Joel Shepherd
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Joel Shepherd is an Australia
n science fiction
author
. He moved to Perth
, 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 travelled widely as a result.
His first unpublished manuscript was shortlisted for the George Turner Prize in 1998 and the manuscript for Crossover was shortlisted in 1999.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 Awards, that recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
His first three novels follow 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.
Australia
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n science fiction
Science fiction
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author
Author
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. He moved to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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 travelled widely as a result.
His first unpublished manuscript was shortlisted for the George Turner Prize in 1998 and the manuscript for Crossover was shortlisted in 1999.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 Awards, that recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
His first three novels follow 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.
A Trial of Blood and Steel
- Sasha (2007) ISBN 0-7336-2141-4
- Petrodor (2008) ISBN 0-7336-2255-0
- Tracato (2009) ISBN 0-7336-2418-9
- Haven (2010)
Cassandra Kresnov
- Crossover (2001) ISBN 0-7322-6799-4
- Breakaway (2003) ISBN 0-7322-7596-2
- Killswitch (2004) ISBN 0-7322-7597-0