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Dean Wesley Smith


USA flag (b.1950)
Husband of Kristine Kathryn Rusch

aka Sandy Schofield, Kathryn Wesley

Bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith has written more than eighty popular novels, both his own and tie-in projects, including Laying the Music to Rest and X-Men: The Jewels of Cyttorak. With Kristine Kathryn Rusch, he is the coauthor of The Tenth Planet trilogy and the motion picture novelization X-Men, along with more than a dozen Star Trek books and two original Men in Black novels. He has also written novels in a number of gaming universes, including Vor and the novelization for the movie Final Fantasy.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Mystery, Fantasy
 
Series
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The Tenth Planet (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
   1. The Tenth Planet (1999)
   2. Oblivion (2000)
   3. The Final Assault (2000)
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Poker Boy
   1. The Slots of Saturn (2014)
   2. The Old Girlfriend of Doom (2010)
   3. Dead Even (2010)
   4. Gods Aren't Funny (2016)
   5. Gambling Hell (2013)
   6. Luck Be A Lady (2010)
   The Women of the Felt (2011)
   Poker Boy Vs. The Silicon Suckers (2012)
   7. Sighed the Snake (2012)
   8. The Smoke That Doesn't Bark (2012)
   9. The War of Poker (2013)
   10. Daddy is an Undertaker (2012)
   11. Nonexistent No More (2013)
   12. Fighting the Fuzzy-Wuzzy (2012)
   13. Pink Shoes and Hot Chocolate (2012)
   14. Shootout in the Okey-Doke Casino (2012)
   15. Dried Up (2012)
   16. The Empty Mummy Murders (2012)
   17. Living Time (2013)
   18. Not Saleable For Sale (2013)
   19. Just Shoot Me Now! (2013)
   20. For the Balance of a Heart (2012)
   21. A Night With a Forgotten God (2016)
   23. They're Back (2016)
   33. Gods Have History (2016)
   34. Leaking Away a Life (2016)
   35. The Rude Improbable Presumptive (2016)
   Luck Be Ladies (2019)
   Playing a Hunch (2020)
   Mystery Cat (2021)
   The Portal of Wrong Love (2021)
   Playing Scared (2021)
   A Poker Boy Christmas (2021)
   A Beautiful History (2021)
   Hidden Box Inn and Casino (2021)
   The Birth of a Superhero (2022)
   Age Might Be a Number (2022)
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Seeders Universe
   0.5. Shadow in the City (2010)
   1. Dust and Kisses (2014)
   2. Against Time (2014)
   3. Sector Justice (2014)
   4. Morning Song (2014)
   5. The High Edge (2014)
   6. Star Mist (2016)
   A Bad Patch of Humanity (2016)
   A Matter for a Future Year (2016)
   Dreaming Large (2016)
   7. Star Rain (2016)
   8. Star Fall (2016)
   9. Starburst (2017)
   A Billion Earths (2021)
   Rescue Two (2021)
   A Gift from the Centuries (2022)
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Smith's Monthly
   1. Smith's Monthly #1 (2013)
   2. Smith's Monthly #2 (2013)
   3. Smith's Monthly #3 (2013)
   4. Smith's Monthly #4 (2014)
   5. Smith's Monthly #5 (2014)
   6. Smith's Monthly #6 (2014)
   7. Smith's Monthly #7 (2014)
   8. Smith's Monthly #8 (2014)
   9. Smith's Monthly #9 (2014)
   10. Smith's Monthly #10 (2014)
   11. Smith's Monthly #11 (2014)
   12. Smith's Monthly #12 (2014)
   13. Smith's Monthly #13 (2014)
   14. Smith's Monthly #14 (2014)
   15. Smith's Monthly #15 (2015)
   16. Smith's Monthly #16 (2015)
   17. Smith's Monthly #17 (2015)
   18. Smith's Monthly #18 (2015)
   19. Smith's Monthly #19 (2015)
   20. Smith's Monthly #20 (2015)
   21. Smith's Monthly #21 (2015)
