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Karl Edward Wagner

American writer, poet, editor, and publisher of horror, science fiction, and heroic fantasy,

American writer (1945–1994)

Born	1945
Died	1994

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The Dark Descent

by David G. Hartwell, Stephen King, John Collier, Montague Rhodes James, Lucy Clifford, Russell Kirk, H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Harlan Ellison, and 38 others
First published in 1987
12 editions, 4 ebooks
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Dark Forces

by Kirby McCauley, Dennis Etchison, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Edward Bryant, Davis Grubb, Robert Aickman, Karl Edward Wagner, Joyce Carol Oates, T. E. D. Klein, and 16 others
First published in 1980
11 editions, 6 ebooks
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Dark love

by Nancy A. Collins, Edward E. Kramer, Martin H. Greenberg, Stephen King, Michael O'Donoghue, Kathe Koja, Basil Cooper, John Lutz, David J. Schow, and 15 others
First published in 1995
8 editions, 5 ebooks
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Conan the swordsman

by L. Sprague De Camp, Lin Carter, Bjorn Nyberg, Karl Edward Wagner, Andrew J. Offutt, Poul Anderson, and Robert E. Howard
First published in 1978
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Night Winds

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1978
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The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural

by Bill Pronzini, Barry Malzberg, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Winston S. Churchill, and 33 others
First published in 1981
4 editions, 3 ebooks
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Dark crusade.

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1976
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Horrorstory

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1989
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Death Angel's Shadow

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1973
3 editions, 1 ebook
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A quest lover's treasury of the fantastic

by Margaret Weis, C. J. Cherryh, Karl Edward Wagner, Poul Anderson, Charles L. Fontenay, Tanya Huff, Neil Gaiman, Lois Tilton, Orson Scott Card, and 3 others First published in 2002
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Lovecraft's Monsters

by Ellen Datlow, Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Elizabeth Bear, Neil Gaiman, Laird Barron, Nadia Bulkin, Brian Hodge, Kim Newman, and 12 others First published in 2014
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Killer

by David Drake and Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1985
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Bloodstone

by Karl Edward Wagner
First published in 1983
2 editions, 2 ebooks
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Conan: Road of Kings (Conan)

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1982
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The Year's Best Horror 01 (Year's Best Horror)

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1972
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The Year's Best Horror 08 (Year's Best Horror)

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1980
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The Year's Best Horror 11 (Year's Best Horror)

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1983
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Echoes of Valor II (Echoes Of Valor)

by Karl Edward Wagner, Robert E. Howard, C. L. Moore, Henry Kuttner, Forrest J. Ackerman, Leigh Brackett, Ray Bradbury, and Manly Wade Wellman First published in 1989
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The Color of Evil: The Dark Descent, Vol. 1

by David G. Hartwell, Stephen King, John Collier, Montague Rhodes James, Lucy Clifford, Russell Kirk, H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Harlan Ellison, and 11 others First published in 1991
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Unthreatened by the Morning Light

by Karl Edward Wagner First published in 1991
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American writer (1945–1994)

Born	1945
Died	1994

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OLID: OL693984A
BookBrainz: 68286ac0-6a5a-432d-9bd6-1428773968fe
GoodReads: 88014
ISNI: 0000000078241577
Library of Congress Names: n78091083
VIAF: 101743614
Wikidata: Q639360
Inventaire.io: wd:Q639360

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