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Lawrence Watt-Evans

Author of The Misenchanted Sword

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Includes the names: Nathan Archer, Lawrence Watt Evans, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Laurence Watt-Evans, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Walter Vance Awsten, Lawerence Watt-Evans, Lawrence Watt Watt-Evans, Лоуренс Уотт-Эванс, Lawrence Watt-Evans. Contributors include Daniel H

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Series

Works by Lawrence Watt-Evans

The Misenchanted Sword (1985) 901 copies
With a Single Spell (1987) 678 copies
Dragon Weather (1999) 522 copies
The Unwilling Warlord (1989) 485 copies
Split Heirs (1993) — Author — 463 copies
Ragnarok (1995) 376 copies
The Lure of the Basilisk (1980) 370 copies
The Cyborg and the Sorcerers (1982) 354 copies
The Spell of the Black Dagger (1993) 309 copies
The Dragon Society (2001) 308 copies
The Sword of Bheleu (1982) 305 copies
The Seven Altars of Dûsarra (1981) 305 copies
The Blood of a Dragon (1991) 289 copies
Valhalla (1995) 280 copies
The Book of Silence (1984) 279 copies
Night of Madness (2000) 279 copies
The Wizard and the War Machine (1987) 277 copies
Dragon Venom (2003) 252 copies
Taking Flight (1993) 247 copies
Ithanalin's Restoration (2002) 246 copies
The Wizard Lord (2006) 243 copies
Touched By The Gods (Tor Fantasy) (1997) 222 copies
The Spriggan Mirror (2006) 194 copies
Nightside City (1989) 189 copies
Out of this World (1994) 163 copies
Denner's Wreck (1988) 160 copies
The Ninth Talisman (Annals of the Chosen, Vol. 2) (2007) 150 copies
Crosstime Traffic (1992) 141 copies
The Rebirth of Wonder (1992) 122 copies
The Turtle Moves!: Discworld's Story Unauthorized (2008) 113 copies
In the Empire of Shadow (1995) 113 copies
Concrete Jungle (1995) 105 copies
Cold War (Predator) (1997) 103 copies
The Chromosomal Code (1984) 103 copies
The Summer Palace (Annals of the Chosen, Vol. 3) (2008) 100 copies
The Reign of the Brown Magician (1996) 100 copies
A Young Man Without Magic (2009) 92 copies
The Vondish Ambassador (2007) 80 copies
Shining Steel (1986) 79 copies
Newer York (1991) — Editor, Contributor — 63 copies
Martian Deathtrap (1996) 61 copies
The Nightmare People (1990) 48 copies
The Unwelcome Warlock: A Legend of Ethshar (2012) 48 copies
The Sorcerer's Widow (2013) 37 copies
Above His Proper Station (2010) 37 copies
Encounters with the Unknown (2001) 33 copies
Relics of War: A Legend of Ethshar (2014) 33 copies
The Spartacus File (2005) 31 copies
The Complete Predator Omnibus (2018) 27 copies
Tales of Ethshar (2012) 26 copies
Stone Unturned: A Legend of Ethshar (2018) 21 copies
Realms of Light (2010) 16 copies
Vika's Avenger (2013) 14 copies
Celestial Debris (2002) 14 copies
Pre-Code Classics Collected Works: The Thing, Volume 1 (2013) 9 copies
The Lords of Dus (1980) 9 copies
Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers (2011) 9 copies
Die Obsidian-Chroniken - Band 2: Der Drachenbruder (2001) 6 copies
Tom Derringer and the Aluminum Airship (2014) 6 copies
The Mad Scientist Megapack: 23 Tales of Scientists, Creatures, & Diabolical Experiments! (2014) 6 copies
I premi Hugo 1984-1990 6 copies
Tom Derringer in the Tunnels of Terror (The Adventures of Tom Derringer Book 2) (2017) 5 copies
Worlds of Shadow (2003) 5 copies
Die Obsidian-Chroniken - Band 1: Der Sommer der Drachen (2000) 5 copies
The Lawrence Watt-Evans Fantasy Megapack (2017) 5 copies
