Christopher Stasheff


Christopher Stasheff was an American science fiction and fantasy author whose novels include The Warlock in Spite of Himself and Her Majesty's Wizard.

Education

He received a bachelor's degree and a master of arts in radio-TV at the University of Michigan and a PhD in theater from the University of Nebraska.

Career

From 1972 to 1987, he taught at Montclair State College, then moved to Champaign, Illinois, and became a full-time writer. In 2000, he resumed teaching radio and television, at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. He retired in 2009 and moved back to Champaign. Chris died on June 10, 2018, from Parkinson's disease. Stasheff has been noted for his blending of science fiction and fantasy, as seen in his Warlock series, which placed an epic fantasy' in a science-fictional frame". Stasheff's writing is often seen in the moral and ethical mentor style similar to Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks, or J. R. R. Tolkien.

Books

The DDT future continuity

Saint Vidicon to the Rescue Escape Velocity
  • ''Mind Out of Time''

[Starship Troupers]

A Company of Stars We Open on Venus A Slight Detour
  • ''The Unknown Guest''

Warlock of Gramayre

The Warlock in Spite of Himself King Kobold The Warlock Unlocked The Warlock Enraged The Warlock Wandering The Warlock Is Missing The Warlock Heretical The Warlock's Companion The Warlock Insane The Warlock Rock Warlock and Son The Warlock's Last Ride
Ominbus editions:To the Magic Born : Escape Velocity, The Warlock in Spite of HimselfOdd Warlock Out : The Warlock Heretical, The Warlock's Companion, The Warlock InsaneWarlock: To the Magic Born : Escape Velocity, The Warlock in Spite of Himself, King Kobold RevivedThe Warlock Enlarged :King Kobold Revived, The Warlock Unlocked, The Warlock EnragedThe Warlock's Night Out : The Warlock Wandering, ''The Warlock is Missing''

Rogue Wizard

A Wizard in Bedlam A Wizard in Absentia A Wizard in Mind A Wizard in War A Wizard in Peace A Wizard in Chaos A Wizard in Midgard A Wizard and a Warlord A Wizard in the Way
  • ''A Wizard in a Feud''

The Warlock's Heirs

M'lady Witch Quicksilver's Knight The Spell-bound Scholar
  • ''Here Be Monsters''

[A Wizard in Rhyme]

Her Majesty's Wizard The Oathbound Wizard The Witch Doctor The Secular Wizard My Son, the Wizard The Haunted Wizard The Crusading Wizard

Star Stone

The Shaman
  • ''The Sage''

Crafters

The Crafters
  • ''Blessings and Curses''

[Harold Shea] (with [L. Sprague de Camp])

The Enchanter Reborn

Mage Knight

  • ''Stolen Prophecy''

Other novels

War and Honor
  • ''Wing Commander: End Run''

Standalone collections

The Gods of War Dragon's Eye
  • ''The Day the Magic Stopped''

Anthologies