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Marvel Berkley/Byron Preiss Productions Prose Novels
Series · 36
books · 1994-2000

Books in series

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#2

The Incredible Hulk

What Savage Beast

1995

Struggling to give his wife a normal life, avoid an obsessed army officer, and defeat the imbalance that causes him to turn into the Incredible Hulk, Dr. Banner conducts a risky experiment that is complicated by his wife's pregnancy. Reprint.
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#3

Spider-Man

The Venom Factor

1994

When an innocent man is killed in a Manhattan warehouse, signs point to the criminal known as Venom, who normally avoids killing innocents, and Spider-man worries that another suspect, Hobgoblin, may be involved. Reprint.
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#4

Spider-Man

The Lizard Sanction

1995

Illustrated with line drawings at the start of each chapter, a new Spider-Man adventure finds the arachnoid crime-fighter in the Florida Everglades, where he matches wits with Dr. Curt Connors, otherwise known as The Lizard.
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#5

Spider-Man

The Octopus Agenda

1996

An investigation into a simple cellular phone fraud leads both Peter Parker and his alter-ego, the amazing Spider-Man, to a fiendish plot: with unique counterfeiting equipment and a devastatingly large stockpile of nuclear bombs, someone plans to destabilize the world's economy and destroy several major cities. The mysterious CCRC corporation is involved in this plan - and it has caused trouble in the past for Spider-Man and for the alien symbiote Venom, who has sworn to kill Spidey. Both hero and villain soon learn that the mastermind behind that old trouble and the new danger is none other than Spider-Man's most tenacious, most deadly enemy: Doctor Octopus. Now Spider-Man and Venom must put aside their differences and join forces to stop the greater menace of Doctor Octopus, before the villain devastates the planet!
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#6

Iron Man

The Armor Trap

1995

When millionaire industrialist and scientist Tony Stark puts on his gleaming, high-tech armor, he comes Iron Man! When Stark is kidnapped, his corporation must turn to another armored hero, and Stark's best friend, War Machine, to fulfill the ransom. And War Machine won't just take orders from kidnappers... Meanwhile, Tony stark is trapped in a cell with no hope of escape, forced to create a new suit of armor for his captor. Stark must use his genius to navigate a cyber-space maze, defeat a virtual reality trap, and retrieve his own Iron Man armor. It's Iron Man and War Machine in an all-new high-tech adventure!
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#7

Spider-Man

Carnage in New York

1995

The Amazing Spider-Man must go head to head with his most dangerous enemy: the psychotic murderer known as Carnage! A viscious serial killer named Cletus Kasady has had his body chemistry altered by an alien creature. Now, Kasady can transform himself into Carnage, who, along with his lethal living costume, lives for chaos and random acts of senseless, brutal murder! Carnage has been returned to New York in chains, the subject of a daring attempt to reverse the effects of his metamorphosis. When the interference of a deranged scientist causes the experiment to go horribly wrong, Carnage is set loose upon the city once again! It's up to Spider-Man to stop his deadliest foe before he unleases... Carnage in New York.
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#9

Fantastic Four

To Free Atlantis

1995

Targeted by the evil Dr. Doom, who plots the destruction of Atlantis, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner is rescued from certain death by the Fantastic Four, an act that sets off a deadly struggle at the ocean's depths. Original.
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#10

Daredevil

Predator's Smile

1996

As a lethal arsonist stalks the city, Daredevil is forced to join forces with his deadliest foe, the Kingpin of Crime, to stop a ruthless crime boss out to seize control of the New York underworld and his bloodthirsty assassin, Bullseye. Original.
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#14

Marvel Classic Novels - X-Men

The Mutant Empire Omnibus

1997

Bringing the classic X-Men: Mutant Empire trilogy back into print in a brand-new omnibus. MAGNETO'S EMPIRE WILL RISE... They live as outcasts, hated and feared by the very humanity they protect. They are mutants, born with strange and wonderful powers that set them apart from the rest of the human race. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier, they are more than mutants. They are—the X-Men. Magneto—the X-Men's oldest, deadliest foe—has taken over a top-secret government installation that houses the Sentinels, powerful mutant-hunting robots. The X-Men must fight to keep this deadly technology out of Magneto's hands and stop him from carrying out his grand plan: establishing a global Mutant Empire. The X-Men must join forces with old enemies to stop him—but in Magneto's brave new world, who can they trust? Book 1: Siege Book 2: Sanctuary Book 3: Salvation
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#16

Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk

Rampage

1996

Kidnapped by a renegade secret agent named Hildebrandt, Bruce Banner and his wife Betty are horrified when their captor uses Bruce to create an army of Hulk clones, and Spider-Man must help a friend from being transformed. Original.
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#17

Spider Man and Iron Man

Sabotage

1997

Stark Enterprises has unleashed the Infinite Engine, which promises to be an energy source unlike anything ever seen before. But saboteurs from both A.I.M. and Hydra have set their sights on the engine as well—along with Dr. Doom. When a respected scientist is killed and the Engine taken over, Spiderman and Iron Man join forces to safeguard the Infinite Engine—and all of humanity.
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#19

Goblins Revenge

1996

Carnage is back—and the serum has been stolen. But evan that pales in comparison to Spider-Man's latest revelation—the Green Goblin, thought to be dead twice over, has returned. Can Spider-Man recover the serum and defeat two of his deadliest enemies of all time?
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#20

The Ultimate X-Men

1996

Gorgeous, oversize, and well designed, Ultimate X-Men is also perfectly titled. It's a comprehensive overview of four decades of Marvel Comics' monstrously popular mutant superheroes—from their debut, in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's X-Men #1 (1963), to the terrific X-Men movie (2000). Ultimate X-Men includes the many major mutants who have appeared in The Uncanny X-Men and its spinoffs (Alpha Flight, New Generation, Wolverine, X-Factor, and numerous other series and miniseries). Two-page spreads detail the most important characters' origins, powers, costumes, and relationships. In addition, every superhero and supervillain appearing in the movie receives a sidebar, with stills, that describes the onscreen incarnation. Also receiving detailed coverage are nonmutants important to the X-Men, including Ka-Zar, Longshot, and Dr. Moira MacTaggert; major alien groups and races, like the Starjammers and the Shi'ar; and important locations and technology, such as the Danger Room, Dr. Xavier's estate, and the Blackbird jets. The book also covers the best Uncanny X-Men story lines, the Dark Phoenix Saga, and Days of Future Past. A Summers family tree lays out clearly a tangle of relationships (between clonal and alternate-timeline versions of Cyclops/Scott Summers and Marvel Girl/Phoenix/Jean Grey) that could drive even an experienced genealogist crazy. Ultimate X-Men opens with an entertaining foreword by X-Men creator-editor Stan Lee and concludes with a two-page overview of the X-Men animated series (1992-1997); a four-page "Making the X-Men Movie" section with many great shots; and an insightful afterword by the series' best writer, Chris Claremont. Ultimate X-Men is a book every X-Men fan will want. It's practically a necessity for the newcomer drawn to the comics by the movie, because Marvel's mutants multiplied like superpowered rabbits in the 1990s. Art-oriented fans, however, may be disappointed by Ultimate X-Men. While it contains a hefty amount of art, the original artwork (the preliminary character sketches, a lovely Dave Cockrum sketch of Nightcrawler and Ororo, etc.) is outnumbered by panel and cover reproductions. And if you're less than enamored with the nature of endless comic-book series, Ultimate X-Men will prove that the more things change, the more they stay the same. \—Cynthia Ward
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#21

Iron Man 2

Operation A.I.M.

1996

The product of A.I.M., MODOK—the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing—is out to copy an energy chip Iron Man used to defeat Baron Strucker, but the chip is only the first tool needed to make the ultimate weapon, and Iron Man must recruit his fellow heroes to stop MODOK before its too late. Original.
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#22

Fantastic four

redemption of the silver surfer

1997

An illustrated adventure pits the Surfer, the Invisible Woman, and the rest of the Fantastic Four against Prodigion, destroyer of worlds, and Galactus, the devourer of planets for whom the Surfer once acted as Herald. Original.
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#24

Incredible Hulk

Abominations

1997

Dr. Bruce Banner, the incredible Hulk, once again matches wits with an old nemesis, former KGB agent-turned-Abomination Emil Blonsky, who has allied himself with URSA, a secret and deadly organization dedicated to restoring the old Soviet Union
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#25

