Lucius Shepard: acclaimed science fiction writer dies in Portland at 66

"His writing was an unusual blend of science fiction, magic realism and vivid descriptiveness that attracted a hardcore that followed him through a dozen publishers and a sporadic output that included more than 20 books"

""Few teenage nomads have managed it with such flair. Shepard's resume includes bouncing rowdy Spaniards from nightclubs, packing smokes at a German cigarette factory, pushing paper for an insurance firm, working the black market of Cairo's bazaars and kicking around with a rock band in Detroit.""

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