Joel Shepherd (born 1974 in
Adelaide
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, South Australia) is an Australian science fiction author. He moved to
Perth
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, Western Australia with his family when he was seven, where he later studied film and television arts at
Curtin 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 traveled widely as a result.
His first unpublished manuscript was shortlisted for the
George Turner Prize
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in 1998 and the manuscript for ''Crossover'' was shortlisted in 1999.
His first novel ''Crossover'' was shortlisted for the science fiction division of the 2001
Aurealis Award
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History
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s, that recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
His first series follows the adventures of Cassandra Kresnov, an artificially created super-soldier who becomes disillusioned with the policies and actions of her country, the League. She defects to the city of Tanusha, on the planet of Callay in the Federation, the League's rival nation, and attempts to live as a civilian software expert.
His second series follows the adventures of Sasha, a rebellious Lenayin princess with a talent for sword-fighting who gets embroiled in a widespread religious crusade spanning most of the region.
His third series follows the crew of a battle carrier spaceship called Phoenix and falls into the space opera genre. It is self-published.
Bibliography
Cassandra Kresnov
*''Crossover'' (2001)
*''Breakaway'' (2003)
*''Killswitch'' (2004)
*''23 Years on Fire'' (2013)
*''Operation Shield'' (2014)
*''Originator'' (2015)
A Trial of Blood and Steel
*''Sasha'' (2007),
*''Petrodor'' (2008),
*''Tracato'' (2009),
*''Haven'' (2010),
The Spiral Wars
*"Renegade" (2015), ASIN B0138YJ3WA
*"Drysine Legacy" (2015), ASIN B019H7KFEW
*"Kantovan Vault" (2016), ASIN B01LWZJOMJ
*"Defiance" (2017), ASIN B073PCBKJ2
*"Croma Venture" (2018),
*"Rando Splicer" (2019), ASIN B07X8C4TG8
*"Qalea Drop" (2020), ASIN B08ML8FBS4
*"Ceephay Queen" (2022), ASIN B09WV5XP2Q
References
External links
Joel Shepherd's official website
at SFFWorld.com
at SFFWorld.com
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Story Behind 23 Years on Fire – Online Essay by Joel Shepherd
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1974 births
Living people
Shepard, Joel
Shepard, Joel