   22. Smith's Monthly #22 (2015)
   23. Smith's Monthly #23 (2015)
   24. Smith's Monthly #24 (2015)
   25. Smith's Monthly #25 (2015)
   26. Smith's Monthly #26 (2016)
   27. Smith's Monthly #27 (2016)
   28. Smith's Monthly #28 (2016)
   29. Smith's Monthly #29 (2016)
   30. Smith's Monthly #30 (2016)
   31. Smith's Monthly #31 (2016)
   32. Smith's Monthly #32 (2016)
   33. Smith's Monthly #33 (2016)
   34. Smith's Monthly #34 (2016)
   35. Smith's Monthly #35 (2016)
   36. Smith's Monthly #36 (2016)
   37. Smith's Monthly #37 (2017)
   38. Smith's Monthly #38 (2017)
   39. Smith's Monthly #39 (2017)
   40. Smith's Monthly #40 (2017)
   41. Smith's Monthly #41 (2017)
   42. Smith's Monthly #42 (2017)
   43. Smith's Monthly #43 (2017)
   44. Smith's Monthly #44 (2017)
   45. Smith's Monthly #45 (2021)
   46. Smith's Monthly # 46 (2021)
   47. Smith's Monthly #47 (2021)
   48. Smith's Monthly #48 (2021)
   49. Smith's Monthly #49 (2021)
   50. Smith's Monthly #50 (2021)
   51. Smith's Monthly #51 (2021)
   52. Smith's Monthly #52 (2021)
   53. Smith's Monthly #53 (2021)
   54. Smith's Monthly #54 (2021)
   55. Smith's Monthly #55 (2021)
   56. Smith's Monthly #56 (2021)
   57. Smith's Monthly #57 (2022)
   58. Smith's Monthly #58 (2022)
   59. Smith's Monthly #59 (2022)
   60. Smith's Monthly Issue #60 (2022)
   61. Smith's Monthly Issue # 61 (2022)
   62. Smith's Monthly Issue #62 (2022)
   63. Smith's Monthly Issue #63 (2022)
   64. Smith's Monthly #64 (2022)
   65. Smith's Monthly Issue #65 (2022)
   66. Smith's Monthly Issue #66 (2022)
   67. Smith's Monthly Issue # 67 (2022)
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Cold Poker Gang
   1. Kill Game (2014)
   2. Cold Call (2015)
   3. Calling Dead (2015)
   4. Bad Beat (2016)
   5. Dead Hand (2016)
   6. Freezeout (2016)
   7. Ace High (2017)
   8. Burn Card (2017)
   9. Heads Up (2019)
   10. Ring Game (2020)
   The Remarkable Way She Died (2021)
   Under Glass (2021)
   11. Bottom Pair (2021)
   That Human Fear (2021)
   Action (2023)
   12. Case Card (2023)
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Thunder Mountain
   1. Thunder Mountain (2014)
   2. Monumental Summit (2014)
   3. Avalanche Creek (2014)
   4. The Edwards Mansion (2015)
   5. Lake Roosevelt (2015)
   6. Warm Springs (2015)
   7. Melody Ridge (2015)
   8. Grapevine Springs (2016)
     aka The Problem of Grapevine Springs
   9. Idanha Hotel (2016)
   The Cavern (2016)
   10. The Taft Ranch (2016)
   The House at Thunder Rock (2017)
   11. Tombstone Canyon (2017)
   12. Dry Creek Crossing (2017)
   Profile Gap (2021)
   Mule Creek Landslide (2021)
   Hot Springs Meadow (2021)
   Green Valley (2022)
   Rainbow Peak (2022)
   Blue Finds a Home (2022)
   Enough Time (2022)
   Trail Guns Meet (2022)
   Lost Canyon (2022)
   Without a Ripple (2022)
   Lost Canyon Cave (2022)
   Passing In Time (2022)
   Yesterday's Cold Grave (2022)
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Ghost of a Chance : Ghost Agent
   1. The Poker Chip (2017)
   2. The Christmas Gift (2017)
   3. The Free Meal (2017)
   4. The Cop Car (2017)
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Marble Grant
   A Lady in Heat (2021)
   A Look at His Heart (2021)
   A Thief of Regrets (2021)
   Always a Way (2021)
   Blind Date (2021)
   Delightfully Dizzy (2021)
   That Old Tingling (2021)
   Black Coffee (2021)
   Lost Time (2021)
   Whistle for Help (2021)
   The First Year (2021)
   A Missing Sister Dream (2021)
   A Time for Cool Madness (2021)
   Ghost Diet (2021)
   Models Four (2021)
   Obvious Creeper (2021)
   Reluctant With Intent (2021)
   Old Memories (2022)
   Ashes to Weddings (2022)
   Death and Life in a Long Hot Day (2022)
   Will You Still Love Me in Five Minutes (2022)
   A Big Twisted Plot (2022)
   No Firing Squad Yet (2022)
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Pakhet Jones
   Cat in Waiting (2021)
   Cat in a Different Place (2021)
   Cat in the Air (2021)
   Cat Leading the Way (2021)
   The Big Tom (2021)
   Cat Caught in the Art (2021)
   Cat Running Wild (2021)
   Big Eyes (2022)
   Deadly Invisible Sky (2022)
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Sky Tate
   The Story of Jean (2021)
   She Lost a Period (2021)
   Cherry Jones (2021)
   Patty Bluff (2021)
   Viewing Susan (2021)
   Dead Woman Walking (2022)
   Debbie Does the Desert (2022)
   Start with Butter (2022)
   A Cold Case Future (2022)
   Can't Go Home (2022)
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Novels
   Laying The Music To Rest (1989)
   Steel Terror (1996)
   The Abductors (1996) (with Jonathan Frakes)
   Steel (1997)
   Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
   Brute Force (2002)
   The Core (2002)
   The Rundown (2003)
   All Eve's Hallows (2005)
   An Easy Shot (2016)
   The Adventures of Hawk (2017)
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Collections
   Five From The Felt (2011)
   Five From the End of the World (2011)
   The First Tee Panic (2014)
   Stories from July (2015)
   Very Merry Christmas Bundle (2016) (with others)
   Dead To Me (2017)
   The Case of Pilgrim Hugh (2017)
   Through the Jukebox (2017)
   Guns of the West (2017) (with others)
   Sunset With Her (2017) (with others)
   Thrilling Wonder Adventure Stories (2017) (with others)
   Very Mysterious Christmas Bundle (2017) (with others)
   Alien Vibrations (2017)
   Christmas Tales (2017) (with others)
   Weird Fantastic Detective Stories (2018) (with others)
   Nightly Bites Volume 2 (2018) (with others)
   The UFO Bundle (2018) (with others)
   Sci-Fi Stories - Starships (2018) (with others)
   Weird Wild West: A Bundle Of Weird Western Tales (2019) (with others)
   Shadows and Heartstrings (2020) (with others)
   Space: 1975 (2021) (with others)
   Holiday Insanity (2021)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Call of the Track Ahead (2009)
   Playing in the Street (2009)
   Dinner on a Flying Saucer (2009)
   Between Showers (2010)
   Clicking Sticks (2010)
   Cold Comfort (2010)
   Growing Pains of the Dead (2010)
   In Search of the Perfect Orgasm (2010)
   Jukebox Gifts (2010)
   The Keeper of the Morals (2010)
   The Last Burp of a Very Good Women (2010)
   Peter the Hermit (2010)
   Santa's Snack (2010)
   A Vanilla Three-Way with a Cherry (2010)
   Last Man Out (2010)
   Tumbling Down the Nighttime (2010)
   Cutting Down Fred (2010)
   Sprinkle on a Memory (2010)
   Cheerleader Revelation (2011)
   The Wages of the Moment (2011)
   Call Me Unfixable (2012)
   The Ghost of the Garden Lounge (2012)
   Our Slaying Song Tonight (2012)
   Husband Dummies (2012)
   The Yellow of the Flickering Past (2012)
   In the Shade of the Slowboat Man (2013)
   The Last Burp of a Very Good Woman (2013)
   The Gift of a Dream (2013)
   The Life and Death of Fortune Cookie Tyrant (2013)
   Standing in Line at the Intersection (2013)
   The Tragic Tale of a Man in a Duster (2013)
   Dead Post Bumper (2013)
   A Life in Whoopees (2013)
   Me and Beans and Great Big Melons (2013)
   Mom's Paradox (2013)
   Nostalgia 101 (2013)