X-Men

Smoke and Mirrors

1997

Vintage paperback
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#26

X-Men

Empire's End

1997

A cosmic adventure with the fate of the galaxy at stake! Shi'ar scientists have learned of a creature that devours galaxies and is heading towards Shi'ar space. Beset by panicked people and several assassination attempts, Empress Lilandra must call upon the X-Men for their assistance—for the galaxy eater will target Earth next. But the price for stopping the creature may be higher than the X-Men expect. They must use a device that increases their powers a thousand-fold to drive the creature back. A process that could destroy them... or make them insane with power! Based on the Marvel characters the X-Men
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#27

Untold Tales of Spider-Man

1997

In the tradition of the popular comic book of the same name, this new anthology has over a dozen original tales starring the amazing Spider-Man—from the earliest days of his career, to the death of Gwen Stacy, to the days just before his marriage to Mary Jane Watson.
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#28

X-Men

The Jewels of Cyttorak

1997

When an emerald from the same dimension as the ruby of Cyttorak is discovered, it could provide the one weapon that can stop the Juggernaut, but the X-Men must vie with the Juggernaut and a ruthless billionaire named Service for control of the emerald. Original.
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#29

Spider-Man

Valley of the Lizard

1998

It begins with the murder of a New York socialite. Following the trail of the killers, Spider-Man is soon confronted by one of his oldest, deadliest enemies; the Lizard! Once a respected scientist, Dr. Curt Connors created a serum that he hoped would regenerate the arm he has lost years before. But the serum did more than regrow his arm—it turned him into a savage, human-hating creature called the Lizard! Spider-Man pursues the Lizard from the concrete canyons of new York to the lush jungles of Mexico. Once there, he discovers that the Lizard is not only formulating a new plan to wipe out all humans, but he now has an army of reptilian creatures ready to carry out his orders! Spider-Man faces the fight of his light as he attempts to defeat his arch enemy and escape the...Valley of the Lizard.
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#30

X-Men

Law of the Jungle

1998

One of the X-Men's oldest, deadliest foes, the energy - stealing creature known as Sauron, has returned to menace the Savage Land - the prehistoric jungle hidden in the Antartic. At the behest of their old ally Ka-Zar, the Savage Land's protector, Wolverine, Storm, the Beast, Iceman, Psylocke, Cannonball, and Archangel have come to help stop Sauron's latest reign of terror. But this is not the same Sauron the X-Men have defeated in the past. Gone is the overconfident, boasting monster, and in his place is a cunning, careful, deadly foe who may be too much for even the X-Men to handle!
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#31

Spider-Man

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1998

Tyler Stewart, a wealthy businessman seeking to take over New York City's crime syndicates and put his own man in the mayor's office, frames Spider-Man for a grisly murder
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#34

Fantastic Four

Countdown to Chaos

1998

"World chaos—courtesy of the Mad Thinker!" The Mad Thinker, with the aid of the Red Ghost and his Super Apes, has hatched a worldwide conspiracy. He has placed lifelike duplicates of hundreds of key people throughout the world—including Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four! The remaining members of the FF must work frantically to uncover the Thinker
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#37

X-Men and Spider-Man

The Future

1998

The X-Men and Spider-Man must join forces to stop the time-travelling madman Kang the Conqueror from destroying the multiverse in an adventure through the past, present, and future. Dinosaurs, knights, gunslingers, World War II heroes, old-friends-turned-enemies, and future versions of themselves await them... Based on the Marvel Comics
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#38

Venom's Wrath

1998

Ann Weying, ex-wife to Eddie Brock—aka the super-villain Venom—has been kidnapped, along with Daily Bugle editor Robbie Robertson and a police captain. Spider-Man must work with the NYPD to find the kidnappers before Venom carves a bloody swath through New York City to find his beloved!
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#39

X-Men

Codename Wolverine

1998

A new anthology of original tales from the "X-Men" files delves into the lives of Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, and many others. Original.
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#40

The Ultimate Hulk

1998

This stunning new collection delivers more than a dozen original, never-before-published tales starring one of Marvel Comics' "TM" most enduring characters: the Incredible Hulk. The stories span the entire career of the green goliath, from his early days as an inarticulate savage to his more intelligent incarnation to an unprecedented glimpse at his future as he faces the end of the world.
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#41

