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Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016)

Author of Grass

69+ Works 23,969 Members 408 Reviews 136 Favorited

About the Author

Sheri S. Tepper was born Shirley Stewart Douglas on July 16, 1929 near Littleton, Colorado. She held numerous jobs before becoming a full-time author including working at Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood from 1962 to 1986, eventually becoming the executive director. In the early 1960s, she wrote show more poems and children's stories under the name Sheri S. Eberhart. In the 1980s, she became a feminist and science fiction/fantasy writer. Her books include The Revenants, After Long Silence, The Gate to Women's Country, Grass, Shadow's End, Gibbon's Decline and Fall, The Family Tree, Six Moon Dance, Singer from the Sea, The Fresco, The Visitor, The Companions, and The Margarets. She received the Locus Award for Beauty and a World Fantasy life achievement award in 2015. She also wrote horror under the name E. E. Horlak and mysteries under the names A. J. Orde and B. J. Oliphant. She died on October 22, 2016 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Sheri S. Tepper

Grass (1989) 2,368 copies
The Gate to Women's Country (1988) 2,153 copies
Beauty (1991) 1,612 copies
The Family Tree (1997) 1,050 copies
A Plague of Angels (1993) 982 copies
Raising the Stones (1990) 882 copies
Sideshow (1992) 868 copies
Gibbon's Decline and Fall (1996) 833 copies
The Fresco (2000) 819 copies
Singer from the Sea (1999) 768 copies
Shadow's End (1995) 763 copies
Six Moon Dance (1998) 758 copies
The Visitor (2002) 731 copies
The True Game (1985) 658 copies
The Companions (2003) 616 copies
After Long Silence (1987) 585 copies
The Margarets (2007) 525 copies
The Awakeners (1987) 507 copies
Jinian Footseer (1985) 395 copies
The Song of Mavin Manyshaped (1985) 360 copies
Jinian Star-Eye (1986) 357 copies
King's Blood Four (1983) 341 copies
Dervish Daughter (1986) 329 copies
The Revenants (1984) 326 copies
Necromancer Nine (1983) 288 copies
Wizard's Eleven (1984) 286 copies
The Waters Rising (2010) 233 copies
Northshore (1987) 205 copies
Southshore (1987) 182 copies
Blood Heritage (1986) 169 copies
The Bones (1987) 132 copies
Death and the Dogwalker (1990) 127 copies
Dead on Sunday (1993) 113 copies
Dead in the Scrub (1990) 109 copies
A Little Neighborhood Murder (1989) 106 copies
Fish Tails (1656) 100 copies
The Marianne Trilogy (1990) 98 copies
Death Served Up Cold (1994) 94 copies
Death and the Delinquent (1992) 90 copies
Death for Old Times' Sake (1992) 89 copies
Deservedly Dead (1992) 88 copies
A Death of Innocents (1997) 82 copies
Ceremonial Death (1995) 79 copies
Here's to the Newly Dead (1997) 77 copies
The Unexpected Corpse (1990) 77 copies
Long Time Dead (1994) 70 copies
Still Life (1989) 68 copies
The Great Orgasm Robbery (1977) 3 copies
The People Know (1968) 1 copy
The Gardener 1 copy
Choices 1 copy

Associated Works

Strange Dreams (1993) — Contributor — 186 copies
The Further Adventures of the Joker (1990) — Contributor — 156 copies
Night visions 6: All Original Stories (1988) — Contributor — 92 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Tepper, Sheri Stewart
Other names
Oliphant, B. J.
Horlak, E. E.
Orde, A. J.
Eberhart, Sheri S.
Stewart, Sheri J. (birth)
Tepper, S.
Birthdate
1929-07-16
Date of death
2016-10-22
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Littleton, Colorado, USA
Place of death
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Places of residence
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
Occupations
executive director (Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood)
novelist
Awards and honors
John W. Campbell Award Nomination (1984)
Best Fantasy Novel - Locus Magazine (1991)
Hugo Award Nomination (1990)
NYT Notable Book citation (1990)
Edgar Award Nomination (1991)
World Fantasy Award (Lifetime Achievement, 2015)
Agent
Howard Morhaim
Short biography
Sheri S. Tepper, née Shirley Stewart Douglas, also wrote under several pseudonyms, including A. J. Orde, E. E. Horlak, and B. J. Oliphant. Her early work was published under the name Sheri S. Eberhart. She was born near Littleton, in rural Colorado, and loved reading science fiction books as a child. For most of her career (1962-1986), she worked for and guided the growth of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, where she eventually was named Executive Director. She was married to Eugene X. Tepper and had two children. After her retirement, she and her husband moved to a ranch near Castle Rock, Colorado, and later to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she launched her second career as a writer. Over the next three decades, she became a prolific author of acclaimed science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery novels; she was particularly known as a feminist science fiction writer, often with an eco-feminist slant.

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Discussions

Sheri S. Tepper 1929-2016 in Science Fiction Fans (November 2016)
2 Scifi books: alien horses and human pets in Name that Book (December 2011)

Reviews

(Sheri S. Tepper) mystery. Very good, intelligent. Main character Jason Lynx, an antique dealer/expert. Tepper well known as Science fiction author.
 
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derailer | 2 other reviews | Jan 25, 2024 |
Deep world building and highly intriguing and thought provoking social themes.
 
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LLKeyes | 55 other reviews | Jan 6, 2024 |
Surprisingly good. The concept was interesting from the start and the story was really not bad. I had some moments of impatience, particularly when some of the girls fall for the deceptions of the boys, but the ending was quite good. I read this too fast to see it coming, but there was a nice symmetry to it all. I didn't like the thing Tepper was doing with the play at first, but in the end, it did fit quite well.
 
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zjakkelien | 55 other reviews | Jan 2, 2024 |
I am so glad Jininan was in this book! I don’t think I would have liked it as much otherwise.
I did enjoy Wizard’s Eleven quite a lot - excellent writing, wonderful characters (see above), the world was still interesting, Peter did grow up a bit, and it was a nice blend of fantasy and sci-fi.
But:
- the main villain was a caricature
- all the bad guys were relatively easy to deal with
- the revelations about “the Great Plan” and the ending felt rushed and not really thought through = unsatisfying.

I am interested in reading Sheri S. Tepper’s later books, though. Apparently, there are also other books set in the same universe, I might give these a try at some point.
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Alexandra_book_life | 2 other reviews | Dec 15, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
69
Also by
6
Members
23,969
Popularity
#875
Rating
3.8
Reviews
408
ISBNs
279
Languages
11
Favorited
136

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