# Sharon Shinn
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{{short description|American science fiction writer}}
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| birth_place = [Wichita, Kansas](/source/Wichita%2C_Kansas), U.S.
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| occupation = Novelist, journalist
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| education = [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University)
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| genre = [Science fiction](/source/Science_fiction), [fantasy](/source/Fantasy_literature)
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'''Sharon Shinn''' (born 1957) is an American novelist who writes combining aspects of [fantasy](/source/fantasy), [science fiction](/source/science_fiction) and [romance](/source/Romance_novel). She has published more than a dozen novels for adult and young adult readers. Her works include the Shifting Circles Series, the Samaria Series, the Twelve Houses Series, and a rewriting of [Jane Eyre](/source/Jane_Eyre), ''Jenna Starborn''. She works as a journalist in [St. Louis, Missouri](/source/St._Louis%2C_Missouri) and is a graduate of [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University).
Shinn is a [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals) and [St. Louis Rams](/source/St._Louis_Rams) fan and is also a big fan of the TV Show ''[Lost](/source/Lost_(2004_TV_series))''.[[https://sharonshinn.info/sharon.shtml "Sharon Shinn"]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006093817/http://www.sharonshinn.net/HTML/biography.html |date=2011-10-06 }}] She is a frequent attender of science-fiction/fantasy conventions. Her first guest of honor stint at a convention was [ArmadilloCon 26](/source/ArmadilloCon). She was also the guest of honor at the convention [Capricon 29](/source/Capricon).
In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at [Northern Illinois University](/source/Northern_Illinois_University).[[http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/sciencefiction.cfm Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603071546/http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/sciencefiction.cfm |date=2012-06-03 }}, Northern Illinois University]
In Laurell K Hamilton's novel ''[Obsidian Butterfly](/source/Obsidian_Butterfly)'' of her [Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter](/source/Anita_Blake%3A_Vampire_Hunter) series, [Anita Blake](/source/Anita_Blake) mentions that she reads Sharon Shinn's novels to help her deal with her phobia of flying.
== Awards ==
* [William L. Crawford Award](/source/William_L._Crawford_Award) (awarded by the [International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts](/source/International_Association_for_the_Fantastic_in_the_Arts) for best first fantasy novel) (1996)[[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/CrawfordWinsByYear.html The Locus Index to SF Awards: William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award Winners By Year] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815052005/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/CrawfordWinsByYear.html |date=2010-08-15 }}]
* Twice nominated for the [John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer](/source/John_W._Campbell_Award_for_Best_New_Writer) (1995, 1996)
* ''Summers at Castle Auburn'' named to the ALA list of Best Books (2002).[{{cite web|title=2002 Best Books for Young Adults|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/bestbooksya/annotations/2002bestbooks|publisher=Young Adult Library Services Association|accessdate=15 March 2013}}]
== Works ==
=== Safe-Keeper series ===
#''[The Safe-Keeper's Secret](/source/The_Safe-Keeper's_Secret)'' ([Puffin Books](/source/Puffin_Books), 2004)
#''[The Truth-Teller's Tale](/source/The_Truth-Teller's_Tale)'' (Puffin Books, 2005)
#''[The Dream-Maker's Magic](/source/The_Dream-Maker's_Magic)'' ([Viking Press](/source/Viking_Press), 2006)
=== Samaria series ===
#''[Archangel](/source/Archangel_(Shinn_novel))'' ([Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books), 1996)
#''[Jovah's Angel](/source/Jovah's_Angel)'' (Ace Books, 1997)
#''[The Alleluia Files](/source/The_Alleluia_Files)'' (Ace Books, 1997)
#''Angelica'' (Ace Books, 2003) Although this is the fourth novel in the Samaria series, it is set before the first book ''Archangel''.
#''[Angel-Seeker](/source/Angel-Seeker)'' (Ace Books, 2004) This novel is set immediately after the first book ''Archangel''.
