minneapolis from April 11-13, 2008 in his honor. The Congress listed as Guest of Honor of Music Stephen Leigh, Guest of Honor of Writer SL Farrell, Artist Guest of Honor Sleigh, Fan Guest of Honor Steve. All names and pseudonyms of Stephen Leigh.

bibliography

Novels

Neweden / Hoorka

• Slow Fall to Dawn , Bantam Books 1981, ISBN 0-553-14902-4
• Dance of the Hag , Bantam Books 1983, ISBN 0-553-23034-4
• A Quiet of Stone , Bantam Books 1984, ISBN 0-553-23893-0

Ray Bradbury Presents

• Dinosaur World , AvoNova 1992, ISBN 0-380-76277-3
• Dinosaur Planet , AvoNova 1993, ISBN 0-380-76278-1
• Dinosaur Samurai , AvoNova 1993, ISBN 0-380-76279-X (with John J. Miller )
• Dinosaur Warriors , AvoNova 1994, ISBN 0-380-76280-3
• Dinosaur Empire , AvoNova 1995, ISBN 0-380-76282-X (with John J. Miller)
• Dinosaur Conquest , AvoNova 1995, ISBN 0-380-76283-8

Mictlan

• Dark Water's Embrace , Avon Eos 1998, ISBN 0-380-79478-0
• Speaking Stones , Avon Eos 1999, ISBN 0-380-79914-6

Nessantico Cycle

(as SL Farrell)

• A Magic of Twilight , DAW Books 2008, ISBN 978-0-7564-0466-6
• A Magic of Nightfall , DAW Books 2009, ISBN 978-0-7564-0539-7
• A Magic of Dawn , DAW Books 2010, ISBN 978-0-7564-0597-7

The Cloudmages

(as SL Farrell)

• Holder of Lightning , DAW Books 2003, ISBN 0-7564-0130-5
• Mage of Clouds , DAW Books 2004, ISBN 0-7564-0169-0
• Heir of Stone , DAW Books 2005, ISBN 0-7564-0254-9

The Sunpath Cycle

• A Fading Sun , DAW Books 2017, ISBN 978-0-7564-1121-3
• A Rising Moon , DAW Books 2018, ISBN 978-0-7564-1120-6

Wild cards

Leigh contributed a large number of short stories to the Wild Cards series anthologies. He was involved in the following editions.

• Wild Cards , Bantam Spectra 1987, ISBN 0-553-26190-8
  • Asse and Joker , Heyne 1996, translator Christian Jentzsch, ISBN 3-453-10926-0
• Aces Abroad , Bantam Spectra 1988, ISBN 0-553-27628-X
  • Asse in action , Heyne 1997, translator Christian Jentzsch, ISBN 3-453-12665-3
• Down and Dirty , Bantam Spectra 1988, ISBN 0-553-27463-5
• Ace in the Hole , Bantam Spectra 1990, ISBN 0-553-28253-0
  • Terror and Dr. Tachyon , Heyne 1999, translator Christian Jentzsch, ISBN 3-453-14910-6
  • An ace in the background , Heyne 1999, translator Christian Jentzsch, ISBN 3-453-15642-0
• Dealer's Choice , Bantam Spectra 1992, ISBN 0-553-29161-0
• Black Trump , Baen 1995, ISBN 0-671-87679-1
  • Concert for sirens and serotonin , Heyne 1998, translator Christian Jentzsch, ISBN 3-453-14001-X
• One-Eyed Jacks , Bantam Spectra 1991, ISBN 0-553-28852-0
• Jokertown Shuffle , Bantam Spectra 1991, ISBN 0-553-29174-2
• Card Sharks , Baen 1993, ISBN 0-671-72159-3
• Marked Cards , Baen 1994, ISBN 0-671-72212-3
• Inside Straight , Tor 2008, ISBN 978-0-7653-1781-0
  • The game of games , Penhaligon Penhaligon 2014, translator Simon Weinert, ISBN 978-3-7645-3127-0
• Busted Flush , Tor 2008, ISBN 978-0-7653-1782-7
  • The victory of the losers , Penhaligon 2015, translator Simon Weinert, ISBN 978-3-7645-3129-4
• Suicide Kings , Gate 2009, ISBN 978-0-7653-1783-4
  • The highest commitment , Penhaligon 2016, translator Simon Weinert, ISBN 978-3-7645-3130-0
• Fort Freak , Gate 2011, ISBN 978-0-7653-2570-9
  • The Cops of Jokertown , Penhaligon 2018, Translator Simon Weinert, ISBN 978-3-7645-3214-7
• High Stakes , Gate 2016, ISBN 978-0-7653-3562-3
  • The witch of Jokertown , Penhaligon 2019, translator Simon Weinert, ISBN 978-3-7645-3222-2
• The Atonement Tango , Tor 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9245-9
• Mississippi Roll , Gate 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9052-3

Single novels

• The Bones of God , Avon 1986, ISBN 0-380-89961-2
• The Crystal Memory , Avon 1987, ISBN 0-380-89960-4
• The Secret of the Lona , Ace Books 1988, ISBN 0-441-15672-X
• Changeling , Ace Books 1989, ISBN 0-441-73127-9
• The Abraxas Marvel Circus , Roc / New American Library 1990, ISBN 0-451-45009-4
• Alien Tongue , Bantam Spectra 1991, ISBN 0-553-28875-X
• Thunder Rift , Eos / HarperCollins 2001, ISBN 0-380-79915-4 (as Matthew Farrell)
• The Woods , Phoenix Pick 2012, ISBN 978-1-61242-096-7
• Immortal Muse , DAW Books 2014, ISBN 978-0-7564-0956-2
• The Crow of Connemara , DAW Books 2015, ISBN 978-0-7564-0937-1

Web links

• Stephen Leigh in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Stephen Leigh in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English) *
• Works by and about Stephen Leigh at Open Library
• official website