Generation X

Crossroads

1998

Driving across country in a first road trip, the young mutants of Generation X find themselves caught up in a popular anti-mutant radio talk show and shadowed by vicious terrorists
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#44

X-Men

Soul Killer

1999

The demon lord Belasco plans to use Rogue to bring the evil Elder Gods to Earth. The X-Men and their sister team Excalibur must stop him before Rogue's very soul is destroyed. Their unexpected—and untrusted—ally is the lord of all vampires: Dracula
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#46

Spider-Man

Revenge of the Sinister Six

2000

Peter Parker, the amazing Spider-Man, has made an astonishing discovery-he has a sister! Unfortunately, a manipulative super-villain known as the Gentleman-who had a hand in the deaths of Peter's parents-has somehow brainwashed her into becoming the deadly supervilainess known as Pity! Together with Doctor Octopus, Electro, the Vulture, and Mysterio, they've formed the newest incarnation of the super-villain group dedicated to destroy Spider-Man, the Sinister Six! But there is something more than just the death of Spider-Man on the Sinister Six's agenda; something that has caused Col. Sean Morgan and his high-tech anti-espionage agents of S.A.F.E. to become involved. Spider-Man teams up with Morgan to stop the Sinister Six before they can put their world-threatening plan in motion, and to save his sister before it's too late!
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#48

X-Men and The Avengers

Lost and Found

1999

The X-Men—mutant protectors of a world that fears and hates them. The Avengers—Earth's mightiest heroes, the greatest super-team ever assembled. When the Scarlet Witch of the Avengers and Rogue of the X-Men all disappear under mysterious circumstances, each team's search leads them to more questions than answers. When the X-Men appear to attack a high-security government installation, the Avengers must track down the mutants, and learn the truth behind the abductions before it's too late
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#49

X-Men and the Avengers

Search and Rescue

1999

With the help of the Incredible Hulk, the Avengers and the X-men set out to find the Leader, the gamma-powered evil genius who abducted two of their teammates—but the Leader has the power of the Gamma Sentinels behind him
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#52

X-Men Legends

2000

Over a dozen original tales that span the career of the uncanny X-Men "RM," from the team's early days as teen heroes to the present—spotlighting Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, and all your favorite mutants
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#53

Nick Fury, Agent of Shield

Empyre

2000

Tough, no-nonsense World War II veteran Colonel Nick Fury, is the head of SHIELD—the UN's crack anti-terrorist organization. When a series of planes mysteriously crash—culminating in the disappearance of an Empyre Airlines jumbo jet—suspicion initially points to the involvement of terrorists in Hydra. But Fury soon learns that the true villain is the insane leader of the nation Quorak—who wants nothing less than world destruction.Now Fury must learn to work with his greatest enemies in order to halt the deadly threat...
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#54

Generation X

Genogoths

2000

Commissioned long ago to protect the X-gene—the key to the next step in human evolution—the genogoths are challenged when one of their own flees for her life. Original.

Authors

Jason Henderson
Author · 12 books
I've been writing for a long time—comics, games (like Destiny 2), books—there's always *something.* But lately I've gotten into modern-day YA novels with the Alex Van Helsing series and now middle grade with the new Young Captain Nemo series.
Steven York
Steven York
Author · 12 books

Originally hailing from the piney woods along the Alabama/Florida border, J. Steven York has wandered between many genres (science fiction, fantasy, mystery) and points on the map. Though he now lives on the Pacific shore in Oregon, his current mystery series "Panorama Beach," is set in the sunny Florida panhandle during the 1960s, and its fictional environs are inspired by his real-life ancestral roots there, and his happy visits to the gulf coast when he was a child.

Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Author · 469 books

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Richard Lee Byers
Richard Lee Byers
Author · 51 books
A resident of the Tampa Bay area, Richard spends much of his leisure time fencing, playing poker, shooting pool and is a frequent guest at Florida science-fiction conventions. His current projects include new novels set in the Forgotten Realms universe and the eBook post-apocalyptic superhero series The Impostor.
Christopher Golden
Author · 179 books
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of such novels as Road of Bones, Ararat, Snowblind, Of Saints and Shadows, and Red Hands. With Mike Mignola, he is the co-creator of the Outerverse comic book universe, including such series as Baltimore, Joe Golem: Occult Detective, and Lady Baltimore. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night, Dark Cities, and The New Dead, among others, and he has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. Golden co-hosts the podcast Defenders Dialogue with horror author Brian Keene. In 2015 he founded the popular Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. He was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His work has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards. For the Bram Stoker Awards, Golden has been nominated ten times in eight different categories. His original novels have been published in more than fifteen languages in countries around the world. Please visit him at www.christophergolden.com
Diane Duane
Diane Duane
Author · 72 books

Diane Duane has been a writer of science fiction, fantasy, TV and film for more than forty years. Besides the 1980's creation of the Young Wizards fantasy series for which she's best known, the "Middle Kingdoms" epic fantasy series, and numerous stand-alone fantasy or science fiction novels, her career has included extensive work in the Star Trek TM universe, and many scripts for live-action and animated TV series on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as work in comics and computer games. She has spent a fair amount of time on the New York Times Bestseller List, and has picked up various awards and award nominations here and there. She lives in County Wicklow, in Ireland, with her husband of more than thirty years, the screenwriter and novelist Peter Morwood. Her favorite color is blue, her favorite food is a weird kind of Swiss scrambled-potato dish called maluns, she was born in a Year of the Dragon, and her sign is "Runway 24 Left, Hold For Clearance." (From her official website)

Dean Wesley Smith
Dean Wesley Smith
Author · 115 books

Pen Names Edward Taft Dee W. Schofield D.W. Smith Sandy Schofield Kathryn Wesley Dean Wesley Smith is the bestselling author of over ninety novels under many names and well over 100 published short stories. He has over eight million copies of his books in print and has books published in nine different countries. He has written many original novels in science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and romance as well as books for television, movies, games, and comics. He is also known for writing quality work very quickly and has written a large number of novels as a ghost writer or under house names. With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and The 10th Kingdom. The following is a list of novels under the Dean Wesley Smith name, plus a number of pen names that are open knowledge. Many ghost and pen name books are not on this list because he is under contractual obligations not to disclose that he wrote them. Many of Dean’s original novels are also under hidden pen names for marketing reasons. Dean has also written books and comics for all three major comic book companies, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, and has done scripts for Hollywood. One movie was actually made. Over his career he has also been an editor and publisher, first at Pulphouse Publishing, then for VB Tech Journal, then for Pocket Books. Currently, he is writing thrillers and mystery novels under another name.

Pierce Askegren
Author · 7 books
As a young man, Mr. Askegren took part in his parents high-wire circus act until an accident stopped that career for him at age 11. He acquired a love of comic books and of writing in general, which he turned into a profession. In addition to the Alias book, he wrote several books based on comic book series such as Spider-Man and Iron Man. He died of a heart attack at age 51.
Michael Jan Friedman
Michael Jan Friedman
Author · 81 books
Michael Jan Friedman is an author of more than seventy books of fiction and nonfiction, half of which are in the Star Trek universe. Eleven of his titles have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Friedman has also written for network and cable television and radio, and scripted nearly 200 comic books, including his original DC superhero series, the Darkstars.
Peter David
Peter David
Author · 478 books

aka David Peters Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) is an American writer, best known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels. David often jokingly describes his occupation as "Writer of Stuff". David is noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real world issues with humor and references to popular culture. He also uses metafiction frequently, usually to humorous effect, as in his work on the comic book Young Justice.

Eluki bes Shahar
Author · 7 books
An earlier pen name of Rosemary Edghill.
Craig Shaw Gardner
Craig Shaw Gardner
Author · 34 books

Craig Shaw Gardner was born in Rochester, New York and lived there until 1967, when he moved to Boston, MA to attend Boston University. He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Broadcasting and Film. He has continued to reside in Boston since that time. He published his first story in 1977 while he held a number of jobs: shipper/receiver for a men's suit manufacturer, working in hospital public relations, running a stat camera, and also managed of a couple of bookstores: The Million Year Picnic and Science Fantasy Bookstore. As of 1987 he became a full time writer, and since then he has published more than 30 novels and more than 50 short stories. He also published under these pseudonyms: Peter Garrison

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