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John Shirley

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.
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American writer, screenwriter and musician

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February 10, 1953

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Dark love

by Nancy A. Collins, Edward E. Kramer, Martin H. Greenberg, Stephen King, Michael O'Donoghue, Kathe Koja, Basil Cooper, John Lutz, David J. Schow, and 17 others
First published in 1995 — 8 editions
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Cellars

by John Shirley First published in 1982 — 5 editions

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Wetbones: a novel

by John Shirley First published in 1991 — 5 editions
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Demons

by John Shirley First published in 2002 — 4 editions

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The Savvy Studio Owner: A Complete Guide to Setting Up and Running Your Own Recording Studio

by John Shirley and Richard Strasser First published in 2005 — 4 editions
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City Come A-Walkin'

by John Shirley
First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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Shock Rock

by Jeff Gelb, Stephen King, F. Paul Wilson, David J. Schow, Nancy A. Collins, Ronald Kelly, Don D'ammassa, Graham Masterton, Paul Dale Anderson, and 14 others First published in 1992 — 4 editions

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In darkness waiting.

by John Shirley First published in 1988 — 4 editions
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Eclipse

by John Shirley First published in 1985 — 4 editions

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A splendid chaos: an interplanetary fantasy

by John Shirley
First published in 1988 — 3 editions
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The Mammoth Book of Angels & Demons

by Paula Guran, Susy McKee Charnas, Norman Partridge, Gene Wolfe, Peter Atkins, Lucius Shepard, John Shirley, Clive Barker, Peter S. Beagle, and 20 others First published in 2013 — 3 editions
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Gurdjieff: an introduction to his life and ideas

by John Shirley First published in 2004 — 3 editions

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Talent for revenge

by John Cutter and John Shirley First published in 1984 — 2 editions

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THE SECOND (2nd) OMNI BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION (2) Two: Johnny Mnemonic; Fivesight; Lobotomy Shoals; On the Slab; Waiting for the Earthquake; Vox Olympica; Eyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams; Out of Luck; The Man Who Met Picasso; Colonel Stonesteel's...

by Ellen Datlow, William Gibson, Spider Robinson, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, Michael Bishop, Dan Simmons, Walter S. Tevis, Michael Swanwick, and 4 others First published in 1981 — 2 editions

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Canterbury Cathedral

by John Shirley First published in 1989 — 2 editions
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The Other End

by John Shirley First published in 2007 — 2 editions

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Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Dark Side

by John Shirley First published in 1998 — 2 editions

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The brigade

by John Shirley First published in 1981 — 2 editions
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Eclipse Corona

by John Shirley First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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Steel egg

by John Shirley First published in 2007 — 2 editions

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American writer, screenwriter and musician

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February 10, 1953

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OLID: OL558004A
BookBrainz: 2c45bb0a-44f4-43bc-8910-f8de0ff09cbb
GoodReads: 61958
ISNI: 0000000109298366
IMDb: nm0794326
Library of Congress Names: n85015361
LibraryThing: shirleyjohn-1
MusicBrainz: cc12d7a4-8b6d-49ea-8644-cf448f1f3a72
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV168663
VIAF: 103141107
Wikidata: Q1346126
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1346126

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John Shirley
D. B. Drumm
John Cutter

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