About John Shirley
John Shirley is the author of more than a dozen books including City Come A-Walking, Really Really Really Really Weird Stories (a collection of short fiction), and the newly reissued classic cyberpunk "A Song Called Youth" trilogy-Eclipse, Eclipse Corona, and Eclipse Penumbra. He is the recipient of the Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award and the International Horror Guild Award for his collection Black Butterflies. Shirley has fronted punk bands and written lyrics for his own music, as well as for Blue Oyster Cult and other bands. A principal screenwriter for The Crow, Shirley now devotes most of his time to writing for television and film.
Series
Traveler
1. First, You Fight (1984) (as by D B Drumm)
2. Kingdom Come (1984) (as by D B Drumm)
3. The Stalkers (1984) (as by D B Drumm)
4. To Kill a Shadow (1984) (as by D B Drumm)
5. Road War (1985) (as by D B Drumm)
6. Border War (1985) (as by D B Drumm)
8. Terminal Road (1986) (as by D B Drumm)
1. First, You Fight (1984) (as by D B Drumm)
2. Kingdom Come (1984) (as by D B Drumm)
3. The Stalkers (1984) (as by D B Drumm)
4. To Kill a Shadow (1984) (as by D B Drumm)
5. Road War (1985) (as by D B Drumm)
6. Border War (1985) (as by D B Drumm)
8. Terminal Road (1986) (as by D B Drumm)
Novels
Dracula in Love (1979)
Transmaniacon (1979)
City Come A-Walkin' (1980)
Three Ring Psychus (1980)
The Brigade (1981)
Cellars (1982)
A Splendid Chaos (1988)
In Darkness Waiting (1988)
The Black Hole of Carcosa: Kamus of Kadizhar (1988)
Wetbones (1991)
Silicon Embrace (1996)
Demons (2000)
The View from Hell (2001)
And the Angel With Television Eyes (2001)
Spider Moon (2002)
Crawlers (2003)
Doom (2005)
The Other End (2007)
Black Glass: The Lost Cyberpunk Novel (2008)
Transmaniacon (1979)
City Come A-Walkin' (1980)
Three Ring Psychus (1980)
The Brigade (1981)
Cellars (1982)
A Splendid Chaos (1988)
In Darkness Waiting (1988)
The Black Hole of Carcosa: Kamus of Kadizhar (1988)
Wetbones (1991)
Silicon Embrace (1996)
Demons (2000)
The View from Hell (2001)
And the Angel With Television Eyes (2001)
Spider Moon (2002)
Crawlers (2003)
Doom (2005)
The Other End (2007)
Black Glass: The Lost Cyberpunk Novel (2008)
Collections
New Noir (1986)
The Exploded Heart (1986)
Heatseeker (1989)
Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Dark Side (1998)
Really, Really, Really, Really Weird Stories (1999)
Darkness Divided (2001)
Living Shadows (2007)
The Exploded Heart (1986)
Heatseeker (1989)
Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Dark Side (1998)
Really, Really, Really, Really Weird Stories (1999)
Darkness Divided (2001)
Living Shadows (2007)
Series contributed to
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by John Shirley
Universe 6 (1976)
Universe 9 (1979)
Shadows 4 (1981)
The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction (1983)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Dead End - City Limits: An Anthology of Urban Fear (1991)
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror (1991)
Midnight Graffiti (1992)
Predators (1993)
The Earth Strikes Back (1994)
Fear Itself (1994)
Dark Love (1995)
Forbidden Acts (1995)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Pawn of Chaos (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (1998)
Eros ex Machina (1998)
Technohorror: Tales of Terror, Suspense, and Intrigue (1999)
Universe 9 (1979)
Shadows 4 (1981)
The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction (1983)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection (1990)
Dead End - City Limits: An Anthology of Urban Fear (1991)
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror (1991)
Midnight Graffiti (1992)
Predators (1993)
The Earth Strikes Back (1994)
Fear Itself (1994)
Dark Love (1995)
Forbidden Acts (1995)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Pawn of Chaos (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams (1998)
Eros ex Machina (1998)
Technohorror: Tales of Terror, Suspense, and Intrigue (1999)
Short stories
| Silent Crickets (1975) | |||
| Tricentennial (1976) | |||
| Under the Generator (1976) | |||
| Will the Chill (1979) | |||
| The Belonging Kind (1981) (with William Gibson) | |||
| Triggering (1982) | |||
| The Unfolding (1985) (with Bruce Sterling) | |||
| Ticket to Heaven (1987) | |||
| Six Kinds of Darkness (1988) | |||
| Equilibrium (1989) | |||
| Screens (1989) | |||
| Pearldoll (1990) | |||
| Ash (1991) | |||
| "I Want to Get Married!" Says World's Smallest Man (1992) | |||
| Where It's Safe (1992) | |||
| The Rubber Smile (1993) | |||
| Barbara (1995) | |||
| War and Peace (1995) | |||
| You Hear What Buddy and Ray Did? (1995) | |||
| In the Cornelius Arms (1996) | |||
| What Would You Do for Love? (1998) | Bram Stoker (nominee) | ||
| Wings Burnt Black (1998) |
Awards
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Links to other websites
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