page_title: Christopher Stasheff
hierarchical_section_title: Christopher Stasheff
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Christopher Stasheff in the doctoral program at the University of Nebraska circa 1969.
context_page_description: Christopher Stasheff was an American science fiction author and fantasy author whose novels include The Warlock in Spite of Himself and Her Majesty's Wizard. He received a bachelor's degree and an M.A. in radio-TV at the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Theater from the University of Nebraska. From 1972 to 1987 he taught at Montclair State College, then moved to Champaign, Illinois and became a full time writer. In 2000 he resumed teaching radio and television, at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. He retired in 2009 and moved back to Champaign. Chris died on June 10, 2018 from Parkinson's disease. Stasheff has been noted for his blending of science fiction and fantasy, as seen in his Warlock series, which placed an "'epic fantasy' in a science fictional frame". Stasheff's writing is often seen in the moral and ethical mentor style similar to Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks or J. R. R. Tolkien.
context_section_description: Christopher Stasheff (15 January 1944 – 10 June 2018) was an American science fiction author and fantasy author whose novels include The Warlock in Spite of Himself (1969) and Her Majesty's Wizard (1986). He received a bachelor's degree and an M.A. in radio-TV at the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Theater from the University of Nebraska. From 1972 to 1987 he taught at Montclair State College, then moved to Champaign, Illinois and became a full time writer. In 2000 he resumed teaching radio and television, at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. He retired in 2009 and moved back to Champaign.  Chris died on June 10, 2018 from Parkinson's disease. Stasheff has been noted for his blending of science fiction and fantasy, as seen in his Warlock series, which placed an "'epic fantasy' in a science fictional frame". Stasheff's writing is often seen in the moral and ethical mentor style similar to Terry Goodkind, Terry Brooks or J. R. R. Tolkien.
caption: Christopher Stasheff in 1969
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