S.M. Stirling

Stephen Michael Stirling is a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author.

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Canadian - American - Science fiction - Fantasy

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Stirling was born in Metz, France on September 30, 1953 to an English mother and Canadian father. He has lived in several countries and currently resides in New Mexico in the United States with his wife Jan.

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Metz - France - September 30 - 1953 - New Mexico - United States

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He is particularly adept at describing military situations and militaristic cultures.

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He often describes people with cultural values significantly different from modern western views, especially with a more liberal attitude to sexuality (lesbian characters often figure), in a sympathetic (or at least neutral) way. One of his recurring topics is the influence of the culture on an individual's outlook and values, with a particular emphasis that most people and societies consider themselves to be (mostly) moral.

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He has been accused of being markedly Anti-Christian in his writing, particularly vis a vis Christians and Wicca (re: the Dies the Fire series).

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In the past he has frequently collaborated with other authors, including David Drake, Jerry Pournelle and Anne McCaffrey, but currently writes solo efforts.

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David Drake - Jerry Pournelle - Anne McCaffrey

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Stirling is probably best-known for his Draka series of alternate history novels and the more recent Island in the Sea of Time time travel/alternate history trilogy. His novels Go Tell The Spartans and Prince of Sparta are set in Jerry Pournelle's "CoDominium" future history.

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Draka - Alternate history - Time travel

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He appears in a cameo role with Eric Flint as a Secret Service agent in the alternate World War Two novel Weapons of Choice by John Birmingham.

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Eric Flint - Weapons of Choice - John Birmingham

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