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Darrell Schweitzer
(Darrell Charles Schweitzer)
(b.1952)Darrell Schweitzer (born August 27, 1952) is an American writer, editor, and essayist in the field of speculative fiction. Much of his focus has been on dark fantasy and horror, although he does also work in science fiction and fantasy. Schweitzer is also a prolific writer of literary criticism and editor of collections of essays on various writers within his preferred genres.
Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction
New Books
Anthology series
Best Short Fiction of Darrell Schweitzer
1. The Mysteries of the Faceless King (2020)
2. The Last Heretic (2020)
1. The Mysteries of the Faceless King (2020)
2. The Last Heretic (2020)
Novels
The Shattered Goddess (1983)
The White Isle (1989)
The Mask of the Sorcerer (1995)
Sekenre (2004)
The Dragon House (2018)
The White Isle (1989)
The Mask of the Sorcerer (1995)
Sekenre (2004)
The Dragon House (2018)
Collections
We Are All Legends (1981)
The Meaning of Life, and Other Awesome Cosmic Revelations (1989)
Transients (1993)
Non Compost Mentis (1995)
Poetica Dementia (1997)
Refugees from an Imaginary Country (1999)
Necromancies and Netherworlds (1999) (with Jason van Hollander)
Nightscapes (2000)
Groping Toward the Light (poems) (2000)
The Great World and the Small (2001)
The Innsmouth Tabernacle Choir Hymnal (poems) (2004)
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction (2006) (with Neil Gaiman)
The Robert E. Howard Reader (2007) (with Robert E Howard)
Ghosts of Past and Future (poems) (2008)
Deadly Things / Judgment of the Gods (2010) (with Robert Reginald)
Echoes of the Goddess (2013)
The Emperor of the Ancient Word (2013)
Awaiting Strange Gods (2015)
Devil's Ways (2020) (with others)
Something Wicked This Way Rides (2021) (with others)
Penumbra No. 2 (2021) (with others)
Penumbra No. 3 (2022) (with others)
The Children of Chorazin and Other Strange Denizens (2023)
The Meaning of Life, and Other Awesome Cosmic Revelations (1989)
Transients (1993)
Non Compost Mentis (1995)
Poetica Dementia (1997)
Refugees from an Imaginary Country (1999)
Necromancies and Netherworlds (1999) (with Jason van Hollander)
Nightscapes (2000)
Groping Toward the Light (poems) (2000)
The Great World and the Small (2001)
The Innsmouth Tabernacle Choir Hymnal (poems) (2004)
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction (2006) (with Neil Gaiman)
The Robert E. Howard Reader (2007) (with Robert E Howard)
Ghosts of Past and Future (poems) (2008)
Deadly Things / Judgment of the Gods (2010) (with Robert Reginald)
Echoes of the Goddess (2013)
The Emperor of the Ancient Word (2013)
Awaiting Strange Gods (2015)
Devil's Ways (2020) (with others)
Something Wicked This Way Rides (2021) (with others)
Penumbra No. 2 (2021) (with others)
Penumbra No. 3 (2022) (with others)
The Children of Chorazin and Other Strange Denizens (2023)
Anthologies edited
Tales from the Spaceport Bar (1980) (with George Scithers)
Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out (1985)
Weird Tales 292 (1988) (with Tad Williams)
Another Round at the Spaceport Bar (1989) (with George Scithers)
Weird Trails (2004) (with Abner Gibber)
Secret History of Vampires (2007)
Full Moon City (2010) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Cthulhu's Reign (2010)
That Is Not Dead (2015)
Tales from the Miskatonic University Library (2017) (with John Ashmead)
Mountains of Madness Revealed (2019)
Shadows Out of Time (2023)
Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out (1985)
Weird Tales 292 (1988) (with Tad Williams)
Another Round at the Spaceport Bar (1989) (with George Scithers)
Weird Trails (2004) (with Abner Gibber)
Secret History of Vampires (2007)
Full Moon City (2010) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Cthulhu's Reign (2010)
That Is Not Dead (2015)
Tales from the Miskatonic University Library (2017) (with John Ashmead)
Mountains of Madness Revealed (2019)
Shadows Out of Time (2023)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction
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Series contributed to
Black Cat Weekly
5. Black Cat Weekly #5 (2021) (with others)
