Adam Stemple
Encyclopedia
Adam Stemple, author and professional musician is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
. He is the son of writer Jane Yolen
and her late husband David Stemple.
He has been a member of the rock-and-reel
band Cats Laughing
as well as lead singer/guitarist for twelve years of Boiled in Lead
. He is currently with the Irish band Tim Malloys. Author of a number of published short stories, he is also co-author (with Jane Yolen
) of the Rock 'n Roll Fairy Tale series beginning with Pay the Piper (Tor
). "A Piece of Flesh" was chosen as one of ten short stories included in Year's Best SF and Fantasy for Teens. Stemple's first solo novel is Singer of Souls (Tor) ISBN 0-7653-1170-4.
Stemple has written a series of historical whodunnit
s set in Feudal Japan, featuring the sleuthing duo of Ken'ichi and his samurai
master Shichiro. Some of these tales have been published in the historical fiction
magazine, Paradox
.
Stemple co-wrote nine songs with science fiction and fantasy author Steven Brust
on Songs from the Gypsy, a Boiled in Lead enhanced CD
. The CD has the distinction of including the full text of the novel The Gypsy, which Brust co-authored with Megan Lindholm and upon which the songs were based.
Stemple produced and performed on Brust's album A Rose for Iconoclastes.
Prior to Boiled in Lead, Stemple was in Cats Laughing, which also included notable fantasy/science fiction authors Steven Brust
and Emma Bull
. Boiled in Lead, Cats Laughing and his current group, the Tim Malloys, all have common musical roots of celtic and rock styles.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. He is the son of writer Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen
Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
and her late husband David Stemple.
He has been a member of the rock-and-reel
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band Cats Laughing
Cats Laughing
Cats Laughing is a now-defunct folk rock band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group consisted of Steven Brust, Emma Bull, Bill Colsher, Lojo Russo, and Adam Stemple. Both Brust and Bull are better known as writers of fantasy and science fiction...
as well as lead singer/guitarist for twelve years of Boiled in Lead
Boiled in Lead
Boiled in Lead is a world music band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They formed in 1983, going through a number of membership changes over the years...
. He is currently with the Irish band Tim Malloys. Author of a number of published short stories, he is also co-author (with Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen
Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
) of the Rock 'n Roll Fairy Tale series beginning with Pay the Piper (Tor
Tor Books
Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
). "A Piece of Flesh" was chosen as one of ten short stories included in Year's Best SF and Fantasy for Teens. Stemple's first solo novel is Singer of Souls (Tor) ISBN 0-7653-1170-4.
Stemple has written a series of historical whodunnit
Historical whodunnit
The historical whodunnit is a sub-genre of historical fiction which bears elements of the classical mystery novel, in which the central plot involves a crime and the setting has some historical significance. One of the big areas of debate within the community of fans is what makes a given setting...
s set in Feudal Japan, featuring the sleuthing duo of Ken'ichi and his samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
master Shichiro. Some of these tales have been published in the historical fiction
Historical fiction
Historical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...
magazine, Paradox
Paradox (magazine)
Paradox: The Magazine of Historical and Speculative Fiction was an award-winning literary magazine featuring original short historical fiction in all of its forms up to novella length. This includes mainstream historical fiction as well as other genre fiction with historical themes...
.
Stemple co-wrote nine songs with science fiction and fantasy author Steven Brust
Steven Brust
Steven Karl Zoltán Brust is an American fantasy and science fiction author of Hungarian descent. He was a member of the writers' group The Scribblies, which included Emma Bull, Pamela Dean, Will Shetterly, Nate Bucklin, Kara Dalkey, and Patricia Wrede; he also belongs to the Pre-Joycean...
on Songs from the Gypsy, a Boiled in Lead enhanced CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
. The CD has the distinction of including the full text of the novel The Gypsy, which Brust co-authored with Megan Lindholm and upon which the songs were based.
Stemple produced and performed on Brust's album A Rose for Iconoclastes.
Prior to Boiled in Lead, Stemple was in Cats Laughing, which also included notable fantasy/science fiction authors Steven Brust
Steven Brust
Steven Karl Zoltán Brust is an American fantasy and science fiction author of Hungarian descent. He was a member of the writers' group The Scribblies, which included Emma Bull, Pamela Dean, Will Shetterly, Nate Bucklin, Kara Dalkey, and Patricia Wrede; he also belongs to the Pre-Joycean...
and Emma Bull
Emma Bull
Emma Bull is a science fiction and fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one of the pioneering works of urban fantasy. She has participated in Terri Windling's Borderland shared universe, which is the setting of her 1994 novel Finder...
. Boiled in Lead, Cats Laughing and his current group, the Tim Malloys, all have common musical roots of celtic and rock styles.
Novels
- Steward of Song (Tor) ISBN 0-7653-5538-8.
- Singer of Souls (Tor) ISBN 0-7653-1170-4.
- Pay the Piper (Tor 2005, with Jane YolenJane YolenJane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
.) - Troll Bridge: A Rock 'n' Roll Fairy Tale (Starscape 2006, with Jane YolenJane YolenJane Hyatt Yolen is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books...
.) ISBN 978-0-7653-1426-0.
Short stories
- "The Three Truths" (ParadoxParadox (magazine)Paradox: The Magazine of Historical and Speculative Fiction was an award-winning literary magazine featuring original short historical fiction in all of its forms up to novella length. This includes mainstream historical fiction as well as other genre fiction with historical themes...
, Issue 6, Winter 2004-2005) - "Kitsune" (Paradox, Issue 9, Summer 2006)