Sharon Shinn

http://www.sharonshinn.com

Sharon Shinn has published seven fantasy and science fiction novels, with her eighth one scheduled to appear next April. She lives in St. Louis, where she holds a job as co-editor on a new association-sponsored magazine. Her novels are: The Shape-Changer's Wife, Archangel, Jovah's Angel, The Alleluia Files, Wrapt in Crystal, Heart of Gold, and Summers at Castle Auburn. The new book, Jenna Starborn, will be a futuristic retelling of the Jane Eyre story.

Interview

Nominated for PEARL AWARD 1999
WRAPT IN CRYSTAL - Finalist: Best Fantasy/Magical

Books

Never After October 27, 2009 The bonds of love...The bonds of matrimony...The bonds between husband and wife... Some bonds are made to be broken. Here, for the first time ever, are four stories based on the classic idea of Read more...

Quatrain
October 6, 2009


Four original novellas, all set in the fantastical worlds of national bestselling author Sharon Shinn.

National bestselling author Sharon Shinn's Twelve Houses books have fascinated readers and critics alike with their irresistible blend of Read more...

Fortune and Fate
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #5)
August 25, 2009


The compelling new novel in the national bestselling "superior fantasy series" (Publishers Weekly).

National bestselling author Sharon Shinn's "lyrical and entertaining" (Kirkus Reviews) Twelve Houses books have captivated readers and critics alike with their irresistible Read more...

Fortune and Fate
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #5)
November 4, 2008


The compelling new novel in the national bestselling "superior fantasy series" (Publishers Weekly).

National bestselling author Sharon Shinn's "lyrical and entertaining" (Kirkus Reviews) Twelve Houses books have captivated readers and critics alike with their irresistible Read more...

Reader and Raelynx
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #4)
September 30, 2008


The final confrontation is here: the fourth book in the stunning fantasy series.

In a world of secret sorceries and forbidden desires, the mystic Cammon must put aside his personal feelings for Princess Amalie Read more...

Reader and Raelynx
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #4)
November 6, 2007


In this novel of secret sorceries and forbidden desires, the mystic Cammon must put aside his personal feelings for Princess Amalie while he reads the souls of her suitors for any potential threats. Read more...

Elemental Magic
November 6, 2007


Four all-new stories of romance, fantasy, and natural enchantment.

From wizards to weathermen, many know the powers of the four elements-natural forces that can direct the fates, change destiny, and unite lovers in the Read more...

Dark Moon Defender
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #3)
September 25, 2007


In this story of hidden magic and forbidden love, the King's Rider Justin befriends Ellynor, a young novice at a convent—only to discover that she is a mystic being manipulated by the fanatical Read more...

The Thirteenth House
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #2)
February 27, 2007


After joining an unlikely band of soldiers and sorcerers to rescue the kidnapped regent Romar Brendan, the shiftling Kirra returns home to learn that her half-sister, Casserah, has been proclaimed heir to the Read more...

Dark Moon Defender
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #3)
October 3, 2006


In this story of hidden magic and forbidden love, the King's Rider Justin befriends Ellynor, a young novice at a convent—only to discover that she is a mystic being manipulated by the fanatical Read more...

The Thirteenth House
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #2)
March 7, 2006


The first book of The Twelve Houses, Mystic and Rider, introduced readers to the troubled land of Gillengaria. Now, Sharon Shinn continues her epic tale, as a beautiful shapeshifter finds that intrigue and Read more...

Mystic and Rider
(A Novel of the Twelve Houses #1)
February 28, 2006


National bestselling and award-winning author Sharon Shinn has been hailed as "the most promising and original writer of fantasy to come along since Robin McKinley" by Peter S. Beagle, and her work praised Read more...

The Queen in Winter
February 7, 2006


From four of today's most imaginative authors come four stories of love as pure as the driven snow that will warm the coldest of hearts.

USA Today bestselling author Claire Delacroix delivers an enchanting Read more...

The Truth-Teller's Tale
July 21, 2005

Mystic and Rider
March 5, 2005


The inventive national bestselling author of the Samaria novels returns with the first book in a stunning new fantasy saga.

Award-winning author Sharon Shinn has been hailed as "the most promising and original writer Read more...

To Weave a Web of Magic
July 6, 2004


A romantic fantasy anthology with four novellas from renowned authors of romance and fantasy...

USA Today best-selling author Claire Delacroix gives readers a revisionist version of the medieval legend of Read more...

The Safe-Keeper's Secret
May 11, 2004


Damiana is Safe-Keeper in the small village of Tambleham. Neighbors and strangers alike come one by one, in secret, to tell her things they dare not share with anyone else, Read more...

Angel-Seeker
March 2, 2004


Award-winning author Sharon Shinn returns to the "fascinating world"* of Samaria in a richly romantic tale that begins where Archangel left off. In that time, the women who craved the Read more...

Angelica
March 4, 2003


Two hundred years ago, in order to keep the peace in Samaria, the god Jovah created a legion of land-dwelling angels, led by an appointed Archangel. Now, Jovah has a new appointee: Archangel Read more...

Jenna Starborn
April 1, 2002


Reissue Feb. 25, 2003 - Mass Market Paperback, ISBN: 0441010296 Read more...