John Shirley

John Shirley

John Shirley's most popular book is Mirrorshades with 110 saves and an average rating of 3.8.

Author Bio

**John (Patrick) Shirley** is an American writer, primarily of fantasy and science fiction and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western, about Wyatt Earp, Wyatt in Wichita, and one non-fiction book, Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas. Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts and screenplays, and has published over 40 books and 8 short-story collections. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others.
Source: Wikipedia

Wikipedia (DE)

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

3 primary books7 released books

Authored 57% of series

Borderlands

Borderlands is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Mikey Neumann, Lorna Freeman, and John Shirley.

Series

7 primary books76 released books

Authored 4% of series

Aliens / Predator / Prometheus Universe

Aliens / Predator / Prometheus Universe is a 76-book series with 76 released primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Tim Lebbon, James A. Moore, and Christopher Golden.

#1
Alien: Out of the Shadows
#2
Alien: Sea of Sorrows
Alien: River of Pain
#6
The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Six
#1
Alien

Series

3 primary books

Authored 100% of series

A Song Called Youth

A Song Called Youth is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1985 with contributions by John Shirley.

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

John Constantine Hellblazer Novels

John Constantine Hellblazer Novels is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by John Shirley.

#2
Hellblazer: War Lord
#3
Hellblazer: Subterranean

Series

7 primary books266 released books

Authored 0% of series

Batman

Batman is a 266-book series with 266 released primary works first released in 1593 with contributions by William Shakespeare, Steve Englehart, and Frank Miller.

#1
Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls
#1
The Taming of the Shrew: Texts and Contexts
Batman: Strange Apparitions
Etranges Apparitions
Batman: El regreso del Caballero Oscuro

Series

6 primary books11 released books

Authored 9% of series

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror is a 11-book series with 11 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Suzy McKee Charnas, Kelley Armstrong, and Holly Black.

Series

33 primary books64 released books

Authored 1% of series

Halo

Halo is a 64-book series with 61 released primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Eric S. Nylund, William C. Dietz, and Joseph Staten.

#1
Halo: The Fall of Reach
#2
Halo
#3
Halo: First Strike
#4
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
#5
Halo : Contact Harvest

Series

10 primary books20 released books

Authored 5% of series

Saga of the Skolian Empire

Saga of the Skolian Empire is a 20-book series with 20 released primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Catherine Asaro, James Patrick Kelly, and Harry Turtledove.

#1
Primary Inversion
#2
Catch the Lightning
#3
The Last Hawk
#5
Ascendant Sun
#6
Quantam Rose

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

Grimm (Novels)

Grimm (Novels) is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by John Shirley, John Passarella, and Tim Waggoner.

#1
Grimm: The Icy Touch
#2
The Chopping Block
#3
Grimm: The Killing Time

Series

3 primary books

Authored 33% of series

De överlevande

De överlevande is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Richard Harding, D.B. Drumm, and John Shirley.

#1
The Outrider
#6
Border War
#10
Hell on Earth

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Cleve Trewe

Cleve Trewe is a 1-book series first released in 2022 with contributions by John Shirley.

#1
Axle Bust Creek

Series

7 primary books2 released books

Authored 14% of series

Aliens Omnibus

Aliens Omnibus is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Steve Perry, S.D. Perry, and David Bischoff.

#1
The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume One
#2
The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Two

Series

6 released books

Authored 17% of series

Aliens (Dark Horse Books)

Aliens (Dark Horse Books) is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Michael Jan Friedman, Diane Carey, and John Shirley.

Series

17 released books

Authored 6% of series

Predator Novels

Predator Novels is a 17-book series with 17 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Paul Monette, John C. Thomas, and James E. Thomas.

Series

5 primary books

Authored 20% of series

Traveler

Traveler is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Greg Weisman, D.B. Drumm, and John Shirley.

#1
Traveler
#2
The Spiral Path
#3
The Stalkers
#6
Border War
#10
Hell on Earth

Series

25 primary books24 released books

Authored 4% of series

PM's Outspoken Authors

PM's Outspoken Authors is a 24-book series with 24 released primary works first released in 1984 with contributions by Kim Stanley Robinson, Gary Phillips, and Eleanor Arnason.

#2
The Lucky Strike
#3
The Underbelly
#4
Mammoths of the Great Plains
#5
Modem Times 2.0
#6
Wild Girls

Series

2 primary books

Authored 50% of series

New Cthulhu

New Cthulhu is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Elizabeth Bear, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Michael Marshall Smith.

#1
New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird
#2
New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird

Series

7 primary books8 released books

Authored 0% of series

Resident Evil

Resident Evil is a 8-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by S.D. Perry and Tadashi Aizawa.

Resident Evil: Zero Hour
#1
The Umbrella Conspiracy
#2
Resident Evil: O Incidente de Caliban Cove
#3
City of the Dead
#4
Underworld

Series

298 released books

Authored 0% of series

Forgotten Realms - Publication Order

Forgotten Realms - Publication Order is a 298-book series with 298 released primary works first released in 199 with contributions by Douglas Niles, Ed Greenwood, and R. A. Salvatore.

Series

5 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Hot Blood

Hot Blood is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Jeff Gelb and Michael Garrett.

#1
Hot Blood: Tales of Erotic Horror
#2
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror
#3
Hottest Blood
#4
Deadly After Dark
#7
Fear the Fever

Series

5 released books

Authored 0% of series

Weird Fiction Review

Weird Fiction Review is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by S.T. Joshi, Clint Smith, and David Goudsward.

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

The Madness of Cthulhu

The Madness of Cthulhu is a 1-book series first released in 2014 .

#1
The Madness of Cthulhu

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Altered States: A Cyberpunk Anthology

Altered States: A Cyberpunk Anthology is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Paul Levinson, Gregory Wolos, and Kerry G.S. Lipp.

#1
Altered States
#2
Altered States II: A Cyberpunk Anthology

Series

3 primary books2 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1989 .

#3
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection
#5
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection

Series

7 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Black Wings

Black Wings is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Christina Henry.

#1
Black Wings
#2
Black Night
#3
Black Howl
#4
Black Lament
#5
Black City

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Diogenes Club

The Diogenes Club is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Kim Newman.

Series

22 released books

Authored 0% of series

Smart Pop

Smart Pop is a 22-book series with 22 released primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by H. G. Wells, Jennifer Crusie, and Robert J. Sawyer.

Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show
Taking the Red Pill
Five Seasons of Angel
Finding Serenity
Mapping the World of Harry Potter: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Explore the Bestselling Series of All Time

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Penumbra

Penumbra is a 1-book series first released in 2020 .

#1
Penumbra No. 1: A Journal of Weird Fiction and Criticism

Series

40 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Akashic Noir (Publication Order)

Akashic Noir (Publication Order) is a 40-book series with 40 released primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by David Henry Sterry, Jill Eisenstadt, and Shailly P. Agnihotri.

#1
Brooklyn Noir
#2
Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics
#3
Chicago Noir
#4
San Francisco Noir
#5
D.C. Noir