Star Trek Voyager: False Colors (2000) 5 copies
One-Eyed Jack (2011) 4 copies
Helix 04 4 copies
Helix 01 4 copies
Sirinita's Dragon 3 copies
Gene Roddenberry's Lost Universe #1 Vol. 1 April 1995 (1995) 3 copies
Die Obsidian-Chroniken - Band 4: Angriff der Drachen (2002) 3 copies
Charming Sharra: A Legend of Ethshar (2023) 3 copies
Tom Derringer and the Steam-Powered Saurians (The Adventures of Tom Derringer Book 3) (2020) 3 copies
Mind Candy (2013) 3 copies
Spirit Dump (1998) 3 copies
The Cyborg and the Sorcerers/The Wizard and the War Machine (Wildside Double #5) (2010) 3 copies
The God in Red 3 copies
Options / Why I Left Harry's All Night Hamburgers (1999) 3 copies
Pickman's Modem 2 copies
How I Found Harry's All-Night Hamburgers 2 copies
Dead Babies [short fiction] 2 copies
Keep the Faith {short story} 2 copies
Arms and the Woman {short story} (2001) 2 copies
Fragments 2 copies
Die Obsidian-Chroniken - Band 3: Der Drachenorden (2002) 2 copies
Setting the Stage 2 copies
The Witch and Warlock Megapack: 25 Tales of Magic-Users (2015) — Contributor — 2 copies
The Pimp 2 copies
The Final Folly of Captain Dancy and other Pseudo-Historical Fantasies (2011) 2 copies
Real Time [short story] 2 copies
Hazmat & Other Toxic Stories (2016) 2 copies
Foxy Lady 2 copies
Heart of Stone {novelette} (2000) 2 copies
Gene Roddenberry's Lost Universe #2 Vol. 1 May 1995 (1995) 2 copies
Tom Derringer and the Electrical Empire (The Adventures of Tom Derringer) (2022) 1 copy
Leonard Nimoy's Primortals #2A: Someone Is Out There 1 copy
Contraband 1 copy
That Doggone Vnorpt 1 copy
Ethshar series 1 copy
Cool 1 copy
I.N.E.T. (International Narcotics Enforcement & Tracking, #1) 1 copy
An Infinity of Karen 1 copy
How to Prosper During the Coming Zombie Apocalypse (2011) 1 copy
Personal Space 1 copy
The Unwilling Warlord: A Legend of Ethshar (Ethshar series) 1 copy
One of the Boys 1 copy
Upstairs 1 copy
Spark & Blaze (A Guns & Hoses Novel) 1 copy
A Flying Saucer with Minnesota Plates 1 copy
Out of the Woods {short story} (1995) 1 copy
What the Cat Dragged In {short story} (1996) 1 copy
Sorceror's Widow, The 1 copy
Targets [short fiction] 1 copy
The Lords of Dus: 1. The Lure of the Basilisk, 2. The Seven Altars of DuSarra (1979) 1 copy
The Last Bastion 1 copy
The Note Beside The Body 1 copy
George Pinkerton And The Bloodsucking Fiend Of Brokentree Swamp 1 copy
Stab 1 copy
The Lords of Dus - Book Two - The Seven Altars of Dusarra / Book Four - The Book of Silence 1 copy
Leonard Nemoy's Primortals #2 1 copy
Jim Tuckerman's Angel 1 copy
The Murderer 1 copy
The Art of Dying 1 copy
Lost Universe #4 1 copy
Lost Universe #2 1 copy
Dropping Hints {ss} 1 copy
Weaving Spells 1 copy
The Palace of al-Tir al-Abtan 1 copy
In the Blood: Vampire Stories (2011) 1 copy
The Name of Fear 1 copy
The Abduction of Ebenezer Scrooge (2015) 1 copy
Keeping Up Appearances 1 copy
The Guardswoman [short story] 1 copy
Mastermind of Oz {short story} 1 copy
In for a Pound 1 copy
Storm Trooper {short story} 1 copy
New Worlds {short story} 1 copy
Remembrance of Things to Come 1 copy
Unicornucopia 1 copy
He’s Only Human 1 copy
Nepaklusni magija: mokslinės fantastikos romanas ir apysaka 1 copy
Tamsiosios pusės miestas: mokslinis fantastinis romanas ir apsakymas 1 copy
A Flying Saucer with Minnesota Plates {short story} 1 copy
One-Shot {short story} 1 copy
Paranoid Fantasy #1 1 copy
Portrait of a Hero {short story} 1 copy
Open Space #0 (1999) — Writer — 1 copy
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Associated Works

Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly (2005) — Contributor — 994 copies
Chicks in Chainmail (1995) — Contributor — 736 copies
The Ultimate Dracula (1991) — Contributor — 488 copies
Did You Say Chicks?! (1998) — Contributor; Contributor — 484 copies
Cthulhu 2000 (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 468 copies
Chicks 'N Chained Males (1999) — Contributor — 467 copies
Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (2003) — Contributor — 407 copies
Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (1991) — Contributor — 379 copies
Mapping the World of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Exploration of the Bestselling Fantasy Series of All Time (2005) — Contributor — 318 copies
Sword and Sorceress XVI (1999) — Contributor — 315 copies
Fantastic Alice (1995) — Contributor — 263 copies
Sword and Sorceress XVIII (2001) — Contributor — 258 copies
100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (1984) — Contributor — 247 copies
Alternate Presidents (1992) — Contributor — 241 copies
Murder by Magic: Twenty Tales of Crime and the Supernatural (2004) — Contributor, some editions — 237 copies
Flirting with Pride & Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece (2005) — Contributor — 237 copies
Grails: Quests of the Dawn (1992) — Contributor — 236 copies
Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations into Veronica Mars (2007) — Contributor — 225 copies
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995) — Contributor — 217 copies
Superheroes: All-Original Adventures of All-New Heroes (1995) — Contributor — 215 copies
Catfantastic V (1999) — Contributor — 215 copies
The New Hugo Winners, Volume II (1991) — Contributor — 212 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Nightmares: Tales to Make You Scream (1995) — Contributor — 202 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind (1994) — Contributor — 195 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts: Tales to Haunt You (1994) — Contributor — 183 copies
The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF (2013) — Contributor — 170 copies
Robert Bloch's Psychos (1997) — Contributor — 168 copies
Low Port (2003) — Contributor, some editions — 157 copies
The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine Vol. 1 (1994) — Contributor — 153 copies
Castle Fantastic (1996) — Contributor — 147 copies
The Ultimate Dragon (1995) — Contributor — 135 copies
The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to… (2005) — Contributor — 128 copies
Horrors! 365 Scary Stories (Anthology) (1998) — Contributor — 125 copies
The Shimmering Door (1997) — Contributor — 118 copies
Enchanted Forests (1995) — Contributor — 113 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Magic: Tales to Cast a Spell on You (1996) — Contributor — 112 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters II: More Tales to Give You the Creeps (1996) — Contributor — 111 copies
Quest to Riverworld (1993) — Contributor — 105 copies
Predators (1993) — Contributor — 102 copies
Vampires: A Collection of Original Stories (1991) — Contributor — 99 copies
Metahorror (1988) — Contributor — 92 copies
The Ultimate Spider-Man (1994) — Contributor — 90 copies
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994) — Contributor — 90 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Hugo & Nebula Award Winning Stories (1995) — Contributor — 87 copies
Phases in Chaos (1991) — Contributor — 86 copies
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 (1999) — Contributor — 83 copies
Unnatural Diplomacy (1992) — Contributor — 83 copies
Ancient Enchantresses (1995) — Contributor — 83 copies
Holt Anthology of Science Fiction (2000) — Contributor — 81 copies
Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles and the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek (Smart Pop… (2006) — Contributor — 79 copies
Prom Night: All Original Tales of That Special, Once-In-A-Lifetime Night as No One Has Ever Experienced It! (1999) — Contributor — 77 copies
The Enchanter Completed (2005) — Contributor — 75 copies
Full Spectrum 5 (1995) — Contributor — 73 copies
The Ultimate Zombie (1993) — Contributor — 71 copies
The Best of Dreams of Decadence (2003) — Contributor — 68 copies
Olympus (1998) — Contributor — 68 copies
Deals with the Devil (1994) — Contributor — 65 copies
Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers and Other Stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1992) — Contributor — 64 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens II: More Tales to Warp Your Mind (1996) — Contributor — 64 copies
By the Light of Camelot (2018) — Contributor — 58 copies
Unicorns II (1992) — Contributor — 57 copies
Chicks Ahoy! (2010) — Contributor; Contributor — 56 copies
Graven Images: Fifteen Tales of Dark Magic and Ancient Myth (2000) — Contributor — 54 copies
Adventures in the Twilight Zone (1995) — Contributor; Contributor — 54 copies
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999) — Contributor — 54 copies
The Second Science Fiction Megapack (2011) — Author — 53 copies
Guardsmen of Tomorrow (2000) — Contributor — 52 copies
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (1993) — Contributor — 52 copies
Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth and Religion in C. S. Lewis' Chronicles (2005) — Contributor — 52 copies