=== Twelve Houses series ===
* "Flame" ([Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books), 2009) in ''Quatrain''
#''[Mystic and Rider](/source/Mystic_and_Rider)'' ([Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books), 2005)
#''[The Thirteenth House](/source/The_Thirteenth_House)'' (Ace Books, 2006)
*"When Winter Comes" ([Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books), 2006) in ''The Queen of Winter''
*''Shifter and Shadow'' ([Fairwood Press](/source/Fairwood_Press), 2025; novella)
# ''[Dark Moon Defender](/source/Dark_Moon_Defender)'' (Ace Books, 2006)
#''[Reader and Raelynx](/source/Reader_and_Raelynx)'' (Ace Books, 2007)
#''[Fortune and Fate](/source/Fortune_and_Fate)'' (Ace Books, 2008)
=== Elemental Blessings series ===
#''Troubled Waters'' ([Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books), 2010)
#''Royal Airs'' (Ace Books, 2013)
#''Jeweled Fire'' ([Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books), 2015)
#''Unquiet Land'' ([Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books), 2016)
#''Whispering Wood'' ([Fairwood Press](/source/Fairwood_Press), 2024)
=== Shifting Circle series ===
#''The Shape of Desire'' ([Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books), 2012)
#''Still Life With Shape Shifter'' (Ace Books, 2012)
#''The Turning Season'' (Ace Books, 2014)
=== Uncommon Echoes series ===
#''Echo in Onyx'' (audiobook, Audible, March 2019; trade paperback and ebook, Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency, August 2019)
#''Echo in Emerald'' (audiobook, Audible, March 2019; trade paperback and ebook, Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency, 2019)
#''Echo in Amethyst'' (audiobook, Audible, March 2019; trade paperback and ebook, Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency, 2019)
=== Other novels ===
* ''The Shape-Changer's Wife'' ([Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books), 1995)
* ''[Heart of Gold](/source/Heart_of_Gold_(novel))'' (Ace Books, 2000)
* ''[Wrapt in Crystal](/source/Wrapt_in_Crystal)'' (Ace Books, 2000)
* ''[Summers at Castle Auburn](/source/Summers_at_Castle_Auburn)'' (Ace Books, 2002)
* ''[Jenna Starborn](/source/Jenna_Starborn)'' (Ace Books, 2003)
* ''[General Winston's Daughter](/source/General_Winston's_Daughter)'' ([Viking Press](/source/Viking_Press), 2007)
* ''Gateway'' ([Viking Press](/source/Viking_Press), 2009)
* ''Shattered Warrior'' ([First Second Books](/source/First_Second_Books), 2017), a graphic novel illustrated by [Lee Knox Ostertag](/source/Lee_Knox_Ostertag)
* ''The Shuddering City'' ([Fairwood Press](/source/Fairwood_Press), 2022)
* ''Alibi'' ([Fairwood Press](/source/Fairwood_Press), 2024)
=== Anthologies and collections ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Anthology and Collection
!Contents
!Publication Date
!Publisher
!Comments
|-
|''To Weave a Web of Magic''
|"Fallen Angel"
|2004
|[Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books)
|[novella](/source/novella); This story is set in Samaria.
|-
|''The Queen in Winter''
|"When Winter Comes"
|2006
|[Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books)
|[novella](/source/novella); is set in ''[The Twelve Houses Series](/source/The_Twelve_Houses_Series)'' between ''[Mystic and Rider](/source/Mystic_and_Rider)'' and ''[Dark Moon Defender](/source/Dark_Moon_Defender)''
|-
|''Powers of Detection: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy''
|"The Sorcerer's Assassin"
|2006
|[Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books)
|edited by [Dana Stabenow](/source/Dana_Stabenow)
|-
|''Firebirds Rising''
|"Wintermoon Wish"
|2006
|[Firebird Books](/source/Firebird_Books)
|is set in the ''Safe-Keeper'' world
|-
|''Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology''
|"The Double-Edged Sword"
|2006
|[Tor Books](/source/Tor_Books)
|
|-
|''Elemental Magic''
|"Bargain With the Wind"
|2007
|[Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books)
|
|-
|''Unusual Suspects''
|"The House of Seven Spirits"
|2008
|[Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books)
|
|-
|''Quatrain''
|"Flight"
"Blood"
"Gold"
"Flame"
|2009
|[Ace Books](/source/Ace_Books)
|"Flight" is set in Samaria
"Blood" is set in the world of ''Heart of Gold''
"Gold" is set after ''Summers at Castle Auburn''
"Flame" is a prequel to ''[The Twelve Houses Series](/source/The_Twelve_Houses_Series)''
|-
|''Never After''
|"The Wrong Bridegroom"
|2009
|[Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books)
|
|-
|''Angels of Darkness''
|"Nocturne"
|2011
|[Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books)
Penguin Group
|is set in Samaria.
|-
|''The Mammoth Book of Ghost Romance''
|"Can You Hear Me Now?"
|2012
|[Running Press](/source/Running_Press)
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|-
|''Fantastic Hope''
|"Not in This Lifetime"
|2020
|[Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books)
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|-
|''Shadows of the Past''
|"Chief Executed Officers"
"The Unrhymed Couplets of the Universe"
|2021
|Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency
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"Unrhymed Couplets" first appeared in the January 2008 issue of the online magazine ''Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show''
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website }}
* [http://plainofsharon.org/ On the Plain of Sharon] fan site
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/sharon-shinn/ Sharon Shinn at Fantastic Fiction]
* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/shinnsharon.html Sharon Shinn at Fantasy Literature]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212070948/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/CrawfordWinsByYear.html Crawford Award Winners]
* {{LCAuth|no95043632|Sharon Shinn|30|}}
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