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

author In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work exists in written, graphic, visual, or recorded form. The act of creating such a work is referred to as authorship. Therefore, a sculpt ...

, 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 author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...

. He was also a member of the

Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America The Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America or SAGA was an informal group of American people, American fantasy authors active from the 1960s through the 1980s, noted for their contributions to the "Sword and sorcery, Sword and Sorcery" kind of ...

(SAGA), a loose-knit group of

Heroic Fantasy Sword and sorcery (S&S), or heroic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of ...

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. Lov ...

's '' Flashing Swords!'' 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'' (1987) * '' Wishbringer'' (1988) * ''

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

'' (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; both wrote the story. It is a sequel to the 1985 film ''Back to the Future'' and the second installment in the Back ...

'' (1989) * '' Back to the Future Part III'' (1990) * ''

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

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

Matthew J. Costello Matthew John Costello (born 1948) is an Irish-American writer specializing in the genres of Horror fiction, horror, Gothic fiction, gothic, and science fiction. His articles have appeared in publications including the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ' ...

(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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