Dancing With the Dark (1999) — Contributor — 49 copies
A Nightmare's Dozen: Stories from the Dark (1996) — Contributor — 49 copies
The Book of Kings (1995) — Contributor — 49 copies
Amazing Stories: The Anthology (1995) — Contributor — 47 copies
Far Frontiers (2000) — Contributor — 47 copies
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (1997) — Contributor — 46 copies
The Best New Horror: Volume Six (1995) — Contributor — 43 copies
Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts II: More Tales to Haunt You (1997) — Contributor — 43 copies
Future Crime: An Anthology of the Shape of Crime to Come (1991) — Contributor — 39 copies
Goblin Moon (1999) — Author, some editions — 34 copies
The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium (Smart Pop series) (2006) — Contributor — 33 copies
Urban Nightmares (1997) — Contributor — 33 copies
The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman (2006) — Contributor — 32 copies
The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Stories (2013) — Author, some editions — 31 copies
Isaac Asimov's Mars (1991) — Contributor — 29 copies
Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences (1992) — Contributor — 25 copies
James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 (2006) — Contributor — 25 copies
Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre (1990) — Contributor — 25 copies
A Starfarer's Dozen: Stories of Things to Come (1995) — Contributor — 24 copies
Grey's Anatomy 101: Seattle Grace, Unauthorized (2007) — Contributor — 23 copies
Unidentified Funny Objects 6 (2017) — Contributor — 18 copies
The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives on the H. G. Wells Classic (2005) — Contributor — 17 copies
Orphans of the Night (1995) — Contributor — 16 copies
The Wildside Book of Fantasy: 20 Great Tales of Fantasy (2012) — Contributor — 16 copies
Bruce Coville's Shapeshifters (1999) — Contributor — 15 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 11, No. 7 [July 1987] (1987) — Contributor — 14 copies
Alien Abductions (1999) — Contributor — 14 copies
South From Midnight (1994) — Contributor — 13 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 4 & 5 [April 1993] (1993) — Author — 13 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 13, No. 4 [April 1989] (1989) — Contributor — 13 copies
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Worlds (1992) — Contributor — 13 copies
Dead End: City Limits : An Anthology of Urban Fear (1991) — Contributor — 13 copies
The Vampire Megapack: 27 Modern and Classic Vampire Stories (2012) — Contributor — 13 copies
Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors (1999) — Contributor — 12 copies
Swashbuckling Editor Stories (1993) — Contributor — 10 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 15, No. 14 [December 1991] (1991) — Contributor — 10 copies
Release the Virgins (2019) — Contributor — 10 copies
The Loch Moose Monster: More Stories From Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1993) — Contributor — 10 copies
Open Space no. 1 (1989) — Contributor — 9 copies
Lace and Blade 4 (2018) — Contributor — 9 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 13, No. 13 [Mid-December 1989] (1989) — Contributor — 8 copies
Open Space no. 2 (1990) — Contributor — 8 copies
Between the Darkness and the Fire (1998) — Contributor — 7 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 43, No. 9 & 10 [September/October 2019] (2019) — Contributor — 7 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 43, No. 3 & 4 [March/April 2019] (2019) — Contributor — 4 copies
Millemondi Inverno 1994 : 1 romanzo e 11 racconti — Author — 2 copies
Lace and Blade 5 (2019) — Contributor — 1 copy

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The Sorcerer's Widow (Legends of Ethshar) by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Once again Mister Evans has crafted a fine character driven story in this Ethshar tale that is heart warming and interesting. I will admit; however, that I almost shied away from the book when I saw the narrative was from the focus of two young grifters. I have become dissatisfied with stories from the view of evil protagonists, not so much that books should not having evil characters, as just not wanting to spend time in their mindsets.

So I was happy to see Mister Evans taking the story into a narrative of growth from a dark place where the protagonist did wrong to survive into a tale where they were willing to take an opportunity for a better path. All in all, another enjoyable read.… (more)
 
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Gkarlives | Feb 25, 2024 |
Tales of Ethshar by Lawrence Watt-Evans
This book is a collection of short stories based in the Ethshar universe and is a fantastic read for long time fans of the series. However, I would not recommend this book for first time readers, since there is little background material for the world. Mr. Evans does give a description/explanation before each tale but it is not enough to fill in the background history you can get by starting at the beginning of the series. I have to say that several of the stories surprised me with his choices keeping me on my toes. A must read for fans of Ethshar.… (more)
 
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