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Robert R McCammon


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Robert McCammon is the award-winning author of 14 novels and numerous short stories. In the 1980s, McCammon's horror novels were among the most popular published, including such bestsellers as Swan Song, They Thirst, and Stinger. In the 1990s, McCammon's work turned toward the mainstream, with such novels as the phenomenal Boy's Life, MINE, and Gone South. After a hiatus during the 1990s, McCammon returned to publishing with the award-winning historical fiction novel Speaks the Nightbird in 2002.
 

Genres: Horror, Historical Mystery, Mystery, Thriller
 
Series
Stories from the Blue World
   The Red House (1985)
   Yellowjacket Summer (1986)
   Doom City (1987)
   Chico (1989)
   Nightcrawlers (1989)
   Pin (1989)
   Something Passed By (1989)
   Yellachile's Cage (1989)
   Makeup (2014)
   Night Calls the Green Falcon (2014)
   Children of the Bedtime Machine (2015)
   He'll Come Knocking at Your Door (2015)
   I Scream Man (2015)
   Strange Candy (2015)
   White (2015)
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Matthew Corbett
   1. Speaks the Nightbird (2002)
   2. The Queen of Bedlam (2007)
   3. Mister Slaughter (2010)
   4. The Providence Rider (2012)
   5. The River of Souls (2014)
   6. Freedom of the Mask (2016)
   7. Cardinal Black (2019)
   8. King of Shadows (2022)
   9. Seven Shades of Evil (2023)
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Novels
   Baal (1978)
   Bethany's Sin (1980)
   The Night Boat (1980)
   They Thirst (1981)
   Mystery Walk (1983)
   Usher's Passing (1984)
   Swan Song (1987)
   Stinger (1987)
   Mine (1990)
   Boy's Life (1991)
   Gone South (1992)
   The Five (2011)
   The Border (2015)
   The Listener (2018)
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Collections
   Blue World (1989)
   Tales from Greystone Bay (2018)
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Anthologies edited
   Under the Fang (1991)
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Robert R McCammon recommends
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Fever House (2023)
(Fever House Duology, book 1)
Keith Rosson
"ever House is awesome. . . . Great writing . . . also scary as Hell! A really excellent book that should not be missed."
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Red Unicorn (2022)
Weston Ochse
"Though the scope and nature of the book is chilling and horrific he kind of makes the reading into a little vacation. Well done!"
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The Fearing (2021)
(Fearing)
John F D Taff
"A powerful and epic trip into the land of feardom!."

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Anthologies containing stories by Robert R McCammon
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Midnight Under the Big Top (2020)
Tales of Madness, Murder, and Magic
edited by
Brian James Freeman

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Awards
World Fantasy Best Short Story nominee (1985) : Nightcrawlers [short story]
Bram Stoker Best Short Story winner (1988) : The Deep End
Bram Stoker Best Novel winner (1988) : Swan Song
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1988) : Swan Song
Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1989) : Stinger
Bram Stoker Best Collection nominee (1990) : Blue World
Bram Stoker Best Short Story winner (1990) : Eat Me
Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1990) : The Wolf's Hour
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1990) : Blue World
Bram Stoker Best Novel winner (1991) : Mine
Bram Stoker Best Novel winner (1992) : Boy's Life
World Fantasy Best Novel winner (1992) : Boy's Life


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