''Groogleman'' is a young adult science fiction novel written by Debra Doyle and

James D. Macdonald James Douglas Ignatius Macdonald (born 1954) is an American author and critic who lives in New Hampshire. He frequently collaborated with his late wife Dr. Debra Doyle. He works in several genres, concentrating on fantasy, but also writing sci ...

and published by Harcourt in 1996. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, it is the story of 13-year-old Dan Henchard, who shows signs of an immunity to the deadly plague which threatens his village. Feeling that he may be destined to be a healer, he travels with his friend Leezie to "The Dead Lands," a plague-ravaged area, where they must face not only the plague, but the fearsome grooglemen, strange creatures who steal the heads of the plague victims. ''Groogleman'' was expanded from the short story, "''Uncle Joshua and the Grooglemen''," written by the same authors, which was first published in the 1993 anthology '' Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters''.Groogleman
/ref> ''Groogleman'' was translated into French in 1998 and published by

Hachette Livre Hachette () is a French publisher. Founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette ...

under the title ''La nuit des Hommogres'' ().

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1996 novels 1996 science fiction novels Post-apocalyptic novels Harcourt (publisher) books {{1990s-sf-novel-stub