Craig Shaw Gardner

Craig Shaw Gardner
Born	(1949-07-02) July 2, 1949 (age 76)
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Genre	Fantasy
Website
craigshawgardner.com

Craig Shaw Gardner (born July 2, 1949) is an American author, best known for producing fantasy parodies similar to those of Terry Pratchett.

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's Flashing Swords! anthologies.

Bibliography

Series

Ebenezum

1. A Malady of Magicks. New York: Ace Fantasy Books. 1986. ISBN   978-0-441-51661-2.
2. A Multitude of Monsters. New York: Ace Fantasy Books. 1986. ISBN   978-0-441-54523-0.
3. A Night in the Netherhells. New York: Ace Fantasy Books. 1987. ISBN   978-0-441-02314-1.

The Exploits of Ebenezum, omnibus (1987) ^[1]

Wuntvor

1. A Difficulty with Dwarves. New York: Ace Books. 1987. ISBN   978-0-441-14779-3.
2. An Excess of Enchantments. New York: Ace Books. 1988. ISBN   978-0-441-22363-3.
3. A Disagreement with Death. New York: Berkley Pub. Group. 1989. ISBN   978-0-441-14924-7.

The Wanderings of Wuntvor, omnibus (1989) ^[2]

The Cineverse Cycle

1. Slaves of the Volcano God. New York: Ace Books. 1989. ISBN   978-0-441-76977-3.
2. Bride of the Slime Monster. New York: Ace Books. 1990. ISBN   978-0-441-07950-6.
3. Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies. New York: Ace Books. 1990. ISBN   978-0-441-71833-7.

The Cineverse Cycle (1990), a.k.a.The Cineverse Cycle Omnibus (1992) ^[3]

The Sinbad series

1. The Other Sinbad. New York: Ace Books. 1991. OCLC   228442978.
2. A Bad Day for Ali Baba. New York: Ace Books. 1992. ISBN   978-0-441-04676-8.
3. Scheherazade's Night Out. New York: Ace Books. 1992. ISBN   978-0-441-47054-9; a.k.a.The Last Arabian Night (1993).

Dragon Circle

1. Dragon Sleeping. New York: Ace Books. 1994. ISBN   978-0-441-00260-3; a.k.a.Raven Walking.
2. Dragon Waking. New York: Ace Books. 1996. ISBN   978-0-441-00373-0.
3. Dragon Burning. New York: Ace Books. 1997. ISBN   978-0-441-00478-2.

The Changeling War

Written as Peter Garrison

1. The Changeling War. New York: Ace Books. 1999. ISBN   978-0-441-00552-9.
2. The Sorcerer's Gun. New York: Ace Books. 1999. ISBN   978-0-441-00648-9.
3. The Magic Dead. New York: Ace Books. 2000. ISBN   978-0-441-00683-0.

Abbadon Inn

Written as Chris Blaine

• Twisted Branch. New York: Berkley Books. 2005. ISBN   978-0-425-20524-2.
• Dark Whispers. New York: Berkley Books. 2005. ISBN   978-0-425-20629-4.
• Drowned Night. New York: Berkley Books. 2005. ISBN   978-0-425-20676-8.

Temporary Magic Series

1. Temporary Monsters. Hertford, NC: Crossroad Press. 2016. ISBN   978-1-941408-92-6.
2. Temporary Hauntings. Hertford, NC: Crossroad Press. 2016. ISBN   978-1-946025-16-6.

Collections

• The Little Purple Book of Peculiar Stories. Grantham, New Hampshire: Borderlands Press. 2004. ISBN   978-1-880325-45-2.
• A Cold Wind in July. Lexington, KY: Neconebooks. 2011. ISBN   978-1-4664-6742-2.

Novelizations

• The Lost Boys (1987) ^[4]
• Wishbringer (1988) ^[5]
• Batman (1989) ^[6]
• Back to the Future (1990) ^[7]
• Back to the Future Part II (1989) ^[8]
• Back to the Future Part III (1990) ^[9]
• Batman Returns with Sam Hamm and Daniel Waters (1992) ^[10]
• The 7th Guest with Matthew J. Costello (1995) ^[11]
• Leprechauns (1999) ^[12]
• Jason and the Argonauts (written in 2000 but not published)

Non-film novels based on licensed properties

• The Batman Murders. New York: Warner Books, Inc. 1990. ISBN   978-0-446-36040-1.
• Spider-Man: Wanted Dead or Alive. New York: Byron Preiss Multimedia Co. : G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1998. ISBN   978-0-399-14385-4.
• Return to Chaos . London: Pocket. 1998. ISBN   978-0-671-02136-8.
• Dark Mirror . New York: Simon & Schuster. 2004. ISBN   978-0-689-86701-9.
• Battlestar Galactica: The Cylons' Secret. New York: Tor. 2006. ISBN   978-0-7653-1578-6.

References

1. The Exploits of Ebenezum. Garden City, NY: N. Doubleday. 1987. OCLC   17223539.
2. The Wanderings of Wuntvor. New York, NY: Nelson Doubleday. 1989. OCLC   19294738.
3. The Cineverse Cycle. New York: Guild America Books. 1991. OCLC   23352397.
4. The Lost Boys. New York: Berkley Books. 1987. ISBN   978-0-425-10044-8.
5. Wishbringer. New York: Avon Books. 1988. ISBN   978-0-380-75385-7.
6. Batman. New York: Warner Books, Inc. 1989. ISBN   978-0-446-35487-5.
7. Back to the Future. New York: Berkley Books. 1990. OCLC   54437975.
8. Back to the Future Part II. New York: Berkley Books. 1989. ISBN   978-0-425-11875-7.
9. Back to the Future Part III. New York: Berkley Books. 1990. ISBN   978-0-425-12240-2.
10. Batman Returns. New York, N.: Warner Books. 1992. ISBN   978-0-446-36303-7.
11. The 7th Guest. Rocklin, Calif.: Prima Pub. 1995. ISBN   978-0-7615-0086-5.
12. Leprechauns. New York: Hallmark Entertainment Books. 1999. ISBN   978-1-57566-535-1.

External links

• Official website
• Craig Shaw Gardner at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Craig Shaw Gardner at Library of Congress , with 24library catalog records
• Peter Garrison at LC Authorities, with 3 records