Don Webb (born April 30, 1960) is an American

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

and

mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' Films * ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' ( ...

writer, as well as an author of several books on Left Hand Path

occult The occult, in the broadest sense, is a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic and mysticism a ...

philosophy. He is also a former High Priest of the

Temple of Set The Temple of Set is an occult initiatory order founded in 1975. A new religious movement and form of Western esotericism, the Temple espouses a religion known as Setianism, whose practitioners are called Setians. This is sometimes identified ...

Writing career

Webb's first professional fiction sale was the short story "Rhinestone Manifesto", published in '' Interzone'' 13, Autumn 1985. He is best known for weird, experimental, and offbeat fiction, as well as works inspired by H. P. Lovecraft and according to

Locus Magazine ''Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field'', founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California. It is the news organ and trade journal for the English-language science fiction and fantasy fields ...

, he has published many stories, essays, interviews and other writing materials. His short stories have appeared or been referenced in numerous anthologies, including ''The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection'', ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' and ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' His story "The Great White Bed" (F&SF May 2007) was nominated for the International Horror Critics Award. Webb has published 12 books and over 400 other items covering a broad range of topics. Webb is a member of the

Turkey City Writer's Workshop Turkey City Writer's Workshop is a peer-to-peer, professional science fiction writer's workshop in Texas. Founded in 1973 and still ongoing today, it was consciously modeled after the east coast Milford Writer's Workshop.Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

and teaches creative writing at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Magico-religious activities

Webb served as High Priest of the

from 1993 to 2002. He is an authority regarding the Temple of Set and has published several works of non-fiction on the topic. The Temple of Set continues to publish several of his articles as recommended introductory material for prospective members. Within the Temple of Set he is Grand Master of the Order of Setne Khamuast. This Order focuses upon Egyptian and Mediterranean magick and initiation. The working formula of this Order is to take what has worked in the past and make it work today, the idea being that returning to the root of a concept yields the most powerful and precise results for the practitioner.

Bibliography

Books

;Fiction *''Judas Payne: A Weird Western / Webb's Weird Wild West: Western Tales of Horror'' (double book with

Michael Hemmingson Michael Hemmingson (July 12, 1966 – January 9, 2014) was a novelist, short story writer, literary critic, cultural anthropologist, qualitative researcher, playwright, music critic and screenwriter. He died in Tijuana, Mexico on 9 January 2 ...

Wildside Press Wildside Press is an independent publishing company in Cabin John, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1989 by John Betancourt and Kim Betancourt. While the press was originally conceived as a publisher of speculative fiction in both tra ...

, 2010) *''When They Came'' ( Temporary Culture, 2006) *''Endless Honeymoon'' (St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001) *''Essential Saltes'' (

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

, 1999) *''Serenade at the End of Time'' ( Bereshith Pub, January 1999) *''The Explanation and Other Good Advice'' ( Wordcraft of Oregon, 1998) *''The Double: An Investigation'' (

, 1998) *''Anubis on Guard Selected Poetry of Don Webb'' (

Dark Regions Press ''Dark Regions Press'' is an independent specialty publisher of horror, dark fiction, fantasy and science fiction, specializing in horror and dark fiction in business since 1985 founded by Joe Morey. They have gained recognition around the world fo ...

1998) *''Stealing My Rules'' (

CyberPsychos AOD Cyber-Psychos AOD (CPAOD) is a book and magazine publishing venture based in Denver, Colorado, focusing on avant-garde and unusual art, culture, and writings. Founded in 1992 (magazine), and 1995 (CPAOD Books) by Jasmine Sailing, it has released ...

Books, 1997) *''A Spell for the Fulfillment of Desire'' ( Black Ice Books, 1996) *''The Seventh Day and After'' ( Wordcraft of Oregon, 1993), *''Märchenland ist abgebrannt: Profane Mythen aus Milwaukee'' (short story collection, translated by Susanna Harringer, Guthmann-Peterson, 1989) *''Uncle Ovid's Exercise Book'' (Illinois State University Press,

Fiction Collective Two Fiction Collective Two (FC2) is an author-run, not-for-profit publisher of avant-garde, experimental fiction supported in part by the University of Utah, the University of Alabama, Central Michigan University, Illinois State University, private co ...

, 1987) *''The Bestseller and Others'' (Chris Drumm Publications) ;Non-fiction *''The Seven Faces of Darkness'' (Occult non-fiction, Runa-Raven Press) *''Uncle Setnakt's Essential Guide to the Left Hand Path'' (Occult non-fiction) *''Mysteries of the Temple of Set: Inner Teachings of the Left Hand Path'' (Occult non-fiction) *''Aleister Crowley: The Fire and the Force'' (Occult non-fiction) *''Overthrowing the Old Gods: Aleister Crowley and the Book of the Law'' (Occult non-fiction) *''Set the Outsider'' (with Judith Page) (Occult non-fiction) *''Uncle SetNakt's Nightbook'' (Occult non-fiction) *''Energy Magick of the Vampyre'' (Occult non-fiction)

Short fiction

;Collections * ;Stories * "Tamarii Notebook" (in More Amazing Stories, edited by Kim Mohan, Tor, 1998) * "Four-and-Twenty" (Originally published in ''Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine'' Issue 7: Spring 1990 (

Pulphouse Publishing Pulphouse Publishing was an American small press publisher based in Eugene, Oregon, and specializing in science fiction and fantasy. It was founded by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch in 1988. The press was active until 1996. Over that ...

, Spring 1990) * "The Key to the Mysteries" (Originally published in ''Grue Magazine'', 1989, collected in ''The Explanation and Other Good Advice'', 1998) * "In the Wings" (Originally published in ''Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine'' Issue 3: Spring 1989 (

, Spring 1989) * ''London is Calling'' with t. Winter-Damon (Back Brain Recluse, 1989; ''The Explanation and Other Good Advice'' collection, Wordcraft of Oregon, 1998) *''Pulphouse Issue 19''

Non-fiction

Reviews

*"Book Becoming Power" by Henry Wessells (''

New York Review of Science Fiction ''The New York Review of Science Fiction'' is a monthly literary magazine of science fiction that was established in 1988. It includes works of science fiction criticism, essays, and in-depth critical reviews of new works of fiction and scholarsh ...

'', March 2000) *"Webb on the Web" by

Jon Lebkowsky Jon Lebkowsky (born April 20, 1949) is a web consultant/developer, author, and activist who was the co-founder of FringeWare Review (along with Paco Nathan). FringeWare, an early attempt at ecommerce and online community, published a popular " ...

(''

The Austin Chronicle ''The Austin Chronicle'' is an alternative weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demogr ...

'', Vol. 17, No. 47, July 31, 1998)

References

External links

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Citations for Don Webb in the Locus Index to Science Fiction

Point of Inquiry interview with Don Webb"R. A. Lafferty: Effective Arcanum" by Don Webb
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