Robert Shea

Shea went on to write several action novels based in exotic historical settings.

• Name — Robert Shea • Birth Name — Robert Joseph Shea • Born — 14 February 1933 • Birthplace — New York City • Died — 10 March 1994 • Spouse — Yvonne Bremseth Shea, Patricia Monaghan • Education — Manhattan College Rutgers University • Website — http: bobshea.net/

Robert Joseph Shea was born in New York City. He attended high school at Manhattan Prep (Manhattan College High School), a Roman Catholic school run by the Christian Brothers, in the Riverdale section of The Bronx. After graduation, he attended Manhattan College and Rutgers University.

Apart from co-authoring Illuminatus! with Wilson, Shea wrote several historical action novels, including Shike (1981), a two-volume novel set in Ancient Japan about the warrior monk Jebu and his love Lady Shima Taniko, All Things Are Lights (1986), and The Saracen, a novel published in two volumes in 1989 depicting the struggle between a blond Muslim warrior called Daoud ibn Abdullah and his French crusader adversary, Simon de Gobignon. His last published book was the Native American tale Shaman (1991). All Things Are Lights and the outline for the unfinished novel Children of Earthmaker have been released under a Creative Commons license and are available to read and copy at Robert Shea's website, as are Shike, The Saracen, and Shaman under similar license terms. Lady Yang was finished but never published; a Creative Commons online version is in the works by Shea's son Michael. Three of his lectures and two panel discussions he participated in were recorded when he was a featured speaker at both the Starwood Festival and the WinterStar Symposium (both with and without Robert Anton Wilson) and produced by the Association for Consciousness Exploration. For several years, Shea edited the anarchist zine No Governor. The title comes from a quote attributed to Zhuangzi, "There is no governor anywhere." Copies of the zine in PDF format may be downloaded from Bobshea.net. The zine was mentioned in, and read by, one of the characters in Illuminatus!. In 2025, Hilaritas Press issued Every Day Is a GOOD Day, a collection of short pieces by Shea, the first new Shea book in about 30 years.

Shea was a resident of Glencoe, Illinois He was survived by his son, Michael E. Shea, and his second wife, author Patricia Monaghan.

• The Illuminatus! Trilogy (with Robert Anton Wilson), omnibus edition printed December 1, 1983 by Dell, • The Eye in the Pyramid (1975) Dell • The Golden Apple (1975) Dell • Leviathan (1975) ISBN Dell • Shike (January 13, 1992) omnibus edition: Ballantine Books • Time of the Dragons (June 1, 1981) Jove • Last of the Zinja (July 1, 1981) Jove • All Things Are Lights (April 12, 1986) Ballantine Books • From No Man's Land to Plaza del Lago (October 1987) Amer References, Available as a free download from Project Gutenberg. • The Saracen - available as free downloads from Project Gutenberg and • Land of the Infidel (February 13, 1989) Ballantine Books, • The Holy War (March 13, 1989) Ballantine Books • Shaman (February 20, 1991) Ballantine Books - Available as a free download from Project Gutenberg

• Every Day Is a GOOD Day: Robert Shea on Illuminatus! Writing and Anarchism, (Sept. 23, 2025) Hilaritas Press

The authorities additionally record the heading Robert Joseph Shea. His recorded language was English. He married Patricia Monaghan.