Karl Edward Wagner

Karl Edward Wagner

Karl Edward Wagner was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States on December 4th, 1945 and passed away at the age of 48 on October 13th, 1994.

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Karl Edward Wagner Stats: The most read book by Karl Edward Wagner on Book Notification is Dark Crusade, the 4th novel in the Kane series. The second most read book is But You\'ll Never Follow Me, a Novella.

Below is a complete list of Karl Edward Wagner books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Bran Mak Morn Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bran Mak Morn
1976
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2
Legion from the Shadows
1976
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List of Echoes of Valor Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Echoes of Valor
1987
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2
Echoes of Valor II
1989
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3
Echoes of Valor III
1991
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List of Kane Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Kane books are Dark Crusade, Night Winds, and Exorcisms and Ecstasies.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
Darkness Weaves
1970
Go
2
Death Angel's Shadow
1973
Go
3
6
Bloodstone
1975
Go
4
7.3
Dark Crusade
1976
Go
5
8.7
Night Winds
1978
Go
6
The Book of Kane
1979
Go
7
8.3
Exorcisms and Ecstasies
1997
Go
8
Gods in Darkness
2002
Go
9
Midnight Sun
2003
Go

List of The Best Horror Stories Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Walk on the Wild Side
2012
Go
2
Where the Summer Ends
2012
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
Killer (With: David Drake)
1985
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2
Tell Me, Dark
1992
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Into Whose Hands, At First Just Ghostly, and But You\'ll Never Follow Me.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In the Pines
1973
Go
2
7.3
Sticks
1974
Go
3
9.3
The Fourth Seal
1975
Go
4
Undertow
1977
Go
5
7
Two Suns Setting
1978
Go
6
8
The River of Night's Dreaming
1981
Go
7
7
Beyond Any Measure
1982
Go
8
8
Into Whose Hands
1983
Go
9
More Sinned Against
1984
Go
10
Old Loves
1985
Go
11
Shrapnel
1985
Go
12
Blue Lady, Come Back
1985
Go
13
Endless Night
1987
Go
14
9
At First Just Ghostly
1989
Go
15
8.3
But You\'ll Never Follow Me
1990
Go
16
8
Did They Get You to Trade?
1992
Go
17
Deep in the Depths of the Acme Warehouse
1994
Go
18
7.3
I've Come to Talk with You Again
1995
Go
19
7
Plan 10 from Inner Space
1996
Go
20
8
Neither Brute Nor Human
2012
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In a Lonely Place
1983
Go
2
8
Why Not You And I?
1987
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3
Masters of the Weird Tale: Karl Edward Wagner
2011
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Red Harvest
2002
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List of Author's Choice Monthly Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Author's Choice Monthly books are True Minds, Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy, and Hedgework & Guessery.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Old Funny Stuff (By: George Alec Effinger)
1989
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2
Daily Voices (By: Lisa Goldstein)
1989
Go
3
Heroines (By: James Patrick Kelly)
1990
Go
4
Peripheral Vision (By: Karen Joy Fowler)
1990
Go
5
Swatting at the Cosmos ( By: James K. Morrow)
1990
Go
6
Neon Twilight ( By: Edward Bryant)
1990
Go
7
Tales from a Vanished Country (By: Elizabeth Lynn)
1990
Go
8
True Minds ( By: Spider Robinson)
1990
Go
9
Hedgework & Guessery ( By: Charles de Lint)
1991
Go
10
Unthreatened by the Morning Light
1991
Go
11
Stories by Mama Lansdales Youngest Boy ( By: Joe R. Lansdale)
1991
Go
12
Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe ( By: Lewis Shiner)
1991
Go
13
It's Been Fun ( By: Esther M. Friesner)
1991
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List of Conan (Bantam) Books in Publication Order

