- Kai Starr
Infobox Writer
name = Kai Starr
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birthname = Kaichi Satake
birthdate = Birth date and age|1964|09|25
birthplace = United States
occupation = Writer, artist, musician
nationality = American
period = 1980-today
genre = Western, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural
website = http://www.kaistarr.comAmerican author Kai Starr (real name Kaichi Satake) has written several books and drawn graphic novels in the science fiction and fantasy genres, but currently specializes in westerns. He is also a musician, and has recorded two albums of his original music. Kai Starr was raised in Texas and lives near Dallas.His latest ongoing "Desperado" series of western novels and short stories have proved popular in internet serialization on his Outlaw Starr Anthology website. Many of the stories leave the cozy confines of the traditional western and lean toward noir-western territory. The serialized novels also have links to free MP3s of Starr's original music as soundtracks.
Novels
hadowFall Universe (science fiction)
Legends of Maragon takes place in the same universe as the ShadowFall series that stars Genjiro Nakadai, though it predates those stories by 500 years. The series centers on the royal families of the alien world of Maragon.
* "Legends of Maragon" (fantasy) 1980
hadowFall series (science fiction)
The ShadowFall series follows the life of a young ninjutsu agent, Genjiro Nakadai, through his early years in training to his days as a seasoned--and pessimistic--assassin. The first book in the series, "Into the Abyss," was also presented in graphic novel format on the Kyoki Press website.
* "Into the Abyss" 1986
* "Blood of the Ninja" 1989
* "The Faraian Conspiracy" 1990
* "A Covenant of Shadows" 1992Desperado series (western)
The Desperado series is set in the American Old West, from the late 1860s to the mid 1870s. It follows the life and adventures of young outlaw, Joshua Love. Though not written first, "Rustler's Roundup" is the first book in the series.
* "Whirlwind" 2006
* "Three Ways From Sunday" 2007
* "Rustler's Roundup" 2008
* "Desperado Dawn" 2008hort stories
* "Mutual Desires" (fantasy) 1987
* "The Janus Factor" (sci-fi) 1989
* "The Little Dragon" (sci-fi, ShadowFall series) 1990
* "Rapture" (sci-fi) 1992
* "Rana's Adventure" (fantasy) 1993
* "The Ghost House" (supernatural), 2000
* "Down at the GoGozeNe Bar" (sci-fi, ShadowFall series) 2004
* "To Catch an Elf" (fantasy) 2005
* "Land Lubberin' Fer Love" (fantasy) 2005
* "The Ballad of the Beam" (western, Desperado series) 2008
* "Judas Hearts" (western, Desperado series) 2008
* "Rubbin' Eyeballs With a Gunn" (western, Desperado series) 2008Graphic novels
* "ShadowFall" 1998-2002 Kyoki Press (web publisher)
* "The Wings of Cranes and Eagles" 1999 Kyoki Press (web publisher)Albums
* "Monochrome Heart" 2007 DragonSong Records
* "Raw" 2008 DragonSong RecordsExternal links
* [http://www.kaistarr.com/ Kai Starr's Outlaw Starr Anthology site]
* [http://www.kyokipress.com/ Kyoki Press--Kai Starr/Kaichi Satake's webcomics]
* [http://www.comiclist.com/pro.html Kaichi Satake on ComicList's professional artists listing]
* [http://www.kaistarr.com/music/ Kai Starr's Homepage Jukebox]
* [http://www.rpmchallenge.com/component/option,com_comprofiler/task,userProfile/Itemid,296/ Kai Starr's RPM Record-an-album-in-a-month Challenge Profile]
* [http://http://www.last.fm/music/Kai+Starr Kai Starr's albums on Last.fm]
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