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Robert Weinberg (author)
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Robert Weinberg is an American
author. His work spans several genres including non-fiction
, science fiction
, horror, and comic book
s.
in 1947, Weinberg sold his first story in 1967, and has been writing for the last few decades. Most of his writing career was conducted part-time while also owning a bookstore; he became a full time writer after 1997.
Weinberg is also an editor, and has edited books in the fields of horror, science fiction and western
.
In comics, Weinberg has written for Marvel Comics
; his first job was on the series Cable
, and he later created the series Nightside starring Sydney Taine a character who had previously appeared in a short story Weinberg wrote.
Weinberg sits on the 'Council of Six', a board of editorial advisers for Canadian publisher Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
. Along with another boardmember, George Vanderburgh, it has recently been announced that Weinberg will take the editorial reins at Arkham House
.
The Horizon War Trilogy (1996) White Wolf Publishing
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author. His work spans several genres including non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
, science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, horror, and comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s.
Biography
Born in New JerseyNew Jersey
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in 1947, Weinberg sold his first story in 1967, and has been writing for the last few decades. Most of his writing career was conducted part-time while also owning a bookstore; he became a full time writer after 1997.
Weinberg is also an editor, and has edited books in the fields of horror, science fiction and western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
.
In comics, Weinberg has written for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
; his first job was on the series Cable
Cable (comics)
Cable is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared as an infant in Uncanny X-Men #201...
, and he later created the series Nightside starring Sydney Taine a character who had previously appeared in a short story Weinberg wrote.
Weinberg sits on the 'Council of Six', a board of editorial advisers for Canadian publisher Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box is an independent, Canadian literary publisher, founded in 1993 by George A. Vanderburgh. Based in Shelburne, Ontario, and in Sauk City, Wisconsin, the company is headed by George Vanderburgh....
. Along with another boardmember, George Vanderburgh, it has recently been announced that Weinberg will take the editorial reins at Arkham House
Arkham House
Arkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House...
.
Anthologies edited
- Far Below and Other Horrors (1974)
- Dr Satan: Pulp Classics 6 (1974)
- Revelry in Hell: Pulp Classics 3 (1974)
- Devils in the Dark (1979)
- 100 Tiny Terror Tales (1984) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. GreenbergMartin H. GreenbergMartin Harry Greenberg was an American speculative fiction anthologist and writer.-Biography:Dr. Martin H. Greenberg was born March 1, 1941, to Max and Mae Greenberg in South Miami Beach, Florida...
) - The Eighth Green Man and Other Strange Folk (1987)
- Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Horrors (1988) (with Stefan R Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Mists From Beyond: 22 Ghost Stories and Tales from the Other Side (1989) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- 100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (1990) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Lovecraft's LegacyLovecraft's LegacyLovecraft's Legacy was an anthology edited by Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg and published by Tor Books in 1990.-Contents:*Introduction: an open letter to H. P. Lovecraft - Robert Bloch*A Secret of the Heart - Mort Castle...
(1990) (with Martin H. Greenberg) Introduction by Robert BlochRobert BlochRobert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock... - Between Time and Terror (1990) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Rivals of Weird Tales (1990) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- A Taste for Blood (1991) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1991) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Hard-Boiled Detectives: 23 Great Stories from Dime Detective Magazine (1992) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz)
- 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1992) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Weird Vampire Tales (1992) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...Nightmare (1993) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories (1993) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Nursery Crimes (1993) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Tough Guys and Dangerous Dames (1993)
- 100 Wild Little Weird Tales (1994) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- 100 Crooked Little Crime Stories (1994) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- 100 Creepy Little Creature Stories (1994) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (1995) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories (1995) (with Martin H. Greenberg, Jill M. Morgan)
- 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Miskatonic University (1996) (with Martin H. Greenberg)
- 100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Rivals of Dracula (1996) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Virtuous Vampires (1996) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Girls' Night Out: 29 Female Vampire Stories (1997) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Mistresses of the Dark: 25 Macabre Tales by Master Storytellers (1998) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Denise Little)
- 100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- 100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999) (with Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg)
- Dial Your Dreams: And Other Nightmares (2001)
- The Termination Node, Random House/Del Rey, science fiction novel, adult, 1999 hc/pb, co-author Lois H. GreshLois H. GreshLois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House, and St. Martin's Press. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories, and her work spans genres such as mysteries, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
- The Computers of Star Trek, Basic Books, science, adult, 2000 hc/trade, ,co-author Lois H. GreshLois H. GreshLois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House, and St. Martin's Press. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories, and her work spans genres such as mysteries, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
- The Science of Superheroes, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2002 hc/trade, co-author Lois H. GreshLois H. GreshLois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House, and St. Martin's Press. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories, and her work spans genres such as mysteries, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
- The Science of Supervillains, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2004 hc/trade,co-author Lois H. GreshLois H. GreshLois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House, and St. Martin's Press. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories, and her work spans genres such as mysteries, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
- The Science of James Bond, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2006 trade, co-author Lois H. GreshLois H. GreshLois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House, and St. Martin's Press. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories, and her work spans genres such as mysteries, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
- The Science of Anime, science, adult, 2005 trade, co-author Lois H. GreshLois H. GreshLois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House, and St. Martin's Press. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories, and her work spans genres such as mysteries, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
- The Science of Stephen King, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2007 hc, co-author Lois H. GreshLois H. GreshLois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House, and St. Martin's Press. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories, and her work spans genres such as mysteries, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
- The Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult (2008), trade, co-author Lois H. GreshLois H. GreshLois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House, and St. Martin's Press. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories, and her work spans genres such as mysteries, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
Books Written
Masquerade of the Red Death Trilogy (1995) White Wolf PublishingThe Horizon War Trilogy (1996) White Wolf Publishing
Comics
Comics work includes:- Nightside (with art by Thomas Derenick, 4-issue mini-series, Marvel Comics, 2002)