Conan fights with rebels against kings and sorcerers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Conan the Swordsman (By: L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter, Björn Nyberg)
1978
Go
2
Conan the Liberator (By: L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter)
1979
Go
3
8
Conan: The Road of Kings
1979
Go
4
8
The Sword of Skelos (By: Andrew J. Offutt)
1979
Go
5
7
Conan and the Spider God (By: L. Sprague de Camp)
1980
Go
6
9
Conan the Rebel (By: Poul Anderson)
1980
Go
7
Conan the Barbarian: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation (By: L. Sprague de Camp)
2023
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List of Conan (Donald M. Grant) Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Conan (Donald M. Grant) books are The Tower of the Elephant, Red Nails, and Queen of the Black Coast.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Hour of the Dragon / Conan the Conquerer (With: Robert E. Howard)
1950
Go
2
The People of the Black Circle (By: Robert E. Howard)
1974
Go
3
A Witch Shall Be Born (By: Robert E. Howard)
1975
Go
4
The Tower of the Elephant (By: Robert E. Howard)
1975
Go
5
Red Nails (By: Robert E. Howard)
1975
Go
6
Conan in The Devil in Iron (By: Robert E. Howard)
1976
Go
7
Rogues in the House Conan (By: Robert E. Howard)
1976
Go
8
Queen of the Black Coast (By: Robert E. Howard)
1978
Go
9
Jewels of Gwahlur (By: Robert E. Howard)
1979
Go
10
The Pool of the Black One (By: Robert E. Howard)
1986
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List of Little Book Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Little Book books are A Little Ochre Book of Occult Stories, A Little Blue Book of Bibliomancy, and A Little Black Book of Horror Tales.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Little Aqua Book of Creature Tails (By: David J. Schow)
2014
Go
2
A Little Black Book of Horror Tales (By: Dennis Etchison)
2014
Go
3
A Little White Book of Ghost Stories (By: Rick Hautala)
2015
Go
4
A Little Blue Book of Bibliomancy (By: Chet Williamson)
2016
Go
5
A Little Ochre Book of Occult Stories
2020
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List of The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

Offers horror stories from famous authors, with introductions explaining the genre's evolution.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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2
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
Go
3
Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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List of Karl Edward Wagner Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Year's Best Horror 01
1972
Go
2
The Year's Best Horror 02
1974
Go
3
Whispers, Vol. 2, No. 2-3, June 1975
1975
Go
4
The Year's Best Horror 03
1975
Go
5
Night Chills
1975
Go
6
Whispers
1977
Go
7
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series V
1977
Go
8
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 3
1977
Go
9
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series VI
1978
Go
10
New Terrors Vol. 1
1980
Go
11
The Year's Best Horror Stories Series VIII
1980
Go
12
The Year's Best Horror 08
1980
Go
13
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror
1980
Go
14
Whispers Three
1981
Go
15
The Year's Best Horror IX
1981
Go
16
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XI
1983
Go
17
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 10
1984
Go
18
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XII
1984
Go
19
Whispers V
1985
Go
20
The Year's Best Horror Stories
1985
Go
21
The Years Best Horror Stories XIV
1986
Go
22
Barbarians
1986
Go
23
Masters of Darkness
1986
Go
24
Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
Go
25
The Year's Best Horror Stories XV
1987
Go
26
Gaslight & Ghosts
1988
Go
27
Barbarians 2
1988
Go
28
Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers
1988
Go
29
Ripper!
1988
Go
30
The Year's Best Horror Stories XVI
1988
Go
31
Horrorstory, Volume 5
1989
Go
32
Intensive Scare
1990
Go
33
Borderlands 1
1990
Go
34
HorrorStory Volume Four
1990
Go
35
The Year's Best Horror Stories XVIII
1990
Go
36
8
Best New Horror
1990
Go
37
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
Go
38
Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
Go
39
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror
1991
Go
40
Best New Horror 2
1991
Go
41
Horrorstory
1991
Go
42
The Year's Best Horror Stories XIX
1991
Go
43
Walls of Fear
1991
Go
44
Best New Horror 3
1992
Go
45
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
Go
46
MetaHorror
1992
Go
47
Fifth Annual Collection
1992
Go
48
The Year's Best Horror Stories XX
1992
Go
49
The Giant Book of Zombies
1993
Go
50
The Giant Book of Best New Horror
1993
Go
51
Best New Horror 4
1993
Go
52
Splatterpunks II
1993
Go
53
The Ultimate Witch
1993
Go
54
The Year's Best Horror Stories XXI
1993
Go
55
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
1993
Go
56
The Hastur Cycle
1993
Go
57
South From Midnight
1994
Go
58
The Giant Book of Terror
1994
Go
59
The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men / The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
1994
Go
60
The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII
1994
Go
61
Best New Horror 5
1994
Go
62
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories
1995
Go
63
Best New Horror 6
1995
Go
64
4
Dark Terrors
1995
Go
65
The Vampire Hunters' Casebook
1996
Go
66
The Cthulhu Mythos
1997
Go
67
Secret City
1997
Go
68
Vampires
1997
Go
69
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8
1997
Go
70
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment
1998
Go
71
A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic
2002
Go
72
The Mammoth Book of New Terror
2004
Go
73
Black Prometheus: A Critical Study of Karl Edward Wagner
2007
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74
Summer Chills
2007
Go
75
The Mammoth Book of Monsters
2007
Go
76
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
2011
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77
The Sword & Sorcery Anthology
2012
Go
78
6
The Book of Cthulhu II
2012
Go
79
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
2013
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80
Lovecraft's Monsters
2014
Go
81
Darker Terrors 7
2016
Go
82
In the Shadow of Frankenstein
2016
Go
83
The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
2021
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Karl Edward Wagner

Karl Edward Wagner (Karl Edward Wagner ) was born on December 4th, 1945. Karl passed away October 13th, 1994 at 48 years old. Karl Edward Wagner was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.

