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William Sanders
Who Is William Sanders? A question frequently asked in SF and other circles. Well, actually the wording tends to be more along the lines of, "Who the hell does William Sanders think he is?" . . . but never mind. One sort of answer might be: "William 'Sundown' Sanders is a 64-year-old redbone hillbilly who lives in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in a little old rock house, along with his dog Judy. He rides around on a big old motorcycle and does not own a car. Sometimes he fools with guns. He probably drinks too much - " But who, after all, cares? Better to define myself by what I do: I am a writer. Or rather by what I did up until quite recently: I am a retired writer, of books and stories and occasional other literary efforts. That was all I did, occupation-wise, for the last about thirty years. In that time I published a score of books and numerous short works, won a couple of awards and got nominated for several others, drew a certain amount of critical attention, and (I'd like to think) wrote a few things that a few people enjoyed reading. I've been best known for speculative fiction (aka SF; not "sci-fi", please); but I've also done mysteries and suspense thrillers and various other things, including straight history. I put this in for the benefit of those who consider categories and classifications important.
Books by William Sanders:
Sanders, William. Are We Having Fun Yet?
Wildside Press, 2005.
Genre: Fiction
Language: English
Description: Sanders' Native American fantasy stories are by turns haunting, touching, creepy, and laugh-out-loud funny. His award-winner, "The Undiscovered," unveils a William Shakespeare gone to the New World, living with Indians, and entertaining them with a new plei (his Native friends call him Spearshaker, by the way). Other stories give us powerful medicine men who send cockroaches and other annoying critters into the sea, out-play the devil himself on steel guitar, and solve murders faster than Sherlock Holmes. And then there's Elvis Bearpaw, who uses Old Man Alabama's medicine to turn the sacred game to his favor--with results he never would have forseen, not to mention a neat, dark little twist at the very end of his story. Thought-provoking on top of being highly entertaining, Sanders' stuff is also boldly written and rich with Native culture.
Audience: Adult
ISBN: 1587157098
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