Scott Baker (born 1947 in

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) is an American

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, and horror writer. His first novel, ''l'Idiot-roi'' (''Symbiote's Crown''), won the French

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in 1978. In addition, he won the

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in 1984 for his short story Still Life with Scorpion.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Symbiote's Crown'' (1978) rix Apollo Winner * ''Nightchild'' (1979) * ''Dhampire'' (1982) * ''Drink the Fire from the Flames'' (1987) (Ashlu) * ''Firedance'' (1986) (Ashlu) * ''Webs'' (1989) * ''Ancestral Hungers'' (1996)

Short story collections (in French only)

* ''Nouvelle recette pour canard au sang'' (1983) * ''Fringales'' (1985) * ''Aléas'' (1985)

Short stories (in English)

* ''Flatsquid Thrills'' (1982) * ''The Path'' (1982) * ''The Lurking Duck'' (1983) (World Fantasy nominee) * ''Still Life with Scorpion'' (1984) (World Fantasy winner) * ''Sea Change'' (1986) (Locus Awards nominee) * ''Nesting Instinct'' (1987) (World Fantasy nominee) * ''The Sins of the Fathers'' (1988) * ''Varicose Worms'' (1989) (World Fantasy nominee, Locus Awards nominee) * ''Alimentary Tract'' (1990) * ''The Jamesburg Incubus'' (1990) * ''Virus Dreams'' (1993) * ''Prospero'' (1993) * ''Full Fathom Deep'' (1995) * ''Feral Frolics'' (2014)

Anthologies (in French only)

* ''Ombres portées'' (1990)

References

* ''

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'', page 82

External links

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French bibliography and book covers
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French bibliography, covers, and cover copy
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