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Robert R McCammon


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Robert McCammon is the award-winning author of 14 novels and numerous short stories. In the 1980s, McCammon's horror novels were among the most popular published, including such bestsellers as Swan Song, They Thirst, and Stinger. In the 1990s, McCammon's work turned toward the mainstream, with such novels as the phenomenal Boy's Life, MINE, and Gone South. After a hiatus during the 1990s, McCammon returned to publishing with the award-winning historical fiction novel Speaks the Nightbird in 2002.
 

Awards: Stoker (2013), ITW (2008), WFA (1992)  see all

Genres: Horror, Historical Mystery, Mystery, Thriller
 
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Leviathan
(Matthew Corbett, book 10)
Series
Stories from the Blue World
   The Red House (1985)
   Yellowjacket Summer (1986)
   Doom City (1987)
   Chico (1989)
   Nightcrawlers (1989)
   Pin (1989)
   Something Passed By (1989)
   Yellachile's Cage (1989)
   Makeup (2014)
   Night Calls the Green Falcon (2014)
   Children of the Bedtime Machine (2015)
   He'll Come Knocking at Your Door (2015)
   I Scream Man (2015)
   Strange Candy (2015)
   White (2015)
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Matthew Corbett
   1. Speaks the Nightbird (2002)
   2. The Queen of Bedlam (2007)
   3. Mister Slaughter (2010)
   4. The Providence Rider (2012)
   5. The River of Souls (2014)
   6. Freedom of the Mask (2016)
   7. Cardinal Black (2019)
   8. King of Shadows (2022)
   9. Seven Shades of Evil (2023)
   10. Leviathan (2024)
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Stories from the Hunter from the Woods
   Death of a Hunter (2014)
   Sea Chase (2014)
   The Great White Way (2014)
   The Man from London (2014)
   The Room at the Bottom of the Stairs (2014)
   The Wolf and the Eagle (2014)
 
Novels
   Baal (1978)
   Bethany's Sin (1980)
   The Night Boat (1980)
   They Thirst (1981)
   Mystery Walk (1983)
   Usher's Passing (1984)
   Swan Song (1987)
   Stinger (1987)
   Mine (1990)
   Boy's Life (1991)
   Gone South (1992)
   The Five (2011)
   The Border (2015)
   The Listener (2018)
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Collections
   Blue World (1989)
   Tales from Greystone Bay (2018)
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Anthologies edited
   Under the Fang (1991)
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Books containing stories by Robert R McCammon
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Midnight Under the Big Top (2020)
Tales of Madness, Murder, and Magic
edited by
Brian James Freeman

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Awards
2013 Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
2008 ITW Award for Best Paperback original : The Queen of Bedlam
1992 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : Boy's Life
1991 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel : Boy's Life
1990 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel : Mine
1989 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction : Eat Me
1987 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel : Swan Song
1987 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction : The Deep End

Award nominations
2019 Locus Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : The Listener
2019 Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : Cardinal Black
1990 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Blue World
1990 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Blue World
1989 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : The Wolf's Hour
1989 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (nominee) : Blue World
1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Swan Song
1988 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Swan Song
1988 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : Stinger
1985 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Nightcrawlers [short story]


Robert R McCammon recommends
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Fever House (2023)
(Fever House Duology, book 1)
Keith Rosson
"ever House is awesome. . . . Great writing . . . also scary as Hell! A really excellent book that should not be missed."
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Red Unicorn (2022)
Weston Ochse
"Though the scope and nature of the book is chilling and horrific he kind of makes the reading into a little vacation. Well done!"
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The Fearing (2021)
(Fearing)
John F D Taff
"A powerful and epic trip into the land of feardom!."

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