Mike Shepherd (author)

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Mike Shepherd
Born
Mike Moscoe

(1947-08-02) August 2, 1947 (age 76)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Website www.mikeshepherd.org

Mike Shepherd is the pen name of Mike Moscoe, an American science fiction writer who lives in Vancouver, Washington. He was born on August 2, 1947, in Philadelphia to a Navy family and travelled a lot as a child. It was not until high school that he finished a year in the school he started. [1] [2]

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Literary career

Shepherd sold his first published writing to the science fiction magazine Analog . It was a short story called "Summer Hopes, Winter Dreams" and appeared in the March 1991 issue. [3]

His short story "A Day's Work on the Moon" was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 2000.

Shepherd has written about one book a year. His first three books, the Lost Millennium series (First Dawn in 1996, Second Fire in 1997, and Lost Days in 1998) had a combined sales of just over 20,000 copies, so his editor suggested that he switch genres, to military science fiction set in the future. His next three books, the Society of Humanity series (The First Casualty in 1999, The Price of Peace in 2000, and They Also Serve in 2001) sold better, at over 10,000 copies each, but not as high as was hoped. To make a fresh start for his next series, his editor suggested that he write under a new pseudonym. [4]

His third and ongoing series, published as "Mike Shepherd", covers the exploits of Kris Longknife, a rich young naval officer who struggles to deal with the expectations and reputation of her famous family of military leaders, politicians, and billionaires. The first book, Mutineer, was published in 2004 to greater success than his previous books. In a review for Tor.com, Liz Bourke described the series as "pure fluff" of the good kind, that is, intellectually lightweight but "entertainingly sticky, full of implausible successes, assassins, fleet actions and daredevil do-or-die gallantry". [5]

His contract with Ace Books expired in 2016, ending a 2 decade relationship, and in 2017, he founded his own independent publisher, KL & MM Books, to continue publishing his works, especially the Society of Humanity fictional universe works. [6]

List of works

Lost Millennium

written as Mike Moscoe

  1. First Dawn (1996) ISBN   0-441-00392-3
  2. Second Fire (1997) ISBN   0-441-00458-X
  3. Lost Days (1998) ISBN   0-441-00510-1

Society of Humanity universe

Jump Universe books

First trilogy written as Mike Moscoe, originally referred to as "The Ray Longknife books", [7] renamed in 2012 to "Jump Universe books" and republished under the name Mike Shepherd. [8]

Unity War
  1. The First Casualty (Jan 1, 1999) ISBN   978-0-441-00593-2
  2. The Price of Peace (Jan 1, 2000) ISBN   978-0-441-00695-3
  3. They Also Serve (Jan 1, 2001) ISBN   978-0-441-00795-0
    Interwar-period War
  4. To Do or Die (Feb 25, 2014) ISBN   978-0-425-26252-8
    Iteeche War
  5. Rita Longknife: Enemy Unknown (Mar 5, 2017) ASIN B01N4L4582
  6. Rita Longknife: Enemy in Sight (Aug 31, 2017) ASIN B072JS9VNW