8. Black Cat Weekly #8 (2021) (with others)
50. Black Cat Weekly #50 (2022) (with others)
59. Black Cat Weekly #59 (2022) (with others)
89. Black Cat Weekly #89 (2023) (with others)
90. Black Cat Weekly #90 (2023) (with others)
91. Black Cat Weekly #91 (2023) (with others)
92. Black Cat Weekly #92 (2023) (with others)
114. Black Cat Weekly #114 (2023) (with others)
5. Black Cat Weekly #5 (2021) (with others)
8. Black Cat Weekly #8 (2021) (with others)
50. Black Cat Weekly #50 (2022) (with others)
59. Black Cat Weekly #59 (2022) (with others)
89. Black Cat Weekly #89 (2023) (with others)
90. Black Cat Weekly #90 (2023) (with others)
91. Black Cat Weekly #91 (2023) (with others)
92. Black Cat Weekly #92 (2023) (with others)
114. Black Cat Weekly #114 (2023) (with others)
Anthologies containing stories by Darrell Schweitzer
The Year's Best Horror Stories VII (1979)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987)
Ghor, Kin-Slayer (1987)
Scare Care (1989)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1992)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Dark Destiny (1994)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
Excalibur (1995)
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (1995)
I, Vampire (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighth Annual Collection (1995)
The Merlin Chronicles (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
Dante's Disciples (1996)
The Resurrected Holmes (1996)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Zodiac Fantastic (1997)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 (1987)
Ghor, Kin-Slayer (1987)
Scare Care (1989)
Horror Story Volume 3 (1991)
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1992)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
Dark Destiny (1994)
Angels of Darkness (1995)
Excalibur (1995)
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (1995)
I, Vampire (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Eighth Annual Collection (1995)
The Merlin Chronicles (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
Dante's Disciples (1996)
The Resurrected Holmes (1996)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
Zodiac Fantastic (1997)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Short stories
| The Story of Obbok (1973) | |||
| The Lady of the Fountain (1977) | |||
| Divers Hands (1979) | |||
| Into the Dark Land (1979) | |||
| Jungle Eyes (1985) | |||
| Jason, Come Home (1986) | |||
| Leaving (1986) | |||
| The Children of Lommos (1987) (with John Gregory Betancourt) | |||
| Pennies from Hell (1987) | |||
| Transients [short story] (1987) | |||
| The Man Who wasn't Nice to Pumpkin Head Dolls (1988) | |||
| A Vision of Rembathene (1988) | |||
| Clocks (1989) | |||
| Malevendra's Pool (1989) | |||
| The Man Who Found the Heart of the Forest (1989) | |||
| Seeing Them (1989) | |||
| The Sorcerer to His Long-Lost Love (1989) | |||
| Angry Man (1990) | |||
| The Paloverde Lodge (1990) (with Jason van Hollander) | |||
| Soft (1990) | |||
| The Throwing Suit (1990) (with Jason van Hollander) | |||
| Short and Nasty (1991) | |||
| The Spirit of the Back Stairs (1991) | |||
| To Become a Sorcerer (1991) | World Fantasy (nominee) | ||
| The Outside Man (1992) | |||
| The Sorcerer Evoragdou (1993) | |||
| He Unwraps Himself (1994) | |||
| The Witch of the World's End (1994) | |||
| The Epilogue of the Sword (1995) | |||
| The Knight of Pale Countenance (1995) | |||
| Runaway (1995) | |||
| Believing in the Twentieth Century (1996) | |||
| Sherlock Holmes, Dragon-slayer (the Singular Adventures of the Grice Pattersons in the Island of Uffa) (1996) | |||
| Smart Guy (1996) | |||
| I Told You So (1997) |
Awards
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Darrell Schweitzer recommends
Satan's Daughter and Other Tales from the Pulps (2004)
E Hoffmann Price
"Pulp stories at their pulpiest from a master of the form. Enjoy!"
The Devil's Own Dear Son (1949)
James Branch Cabell
"One of the all-time greats of fantasy, whose cynical yet romantic view of the human comedy is simultaneously hilarious, beautiful, and melancholy. A writer you must read."
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