''Groogleman'' is a young adult science fiction novel written by

Debra Doyle Debra Doyle (November 30, 1952 – October 31, 2020) was an American author in multiple related fiction genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and mystery, for young adults and adults. Her works were co-written with her husband, James D. ...

and James D. Macdonald 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 ''Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters'' is the first in a series of "Book of" anthologies edited by Bruce Coville. It was first published in September 1993 by Scholastic Publishing. It is collection of stories aimed at juvenile readers that adverti ...

''.Groogleman
/ref> ''Groogleman'' was translated into French in 1998 and published by

Hachette Livre Hachette Livre S.A. (; simply known as Hachette) is a French publishing, publishing group that was based in Paris. It was founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif which later became successively L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, ...

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

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