- Joel Shepherd
Joel Shepherd (born
1974 inAdelaide ,South Australia ) is anAustralia nscience fiction author . He moved to Perth,Western Australia with his family when he was seven, where he later studied film and television arts atCurtin University . He now lives in Adelaide.He is the son of Kate Shepherd, owner/operator of Austral Ed, a small Australian educational book supplier to Asia. He helps his mother in this business and has travelled widely as a result.
His first unpublished manuscript was shortlisted for the George Turner Prize in
1998 and the manuscript for "Crossover" was shortlisted in1999 .His first novel "Crossover" was shortlisted for the science fiction division of the 2001 Aurealis Awards, that recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
His first three novels follow the adventures of
Cassandra Kresnov , (who describes herself as an artificial human being), who has deserted from her Special Operations unit in "the League" and fled to the city of "Tanusha" on "the Federation" planet of "Callay", posing as a journeyman cognitive software expert.Bibliography
Others
*"Sasha: A Trial of Blood and Steel" (2007) ISBN 0-7336-2141-4
*"Petrodor: A Trial of Blood and Steel" (2008) ISBN 0-7336-2255-0Cassandra Kresnov
*"Crossover" (2001) ISBN 0-7322-6799-4
*"Breakaway" (2003) ISBN 0-7322-7596-2
*"Killswitch" (2004) ISBN 0-7322-7597-0External links
* [http://www.joelshepherd.com/ Joel Shepherd's official website]
* [http://www.voyageronline.com.au/authors/profile.cfm?Author=134 Publisher's Profile]
* [http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/entertainment/5990090.htm "When you're Volume Two, you have to try harder" article by Clay Kallam ]
* [http://www.australed.iinet.net.au/bn_Jan_03.html Book release announcement from Austral Ed]
* [http://www.aussiecon3.worldcon.org/turner.html#geoprize The George Turner Prize 1998 shortlist]
* [http://www.sf.org.au/aurealis/aa2001.html 2001 Aurealis Awards shortlist]
* [http://www.sffworld.com/interview/209p0.html Interview] at [http://www.sffworld.com SFFWorld.com]
* [http://www.sffworld.com/brevoff/316.html Review of Crossover] at [http://www.sffworld.com SFFWorld.com]
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