Darrell Schweitzer

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The Children of Chorazin and Other Strange Denizens (Collection) was the most recently released book by Darrell Schweitzer, on November 7th, 2023.

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Darrell Schweitzer Stats: The most read book by Darrell Schweitzer on Book Notification is Living with the Dead, a Novella. The second most read book is Transients and Other Disqueting Stories, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Darrell Schweitzer books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Mask of the Sorcerer, The Shattered Goddess, and The Dragon House.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The White Isle
1987
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2
The Mask of the Sorcerer
1995
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3
The Shattered Goddess
1996
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4
The Dragon House
2018
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List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are Transients and Other Disqueting Stories, Necromancies and Netherworlds, and The Secret History of Vampires.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
We Are All Legends
1981
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2
Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out and Other Strange Excursions
1985
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3
The Meaning of Life and Other Awesome Cosmic Revelations
1988
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4
9.3
Transients and Other Disqueting Stories
1993
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5
Non Compost Mentis:
1995
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6
Refugees from an Imaginary Country
1999
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7
7.3
Necromancies and Netherworlds
1999
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8
Groping Toward the Light
2000
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9
Nightscapes
2000
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10
The Great World and the Small
2001
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11
Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer
2004
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12
The Secret History of Vampires
2007
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13
Ghosts of Past and Future
2008
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14
The Fantastic Horizon
2009
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15
The Innsmouth Tabernacle Choir Hymnal
2010
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16
Deadly Things
2011
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17
The Darrell Schweitzer Megapack
2013
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18
The Emperor of the Ancient Word and Other Fantastic Stories
2013
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19
Echoes of the Goddess
2013
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20
Awaiting Strange Gods
2015
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21
The Threshold of Forever
2017
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22
The Mysteries of the Faceless King
2020
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23
The Last Heretic
2020
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24
The Children of Chorazin and Other Strange Denizens
2023
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Discovering H.P. Lovecraft, Pathways to Elfland, and Speaking of Horror.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Dream Quest of H.P. Lovecraft
1978
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2
Conan's World and Robert E. Howard
1978
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3
Science Fiction Voices #1
1979
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4
Science Fiction Voices #5
1981
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5
On Writing Science Fiction (With: John M. Ford, George Scithers)
1981
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6
Discovering Stephen King
1985
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7
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction
1985
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8
Discovering H.P. Lovecraft
1987
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9
Pathways to Elfland
1989
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10
Speaking of Horror
1994
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11
Speaking of the Fantastic
2002
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12
Speaking of the Fantastic II
2004
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13
Speaking of Horror II
2015
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14
Nightmare's Realm: New Tales of the Weird & Fantastic
2017
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15
Speaking of the Fantastic IV
2018
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16
Speaking with George R.R. Martin
2022
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17
Speaking with Larry Niven
2022
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Living with the Dead, To Become a Sorcerer, and Windows of the Imagination.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.7
To Become a Sorcerer
1991
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2
Windows of the Imagination
1998
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3
7.7
Living with the Dead
2008
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4
Peeling It Off
2022
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5
Fighting the Zeppelin Gang
2023
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List of Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Books in Publication Order