   A Time to Dream (2013)
   Best Eaten on a Slow Tuesday (2016)
   For the Delusion That Waited (2016)
   The Great Alien Vibration (2016)
   Here to Stay on the Edge (2016)
   Something Wasted On (2016)
   The Stone Slept Here (2016)
   To Remember a Single Minute (2016)
   The Face in the Fullness of Time (2016)
   Blind Poet (2021)
   Penny Dead (2021)
   Cat in a Hole (2021)
   Half a Clue (2021)
   Lost Robot (2021)
   Pleasing Pearl (2021)
   Remembering the Last laugh (2021)
   Cat in Love (2021)
   Center Drives (2021)
   Let's Dance (2021)
   Under the Skin of Death (2021)
   Dannie Finds a Home (2021)
   Crystal Blue Attraction (2021)
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Anthologies edited
   You Really Liked That? (2019)
   No Way (2019)
   Promise in the Gold (2021)
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Series contributed to
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Star Trek : Voyager
   2. The Escape (1995) (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
   15. Echoes (1998) (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
   17. Death of a Neutron Star (1999) (with Eric Kotani)
   Captain Proton! (1999)
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Spider-Man
   Carnage in New York (1996) (with David Michelinie)
   Goblin's Revenge (1996)
   Emerald Mystery (2000)
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X-Men
   The Jewels of Cyttorak (1997) (with Chuck Wojtkiewicz)
   The X-Men Novelization (2000) (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
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Unreal
   2. Prophet's Power (1998)
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Star Trek : Strange New Worlds
   1. Strange New Worlds I (1998) (with Paula M Block and John J Ordover)
   2. Strange New Worlds II (1999) (with Paula M Block and John J Ordover)
   3. Strange New Worlds III (2000) (with Paula M Block and John J Ordover)
   4. Strange New Worlds IV (2001) (with Paula M Block and John J Ordover)
   5. Strange New Worlds V (2000) (with Paula M Block and John J Ordover)
   6. Strange New Worlds VI (2003) (with Paula M Block and John J Ordover)
   7. Strange New Worlds VII (2004) (with Paula M Block and John J Ordover)
   8. Strange New Worlds VIII (2005) (with Paula M Block and Elisa J Kassin)
   9. Strange New Worlds IX (2006) (with Paula M Block and Elisa J Kassin)
   10. Strange New Worlds X (2007) (with Paula M Block)
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Smallville
   4. Whodunnit (2003)
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Uncollected Anthology
   5. Magical Libraries (2017) (with others)
   Uncollected Anthology: Year 2 (2017) (with others)
   Unexpected Histories (2022) (with others)
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Boundary Shock Quarterly
   11. What Might Have Been (2020) (with others)
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Omnibus editions show
 
Anthologies containing stories by Dean Wesley Smith
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The Holiday Spectacular #4 (2023)
(Holiday Anthology)
edited by
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Silence in the City (2022)
Stories of the Sudden End of the Modern World
edited by
Shaun Kilgore

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Awards
Bram Stoker Best First Novel nominee (1990) : Laying The Music To Rest
Nebula Awards Best Short Story nominee (1997) : In the Shade of the Slowboat Man


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