Mike Shepherd (author)

Mike Shepherd, a.k.a. Mike Moscoe, is an American science fiction writer who lives in Vancouver, WA. He was born in 1947 in Philadelphia to a Navy family and traveled a lot as a child. It was not until high school that he finished a year in the school he started.

After a career in government, he sold his first published writing to the science fiction magazine Analog. It was a short story called "Summer Hopes, Winter Dreams" and appeared in the March 1991 issue.

His short story "A Day's Work on the Moon" was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 2000.

He writes about one book a year. His first three books, the Lost Millenium series (First Dawn in 1996, Second Fire in 1997, and Lost Days in 1998) had a combined sales of just over 20,000 copies, so his editor suggested that he switch genres, to military science fiction set in the future. His next three books, the Society of Humanity series (The First Casualty in 1999, The Price of Peace in 2000, and They Also Serve in 2001) sold better, at over 10,000 copies each, but not as high as was hoped. To make a fresh start for his next series, his editor suggested that he write under a new pseudonym.

His third series was about a rich young naval officer who struggles to deal with the expectation and reputations (both good and bad) of a famous family of military leaders, politicians, and billionaires. The first Kris Longknife book, Mutineer, was published in 2004 under the name Mike Shepherd. (Shepherd is his mother's maiden name.) This proved to be far more successful than his previous efforts, and the eighth book in the series was released in October 2010.

List of works

Lost Millennium

written as Mike Moscoe

1. First Dawn (1996) ISBN 0441003923
2. Second Fire (1997) ISBN 044100458X
3. Lost Days (1998) ISBN 0441005101

Society of Humanity fictional universe

Ray Longknife books

written as Mike Moscoe

1. The First Casualty (1999) ISBN 978-0441005932
2. The Price of Peace (2000) ISBN 978-0441006953
3. They Also Serve (2001) ISBN 978-0441007950
4. untitled fourth novel (2014)

Kris Longknife books

written as Mike Shepherd

1. Mutineer (2004) ISBN 978-0441011421
2. Deserter (2004) ISBN 978-0441012275
3. Defiant (2005) ISBN 978-0441013494
4. Resolute (2006) ISBN 978-0441014538
5. Audacious (2007) ISBN 978-0441015412
6. Intrepid (2008) ISBN 978-0441016518
7. Undaunted (2009) ISBN 978-0441017867
8. Redoubtable (2010) ISBN 978-0441019564
9. Daring (2011) ISBN 978-1937007034
   • Training Daze (Kris Longknife: Training Daze: A Companion Novella to the Kris Longknife Series) (2011) — companion short novel, prequel to the series
10. Furious (2012) ISBN 978-1937007393
    • Welcome Home/Go Away (2012) — companion short novel
11. Defender (formerly "Valiant") (2013)
12. Courageous (formerly "Magnificent") (2014)

Vicky Peterwald books

written as Mike Shepherd

1. Target (2013) — sequel to "Kris Longknife: Daring"

Works in others' series

• Patriot's Stand (MechWarrior - Dark Age: Patriot's Stand: A BattleTech Novel) (2004) ISBN 978-0451459701 (Mike Moscoe)

Non-series books

• A Day's Work on the Moon: A Collection of Short Stories (2011) ASIN B004O6MUU4 (credited as Mike Shepherd and Mike Moscoe)
• The Job Interview: A Collection of Short Stories (2012) ASIN B0073HI0DC (credited as Mike Shepherd and Mike Moscoe)
• The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Ann: A Collection of Short Stories (2012) ASIN B0073HP3V4 (credited as Mike Shepherd and Mike Moscoe)

External links

• Mike Moscoe Profile at Fantastic Fiction
• Mike Shepherd Profile at Fantastic Fiction
• Author's Website
• Mike Shepherd at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database