Karl Edward Wagner was the author of the Karl Edward Wagner Short Stories/Novellas series which consists of 20 novels. The Karl Edward Wagner Short Stories/Novellas series started in 1973 with the novel In the Pines. The most recently released novel in the Karl Edward Wagner Short Stories/Novellas series was Neither Brute Nor Human which was released in 2012. There are no upcoming novels for the Karl Edward Wagner Short Stories/Novellas series.

Karl Edward Wagner also wrote the Kane series which has 9 books including Darkness Weaves and Death Angel's Shadow.

Karl Edward Wagner: Awards & Accolades

Karl Edward Wagner won the British Fantasy Award, The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution), in 1983.

Many of Karl Edward Wagner's books have won awards, including:

  • Sticks won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1975.
  • Two Suns Setting won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1977.
  • Beyond Any Measure won the World Fantasy Award, Novella, in 1983.
  • Neither Brute Nor Human won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1984.
  • Best New Horror won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1991 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Anthology in 1991.
  • Best New Horror 6 won the International Horror Guild Award, Best Anthology, in 1996.
  • Exorcisms and Ecstasies won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 1997.

The following novels by Karl Edward Wagner were also nominated for these awards:

  • Sticks: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1975).
  • Bloodstone: British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1976).
  • The Fourth Seal: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1976).
  • Dark Crusade: World Fantasy Award, Novel (1977).
  • Two Suns Setting: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1977).
  • Whispers: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1978).
  • The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series V: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1978).
  • The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series VI: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1979).
  • Night Winds: World Fantasy Award, Collection (1979).
  • The River of Night's Dreaming: World Fantasy Award, Novella (1982).
  • Into Whose Hands: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (1984).
  • Why Not You And I?: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1987). World Fantasy Award, Collection (1988).
  • The Year's Best Horror Stories XV: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1988).
  • At First Just Ghostly: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (1989).
  • But You\'ll Never Follow Me: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (1990).
  • Walls of Fear: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991).
  • Did They Get You to Trade?: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (1992).
  • I've Come to Talk with You Again: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1996).
  • Plan 10 from Inner Space: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (1996).

Related Authors

Fans of Karl Edward Wagner also enjoy these authors:

  1. Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn Series.
  2. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
  3. Ben Aaronovitch, author of the PC Peter Grant / Rivers of London Series.
  4. Anne McCaffrey, author of the Dragonriders of Pern Series.
  5. C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles Of Narnia Series.

Karl Edward Wagner: F.A.Q

When was Karl Edward Wagner Born?

Karl Edward Wagner was born on December 4th, 1945.

When did Karl Edward Wagner die?

Karl Edward Wagner died on October 13th, 1994 at 48 years old.

Where was Karl Edward Wagner Born?

Karl Edward Wagner was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.

What awards has Karl Edward Wagner won?

Karl Edward Wagner has won the following awards: The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution) at the British Fantasy Award (1983).

What book awards has Karl Edward Wagner won?

Sticks: British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1975).
Two Suns Setting: British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1977).
Beyond Any Measure: World Fantasy Award Novella (1983).
Neither Brute Nor Human: British Fantasy Award Best Short Story (1984).
Best New Horror: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (1991), World Fantasy Award Anthology (1991).
Best New Horror 6: International Horror Guild Award Best Anthology (1996).
Exorcisms and Ecstasies: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (1997).

What was the first book Karl Edward Wagner wrote?

The first book written by Karl Edward Wagner was The Hour of the Dragon / Conan the Conquerer, published in 1950.

What was the most recent book Karl Edward Wagner wrote?

His most recently released work was A Little Ochre Book of Occult Stories (a short story) on October 16th, 2020.

What is the most popular book by Karl Edward Wagner?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Karl Edward Wagner book is Dark Crusade. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Dark Crusade (7.33)
  2. But You\'ll Never Follow Me (8.33)
  3. Neither Brute Nor Human (8)
  4. The Fourth Seal (9.33)
  5. Two Suns Setting (7)

How many books has Karl Edward Wagner written?

Karl Edward Wagner has written 46 books across 16 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Bran Mak Morn Series
  • 3 books in the Echoes of Valor Series
  • 9 books in the Kane Series
  • 2 books in The Best Horror Stories Series
  • 2 Standalone Novels
  • 20 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Collections
  • 1 book in the Author's Choice Monthly Series
  • 1 book in the Conan (Bantam) Series
  • 1 book in the Conan (Donald M. Grant) Series
  • 1 book in the Little Book Series

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