Fiction Liberation Front
 

Welcome to the online collection of works by Lewis Shiner.

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Titles below are in order of first appearance on the site. Most are available either in HTML or in PDF. *An asterisk indicates there's a link to a translated version at the bottom of this page.

Novels

 BLACK & WHITEInfoPDF"Both a page-turner and an urban documentary with a big, fierce heart."

Short Fiction

 RelayHTMLPDFAstronauts, malfunctions, parallel worlds, Kansas.
 DancersHTMLPDFCanerous brains and dancing robots.
 SnowbirdsHTMLPDFBeware invaders from the future!
 The Gene DrainHTMLPDFBy request, something a bit more "cyberpunk."
 BrujoHTMLPDFCasteñeda-style magic in 1980s Santa Fe
 Stompin' at the SavoyHTMLPDFKnock-knock jokes, muties, and "Bob."
 Jeff BeckHTMLPDFRock and roll dreams mix with working class angst.
 The War at HomeHTMLPDFThe ghost of Vietnam haunts the 1980s US.
 Till Human
Voices Wake Us
HTMLPDFA mad scientist, a Caribbean island, a mermaid.
 Nine Hard Questions
about the Nature of
the Universe
HTMLPDFMore flying saucers, sex, and quantum physics.
 GoldHTMLPDFA Western with pirates and Marxist economics.
 Soldier, SailorHTMLPDFThe "condensed novel" that grew up to be Frontera.
 Tommy and the
Talking Dog
HTMLPDFAnswer 3 questions and wear the magic shoes.
 Kings of the AfternoonHTMLPDFA surrealistic Western starring Dean, Bogart, and Dietrich.
 Dirty WorkHTMLPDFAn ex-football player investigates a rape case.
Buyin' My Heartaches
A Beer
HTMLPDFDrinkin', cheatin', and dyin' in rural Texas.
 Prodigal SonHTMLPDFThe last of the Dan Sloane stories.
 The Killing SeasonHTMLPDFThe second Dan Sloane story.
 Deep Without PityHTMLPDFFirst of the Dan Sloane, Private Eye stories.
 Stuff of DreamsHTMLPDFWhat is more addictive than the inside of our own heads?
 The ApparitionHTMLPDFA 1980 ghost story that still spooks me.
 StokedHTMLPDFHot skateboard action in this warmup for my novel Slam.
 Twilight TimeHTMLPDFTravel to a 1961 with aliens, flying saucers, and a prom.
The Long Ride OutHTMLPDFMy first Western, from the 70s, buffed in the 90s.
 Americans*HTMLPDFStandalone version of Deserted Cities of the Heart, chapter 1.
 RebelsHTMLPDFChapter 2 of Deserted Cities, as published in Omni.
 CabracanHTMLPDFChapter 3 of Deserted Cities, from Asimov's.
 The CircleHTMLPDFBy request, a Halloween story from the Twilight Zone.
 SitcomHTMLPDFAny resemblance to a certain 70s TV show is...a conspiracy?
 Fractal GeometryHTMLPDFA quick hit of postmodernism from the late 1980s.
StrawsHTMLPDFOriginal for FLF about inner vs. outer reality.
Fear ItselfHTMLPDFMy first Christmas story. Not exactly a Hallmark card.
Golfing VietnamHTMLPDFA wedding and some impromptu golf.
 Perfidia*HTMLPDFBased on mysteries surrounding the death of Glenn Miller.
You Never KnowHTMLPDFVW/Harlequin contest entry for 200-word romances involving a Beetle.
 Lizard Men of Los AngelesHTMLPDFA tribute to H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.
 Steam Engine TimeHTMLPDFA Western about Elvis.
 SticksHTMLPDFA very 80s rock and roll fantasy.
Mark the BunnyHTMLPDFMy first children's story.
 Love In VainHTMLPDFInspired by a long article about serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.
 MatchHTMLPDFFantasy tennis, anyone?
 Castles Made of SandHTMLPDFLiteral and otherwise.
 FlagstaffHTMLPDFMore thinly veiled autobiography.

Non-fiction

Compassion in Clowes'
Velvet Glove
HTMLPDFAn academic paper on slackers.
 Confessions of an
Ex-Cyberpunk
HTMLPDFNew York Times op-ed piece from 1991.
 History as Swiss CheeseHTMLPDFReview of Greil Marcus's Lipstick Traces.
 KafkalandHTMLPDFReview of Thomas Palmer's Dream Science.
Real LifeHTMLPDFUnpublished piece about Phil Dick (and other stuff).
 The Short, Unhappy Career
of Lew Shiner, Tough-
Guy Writer
HTMLPDFIntro to the Dan Sloane stories (see above).
AutosalvageHTMLPDFReview of the brilliant 1968 psychedelic album.
 Wouldn't It Be NiceHTMLPDFInterviews with Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks.

Screenplays

Glimpses PDFUnsold adaptation of my World Fantasy Award-winning novel.
The Next PDFUnsold action picture about vampire lawyers. Semifinalist in PAGE screenwriting awards.

Translations

Roba da sogno HTMLItalian translation of "Stuff of Dreams" by Aldo Carpanelli.
Разочарование PDFRussian translation of "Perfida" by Sergey Artomov.
 Americanos HTMLSpanish translation of "Americans" by Mauricio-José Schwarz.

 First published on the Web