S.M.Stirling

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1 About the Author
2 Personal
3 Published Works
4 External links

[edit] About the Author

Stephen Michael Stirling is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Many of his books focus on dystopian End of The World scenarios.

His novels are generally conflict-driven and often describe military situations and militaristic cultures. In addition to his books' military, adventure & exploration focus, he often describes societies with cultural values significantly different from modern western views, especially with a more liberal attitude to sexuality (lesbian characters often figure), in a sympathetic or at least neutral way. One of his recurring topics is the influence of the culture on an individual's outlook and values, with a particular emphasis on the idea that most people and societies consider themselves (mostly) moral.

In the past he has frequently collaborated with other authors, including David Drake, Jerry Pournelle, Anne McCaffrey and Raymond E. Feist.

Stirling is probably best-known for his Draka series of alternate history novels and the more recent Island in the Sea of Time time travel/alternate history trilogy and Dies the Fire Series/Emberverse series. His novels Go Tell the Spartans and Prince of Sparta are set in Jerry Pournelle's "CoDominium" future history.

[edit] Personal

Stirling was born in Metz, France on September 30, 1953 to an English mother and Canadian father. He has lived in several countries and currently resides in the United States in New Mexico with his wife Jan.

Stirling, along with Eric Flint, was tuckerized as a Secret Service agent in John Birmingham's alternate history WWII novel Weapons of Choice (2004).

Stirling often posts to Usenet, message boards and blogs, often with the handle "joatsimeon".[1] (One of his books, The City Who Fought, has characters named Joat and Simeon.)

[edit] Published Works

This incomplete list gathers the different works together in several story cycles - for details and a complete list go either to the bibliography or to the page for the cycle below.