Humorous science fiction and fantasy anthology collection.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Unidentified Funny Objects
2012
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2
Unidentified Funny Objects 2
2013
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3
Unidentified Funny Objects 3
2014
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4
Funny Science Fiction
2015
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5
Unidentified Funny Objects 4
2015
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6
6
Funny Fantasy
2016
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7
Unidentified Funny Objects 5
2016
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8
Funny Horror
2017
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9
Unidentified Funny Objects 6
2017
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10
Unidentified Funny Objects 7
2018
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11
Unidentified Funny Objects 8
2020
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12
Unidentified Funny Objects 9
2022
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13
Unidentified Funny Objects 10
2026
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List of Darrell Schweitzer Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Other Worlds
1978
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2
Heroic Fantasy
1979
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3
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far
1981
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4
Exploring Fantasy Worlds
1985
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5
Weird Tales #292: Fall 1988
1988
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6
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction II
1988
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7
The Pendragon Chronicles: Heroic Fantasy from the Time of King Arthur
1989
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8
Another Round at the Spaceport Bar
1989
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9
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 14
1989
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10
Weird Tales 295
1989
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11
Weird Tales 297
1990
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12
Weird Tales 299
1990
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13
Borderlands 1
1990
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14
Weird Tales 301
1991
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15
Weird Tales 303
1991
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16
Dante's Disciples
1991
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17
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories
1993
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18
Weird Tales 307
1993
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19
The Ultimate Witch
1993
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20
The Anthology of Fantasy and the Supernatural
1994
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21
Dark Destiny
1994
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22
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories
1995
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23
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100 Wicked Little Witch Stories
1995
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24
Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction
1996
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25
Giant Book of Fantasy Tales
1996
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26
Shakespearean Whodunnits
1997
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27
The Chronicles of the Round Table
1999
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28
Crafty Cat Crimes
2000
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29
Weird Tales #329
2002
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30
The Book of More Flesh
2002
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31
The Thomas Ligotti Reader
2003
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32
Black Prometheus: A Critical Study of Karl Edward Wagner
2007
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33
High Seas Cthulhu
2007
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34
SF Voices
2009
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35
Full Moon City
2010
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36
Curse of the Full Moon: A Werewolf Anthology
2010
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37
Cthulhu's Reign
2010
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38
Z: Zombie Stories
2011
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39
Weird Tales #327
2011
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40
Speaking of the Fantastic III
2011
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41
Unfit for Eden: A Postscripts Anthology 26/27
2011
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42
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack
2012
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43
Speculative Japan 3: Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy
2012
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44
Unidentified Funny Objects
2012
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45
The Grimscribe's Puppets
2013
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46
The Third Cat Story Megapack: 25 Frisky Feline Tales, Old and New
2013
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47
Weird Tales #313
2013
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48
Lovecraft and Influence: His Predecessors and Successors
2013
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49
The Time Travel Megapack
2013
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50
Deepest, Darkest Eden: New Tales of Hyperborea
2013
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51
Memoryville Blues: A Postscripts Anthology 30/31
2013
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52
Unidentified Funny Objects 2
2013
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53
Allen K’s Inhuman Magazine #6, Spring 2015
2014
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54
Cemetery Dance: Issue 71
2014
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55
Trafficking in Magic, Magicking in Traffic
2014
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56
Unidentified Funny Objects 3
2014
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57
Far Voyager: A Postcripts Anthology 32/33
2014
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58
The Starry Wisdom Library
2014
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59
Black Wings IV: Tales of Lovecraftian Horror
2015
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60
Flesh Like Smoke
2015
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61
Funny Science Fiction
2015
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62
Unidentified Funny Objects 4
2015
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63
Unidentified Funny Objects 5
2016
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64
Weirdbook #33
2016
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65
The Tales from the Miskatonic University Library
2017
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66
Funny Horror
2017
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67
Nightmare's Realm: New Tales of the Weird & Fantastic
2017
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68
Unidentified Funny Objects 6
2017
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69
Weirdbook #38
2018
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70
Unidentified Funny Objects 7
2018
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71
Birthing Monsters
2018
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72
Spectral Realms No. 11
2019
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73
Apostles of the Weird
2020
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74
The 2020 Rhysling Anthology
2020
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75
Devil's Ways
2020
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76
Unidentified Funny Objects 8
2020
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77
The Weird Tales Story: Expanded and Enhanced
2021
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78
Under Twin Suns
2021
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79
Black Cat Weekly #50
2022
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80
Unidentified Funny Objects 9
2022
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Darrell Schweitzer

Darrell Schweitzer was born on August 27th, 1952 and is currently 73 years old.

Darrell Schweitzer is the author of 24 Collections. The first collection published was We Are All Legends, in 1981. The most recently published collection was The Children of Chorazin and Other Strange Denizens which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming collections.

Darrell Schweitzer has also written 17 Non-Fiction Books, including The Dream Quest of H.P. Lovecraft and Conan's World and Robert E. Howard.

In 1992, Darrell Schweitzer won the "Professional" award, a World Fantasy Special Award for his work with the American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine Weird Tales.

Darrell Schweitzer: Awards & Accolades

Darrell Schweitzer books have been nominated for multiple awards, To Become a Sorcerer was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Novella, in 1992. Transients and Other Disqueting Stories was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 1994. The Chronicles of the Round Table was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1998. Necromancies and Netherworlds was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 2000. Living with the Dead was nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Novella, in 2008. Black Wings IV: Tales of Lovecraftian Horror was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2016.

Related Authors

Fans of Darrell Schweitzer also enjoy these authors:

  1. Terry Pratchett, author of: Good Omens.
  2. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  3. George R.R. Martin, author of the A Song Of Ice and Fire Series.
  4. Dan Simmons, author of the Hyperion Cantos Series.
  5. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.

Darrell Schweitzer: F.A.Q

When was Darrell Schweitzer Born? How old is Darrell Schweitzer?

Darrell Schweitzer was born on August 27th, 1952. Darrell Schweitzer is currently 73 years old.

What was the first book Darrell Schweitzer wrote?

The first book written by Darrell Schweitzer was The Dream Quest of H.P. Lovecraft, published in 1978.

What was the most recent book Darrell Schweitzer wrote?

His most recently released work was The Children of Chorazin and Other Strange Denizens on November 7th, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Darrell Schweitzer?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Darrell Schweitzer book is Living with the Dead. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Living with the Dead (7.67)
  2. Transients and Other Disqueting Stories (9.33)
  3. Necromancies and Netherworlds (7.33)
  4. To Become a Sorcerer (6.67)

Are there upcoming new books by Darrell Schweitzer?

Darrell Schweitzer does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Darrell Schweitzer written?

Darrell Schweitzer has written 49 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 Standalone Novels, 24 Collections, 16 Non-Fiction Books, 5 Short Stories/Novellas.

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