Craig Shaw Gardner (born July 2, 1949) is an American author, best known for producing fantasy parodies similar to those of Terry Pratchett. He was also a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies. Bibliography Series Ebenezum A Malady of Magicks (1986) A Multitude of Monsters (1986) A Night in the Netherhells (1987) The Exploits of Ebenezum, omnibus Wuntvor A Difficulty with Dwarves (1987) An Excess of Enchantments (1988) A Disagreement with Death (1989) The Wanderings of Wuntvor, omnibus The Cineverse Cycle Slaves of the Volcano God (1989) Bride of the Slime Monster (1990) Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies (1990) The Cineverse Cycle (1990), The Cineverse Cycle Omnibus (1992) The Sinbad series The Other Sinbad (1991) A Bad Day for Ali Baba (1992) Scheherazade's Night Out (1992), a.k.a. The Last Arabian Night (1993) Dragon Circle Dragon Sleeping (1994), a.k.a. Raven Walking Dragon Waking (1995) Dragon Burning (1996) The Changeling War Written as Peter Garrison The Changeling War (1999) The Sorcerer's Gun (1999) The Magic Dead (2000) Abbadon Inn Twisted Branch (2005), written as Chris Blaine Dark Whispers (2005), written as Chris Blaine Drowned Night (2005), written as Chris Blaine Temporary Magic Series Temporary Monsters (2017) Temporary Hauntings (2017) Collections The Purple Book of Peculiar Stories (2004) A Cold Wind in July (2012) Novelizations The Lost Boys (1987) Wishbringer (1988) Batman (1989) Back to the Future Part II (1989) Back to the Future Part III (1990) Batman Returns with Sam Hamm and Daniel Waters (1992) The 7th Guest with Matthew J. Costello (1995) Leprechauns (1999) Jason and the Argonauts written in 2000 but not published Non-film novels based on licensed properties The Batman Murders (1990) Spider-Man: Wanted Dead or Alive (1998) Return to Chaos (Buffy novel) (1998) Dark Mirror (Angel novel) (2004) Battlestar Galactica: The Cylons' Secret (2006) References External links Peter Garrison at LC Authorities, with 3 records 1949 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American fantasy writers 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers