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Darrell Schweitzer Darrell Schweitzer 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.



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Sekenre — (1995-2004) Publisher:
"If ever your heart has said, _The great days are no more. The golden afternoon of golden tales has faded into night, and I came late, born out of time, to warm my hands at the embers that flicker and fade hour by hour — read this... Here are ghosts grim and gentle, red gold of Ophir, and fell weavings. Here is a tale to keep Scheherazade talking a hundred years." — Gene Wolfe
"Darrell Schweitzer is a fine writer... Not only is he skilled in the exotic use of the best trappings of Fantasy, he employs a disquieting awareness of the dark nooks of the mind and soul... Best of all, Schweitzer is a story-teller, by whose smoky fire one may sit spell-bound." — Tanith Lee
"Superlative." — Interzone

Darrell Schweitzer Sekenre Mask of the SorcererDarrell Schweitzer Sekenre Mask of the Sorcerer

Novels, Collections, Anthologies:

We are All Legends — (1981) Publisher: Darrell Schweitzer's Sir Julian stories.


The Shattered Goddess — (1982) Publisher: An evil witch secretly substitutes her own son for that of a royal heir, and unwittingly creates her own greatest nemesis. Condemned to the bottom of society, when the real heir discovers his true identity, he learns that to reclaim his throne, he must unleash a magic that will destroy his world.


The White Isle — (1988) Publisher: Darrell Schweitzer's first novel is a powerful tale of Prince Evnos of Iankoros, who seeks to reclaim his bride from the God of Death. Rich with strange sorceries, grim mythologies, and hostile gods, this is a tale of heroism and horror, seeming triumph and subsequent tragedy, and strange turns of fate which none of the characters could possible foresee. It is a modern classic reminiscent of E.R. Eddison, Clark Ashton Smith and Lord Dunsany... and yet uniquely the author's own.


Living With the Dead — (2008)


Full Moon City — (2010) Edited by Martin H Greenberg and Darrell Schweitzer. Publisher: Move over, vampires. Make room for the hottest creatures in fantasy: werewolves. Most people think werewolves are creatures of ancient legend, associated with prowling darkened forests and terrifying peasants in medieval cottages. But what about today's werewolf in modern society? Has twenty-first century life changed the rules and lifestyles of the contemporary lycanthrope? Are wolf packs communicating online via social networks? Could the person who at first glance looks like an average commuter (on the early train, to avoid the rising of the full moon) be one of them? Have werewolves infiltrated every level of government? Full Moon City answers these questions, and many more. Featuring contributions from bestselling fantasy luminaries, this collection of spellbinding stories puts the fun back into dark fiction.


Cthulhu's Reign — (2010) Publisher: All original stories about the return of Cthulhu and the Old Ones to Earth. Some of the darkest hints in all of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos relate to what will happen after the Old Ones return and take over the earth. What happens when Cthulhu is unleashed upon the world? What happens when the other Old Ones, long since banished from our universe, break through and descend from the stars? What would the reign of Cthulhu be like on a totally transformed planet where mankind is no longer the master? Find out in these exciting, brand-new stories.


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