Craig Shaw Gardner (born July 2, 1949) is an American

author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

, best known for producing fantasy parodies similar to those of

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his '' Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first no ...

. He was also a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in

Lin Carter Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. ...

's ''

Flashing Swords! ''Flashing Swords!'' is a series of fantasy anthologies published by Dell Books from 1973 to 1981 under the editorship of Lin Carter. It showcased the heroic fantasy work of the members of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a ...

'' anthologies.

Bibliography

Series

Ebenezum

# ''A Malady of Magicks'' (1986) # ''A Multitude of Monsters'' (1986) # '' A Night in the Netherhells'' (1987) : ''The Exploits of Ebenezum'', omnibus

Wuntvor

# ''A Difficulty with Dwarves'' (1987) # ''An Excess of Enchantments'' (1988) # ''A Disagreement with Death'' (1989) : ''The Wanderings of Wuntvor'', omnibus

The Cineverse Cycle

# ''Slaves of the Volcano God'' (1989) # ''Bride of the Slime Monster'' (1990) # ''Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies'' (1990) : ''The Cineverse Cycle'' (1990), ''The Cineverse Cycle Omnibus'' (1992)

The Sinbad series

# ''The Other Sinbad'' (1991) # ''A Bad Day for Ali Baba'' (1992) # ''Scheherazade's Night Out'' (1992), a.k.a. ''The Last Arabian Night'' (1993)

Dragon Circle

# ''Dragon Sleeping'' (1994), a.k.a. ''Raven Walking'' # ''Dragon Waking'' (1995) # ''Dragon Burning'' (1996)

The Changeling War

Written as Peter Garrison # ''The Changeling War'' (1999) # ''The Sorcerer's Gun'' (1999) # ''The Magic Dead'' (2000)

Abbadon Inn

* ''Twisted Branch'' (2005), written as Chris Blaine * ''Dark Whispers'' (2005), written as Chris Blaine * ''Drowned Night'' (2005), written as Chris Blaine

Temporary Magic Series

# ''Temporary Monsters'' (2017) # ''Temporary Hauntings'' (2017)

Collections

* ''The Purple Book of Peculiar Stories'' (2004) * ''A Cold Wind in July'' (2012)

Novelizations

* ''

The Lost Boys ''The Lost Boys'' is a 1987 American supernatural black comedy horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Harvey Bernhard with a screenplay written by Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer and James Jeremias, from a story by Fischer and Jerem ...

'' (1987) * ''

Wishbringer ''Wishbringer: The Magick Stone of Dreams'' is an interactive fiction video game written by Brian Moriarty and published by Infocom in 1985. It was intended to be an easier game to solve than the typical Infocom release and provide a good introduc ...

'' (1988) * ''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...

'' (1989) * ''

Back to the Future Part II ''Back to the Future Part II'' is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Bob Gale and a story by both. It is the sequel to the 1985 film '' Back to the Future'' and the second installment in the ...

'' (1989) * ''

Back to the Future Part III ''Back to the Future Part III'' is a 1990 American science fiction Western film and the final installment of the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Ste ...

'' (1990) * ''

Batman Returns ''Batman Returns'' is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman'' (1989) and the second installment in the 1989–1997 ''Batman ...

'' with Sam Hamm and Daniel Waters (1992) * '' The 7th Guest'' with

Matthew J. Costello Matthew John Costello (born 1948) is an American writer specializing in the genres of horror, gothic, and science fiction. His articles have appeared in publications including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''Sports Illustrated''. He has scripte ...

(1995) * '' Leprechauns'' (1999) * '' Jason and the Argonauts'' written in 2000 but not published

Non-film novels based on licensed properties

* ''The Batman Murders'' (1990) * ''Spider-Man: Wanted Dead or Alive'' (1998) * ''Return to Chaos'' (Buffy novel) (1998) * ''Dark Mirror'' (Angel novel) (2004) * ''Battlestar Galactica: The Cylons' Secret'' (2006)

References

External links

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