Kris Longknife books

Written as Mike Shepherd

  1. Mutineer (Jan 27, 2004) ISBN   978-0-441-01142-1
  2. Deserter (Nov 30, 2004) ISBN   978-0-441-01227-5
  3. Defiant (Oct 25, 2005) ISBN   978-0-441-01349-4
  4. Resolute (Oct 31, 2006) ISBN   978-0-441-01453-8
  5. Audacious (Oct 30, 2007) ISBN   978-0-441-01541-2
  6. Intrepid (Oct 28, 2008) ISBN   978-0-441-01651-8
  7. Undaunted (Oct 27, 2009) ISBN   978-0-441-01786-7
  8. Redoubtable (Oct 26, 2010) ISBN   978-0-441-01956-4 — previously called Superb, [9] changed after release of Undaunted where the author stated the next volume's working title in the "About the Author" blurb.
  9. Daring (Oct 25, 2011) ISBN   978-1-937-007-03-4 — crossover preceding the Vicky Peterwald trilogy, directly preceding Vicky Peterwald: Target
    • 9.5. Welcome Home/Go Away (Sep 25, 2012) Companion short novel ASIN B007FEFBEE
  10. Furious (Oct 30, 2012) ISBN   978-1-937-007-39-3
    • 10.5. Kris Longknife's Bloodhound (Sep 3, 2013) Companion short novel ASIN B00F1KH098
  11. Defender (Oct 29, 2013) ISBN   978-0-425-253-41-0
  12. Tenacious (Oct 28, 2014) [10] ISBN   978-0-425-252-90-1
  13. Unrelenting (Oct 27, 2015) ISBN   978-0-425-277-37-9 — previously called Relentless, [11] changed to Unrelenting in March 2015 [12] At the end, Kris Longknife is ordered back to human space and replaced by Sandy Santiago, beginning her series.
    • 13.5 Kris Longknife Among the Kicking Birds (Feb 6, 2017) ASIN B01MR8CBK7, This story was originally part of Kris Longknife - Unrelenting but these 7600 words had to be cut because the novel was too long. Now you can read the full story that was covered in one short paragraph in Unrelenting.
  14. Bold (Oct 25, 2016) ISBN   978-0-425-277-38-6 — crossover ending the Vicky Peterwald trilogy, directly succeeding Vicky Peterwald: Rebel
    • 14.1. Ruth Longknife's First Christmas: A Kris Longknife Christmas Companion short story (Dec 23, 2016) ASIN B01MQZ54RS
    • 14.9. Kris Longknife's Bad Day Companion short novel (Apr 2, 2017) ASIN B06X3YM79W, This story was the original opening chapters for Emissary, but was cut and replaced.
  15. Emissary (May 1, 2017) ASIN B01N2B8PC3 There is a 5-year gap between Bold and Emissary. Not available in Trade Paperback, only available in oversized Paperback.
  16. Admiral (Nov 5, 2017) ASIN B075DFYGBL Not available in Trade Paperback, only available in oversized Paperback.
  18. Commanding (May 1, 2018) ASIN B07BC89H8X Not available in Trade Paperback, only available in oversized Paperback.
  20. Indomitable (April 25, 2019) ASIN B07R69PSND Not available in Trade Paperback, only available in oversized Paperback.
  22. Stalwart (December 5, 2019) ASIN B07ZTV8RXN Not available in Trade Paperback, only available in oversized Paperback.

Vicky Peterwald books

Written as Mike Shepherd

  • 0.5: Kris Longknife's Assassin (May 30, 2014) ASIN   B00KPH4J64 — Short novel prequel to the Vicky Peterwald series
  1. Target (June 24, 2014) ISBN   978-0425266571 — A spin-off from Kris Longknife: Daring [13]
  2. Survivor (May 26, 2015) [11] ISBN   978-0425266588
  3. Rebel (May 31, 2016) [11] ISBN   978-0425266595
    • Kris Longknife 14: Bold is the second crossover between the Kris Longknife and Vicky Peterwald series, taking place between Rebel and Dominator.
  4. Dominator (July 2, 2018) ASIN   B07DF7LBX3
  5. Implacable (August 1, 2019) ASIN   B07VVR3FDX

Sandy Santiago books

Written as Mike Shepherd

  1. Kris Longknife's Replacement: Admiral Santiago on Alwa Station (Jan 5, 2017) ASIN B01N2P6WX3 Maria Sandy Santiago takes over Alva Station from Kris Longknife.
    • 1.5. Kris Longknife’s Maid Goes on Strike Segue between Replacement and Relief. ASIN B06ZY3HLJ9 Companion short story (Jun 1, 2017)
  2. Kris Longknife's Relief: Admiral Santiago on Alwa Station (July 1, 2017) ASIN B071JD5LC7
  3. Kris Longknife's Successor: Grand Admiral Santiago on Alwa Station (February 1, 2018) ASIN B0787JKQMP

Longknives books

  1. Longknifes Defend the Legation (April 15, 2020) ASIN B085WDHDB5
    • Occurs immediately after Kris Longknive's Indomitable

Works in others' series

Non-series books

Businesses

In 2017, Mike Shepherd established his own independent publisher, KL & MM Books. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike Shepherd". LibraryThing. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Bio". Mike Shepherd. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. ↑ "Contents Lists". Locusmag.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  4. ↑ "FAQ". Mike Shepherd. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  5. ↑ Bourke, Liz (25 January 2012). "Naval débutantes in space: Mike Shepherd's Kris Longknife: Mutineer". Tor.com. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 Mike Shepherd; Mike Moscoe (2017). "Coming Attractions". Kris Longknife: Emissary. KL & MM Books.
  7. ↑ Kris Longknife blog, "The Ray Longknife books are coming next year", 2012 February 10 18h34
  8. ↑ Kris Longknife blog, "New Cover for First Casualty", 2012 August 9 15h01
  9. ↑ Kris Longknife: Undaunted, "About the Author", pg 355.
  10. ↑ Kris Longknife's blog, "Kris Longknife - Defender delivered" Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today , 2012 September 29
  11. 1 2 3 Kris Longknife's blog, "Draft Publication plan for 2015-2016" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine , 2012 September 29
  12. ↑ Kris Longknife's Blog "March has been busy" (23 March 2015) Mike Shepherd
  13. ↑ Kris Longknife's blog, "New Book and New Series started" Archived 2014-01-04 at the Wayback Machine , 2011 December 19 09h47
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