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Novels, Collections, & Anthologies

1. The Termination Node, co-author Bob Weinberg, Random House/Del Rey, thriller, adult, 1999 hc/pb, on Nebula preliminary ballot for Best Novel of 1999, on USA Today Best-Seller List for 1 week
2. TechnoLife 2020, novella, ECW Press, adult, 2001 trade
3. Chuck Farris and the Tower of Darkness, novel, young adult, ECW Press, 2001 trade
4. Chuck Farris and the Labyrinth of Doom, novel, young adult, ECW Press, 2001 trade
5. Chuck Farris and the Cosmic Storm, novel, young adult, ECW Press, 2002 trade
6. Romance Novel #1 (written under a pseudonym), 2010
7. Romance Novel #2 (written under a pseudonym), 2011
8. Blood and Ice - Weird Science Fiction Vampire Novel, Elder Signs Press, January 2011
9. Eldritch Evolutions - 26 Weird Fiction Reprints + Originals!, Chaosium, April 2011
10. Dark Fusions: Where Monsters Lurk, PS Publishing, 2012
11. Terror by Numbers, a thriller

Partial List of Stories

1. Cafebabe, INFINITE LOOP SF ANTHOLOGY, Miller Freeman hardcover, 1993
2. Watch Me If You Can, INFINITE LOOP SF ANTHOLOGY, Miller Freeman hardcover, 1993
3. Digital Pistil, TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED, November 1994; THE CYBORG HANDBOOK, Routledge Press, 1995 (story was sole winner of national contest and represents future of cyborg SF); 1994 YEAR'S BEST FANTASTIC FICTION
4. AnOde to Thee: or Surfing those Tubular Waves, MINDSPARKS SF, 1994
5. Mandelbrot Moldrot, MISKATONIC UNIVERSITY, DAW Books, November 1996; Mythos Anthology, Centipede Press, 2012
6. Let Me Make You Suffer, INTERZONE, Spring 1995
7. Algorithms & Nasal Structures, ABORIGINAL SF, Summer 1998
8. Sole Man, HOT BLOOD: FEAR THE FEVER, Pocket Books, July 1996 (story was on the 1996 HWA Stoker Award Ballot; story received Honorable Mention in 1996 YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR, St. Martin's Press)
9. Snip My Suckers, 100 VICIOUS LITTLE VAMPIRES, Barnes & Noble, 1995 (story was on the 1995 HWA Stoker Award Ballot; story received Honorable Mention in 1995 YEAR'S BEST FANTASY & HORROR, St. Martin's Press)
10. Psychomildew Love, 100 WICKED LITTLE WITCHES, Barnes & Noble, 1995 (story was on the 1995 HWA Stoker Award Ballot)
11. Cocci's Blood-Fueled Feud, 100 VICIOUS LITTLE VAMPIRES, Barnes & Noble, 1995
12. Fish Witch, 100 WICKED LITTLE WITCHES, Barnes & Noble, 1995
13. Birches & Murk, HORROR A DAY, Barnes & Noble, August/September 1998
14. Engorged Pereute, HORROR A DAY, Barnes & Noble, August/September 1998
15. Little Whorehouse of Horrors, DARK REGIONS VIRTUAL REALITY, 1998
16. Instant Gratification, MANIFEST DESTINY, Winter 1994
17. The Last Real Rat, THE URBANITE, 1997
18. Lucky Albumin, THE URBANITE, 1997
19. Where I Go, Mi-Go, SINGERS OF STRANGE SONGS, Chaosium Press, 1997
20. Memories of Home, TERMINAL FRIGHT, 1993
21. The Adventure of the Parisian Gentleman, NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURES, Robinson Publishing (London) and Carroll & Graf, Mike Ashley, ed., 1997
22. Julius Caesar: Three Meetings and a Funeral, SHAKESPEAREAN DETECTIVES (also: MORE SHAKESPEAREAN WHODUNNITS), Robinson Publishing (London) and Carroll & Graf, Mike Ashley, ed., 1998
23. Death Rides the Elevator, LOCKED ROOM MYSTERIES AND IMPOSSIBLE CRIMES, Robinson Publishing (London) and Carroll & Graf, Mike Ashley, ed., 2000
24. Nada Nother Nite, INHUMAN MAGAZINE, AllenK, ed., October 2009
25. Murder in Monkeyland, LOCKED ROOM MYSTERIES AND IMPOSSIBLE CRIMES -- VOLUME 2, Robinson Publishing (London) and Carroll & Graf, Mike Ashley, ed., 2006
26. There's No Place Like Void, TALES OUT OF MISKATONIC, Mythos Books, 2010 - forthcoming
27. The Lagoon of Insane Plants, ANCIENT SHADOWS, Elder Signs Press, 2010 - forthcoming
28. Julia Brainchild, HUNGRY FOR YOUR LOVE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF ZOMBIE ROMANCE, e-format from Ravenous Romance, Oct 2009; print edition from St. Martin's Press, Oct 2010
29. Cuspid Cupid: What's the Difference?, FANG BANGERS, e-format from Ravenous Romance, August 2010
30. The Scourge of the Sea, HIGH SEAS CTHULHU 2, Elder Signs Press, 2011
31. Debutante Ball, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
32. Smokestack Snout Neurology, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
33. The Battle of Batbrew Bulge, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
34. Underground Pipeline, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
35. Lust of the Giant Sloth, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
36. Geisha Black, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
37. Skinhead Bonehead, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
38. Wee Sweet Girlies, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
39. Showdown at Red Hook, ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS, Chaosium, 2011
40. Cthulhu Mhy'Os, HORROR FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Miskatonic River Press, 2011

Plus approximately 6 more written under pseudonyms

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Random Reviews

ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS (April 2011)

"Riveting stories with mind-bending ideas - intensely creative!"
-- Catherine Asaro, Nebula-Award winning author of The Ruby Dice

"Everything you want in horror fiction."
-- Scott Edelman, Five-time Nominee for the Bram Stoker Award, Editor of Syfy's Blastr

"An extravagant gift for those of us open to fiction that leaves 'formula' several highway service plazas behind...devastating genius...and oh, that story, Debutante Ball - in a perfect literary landscape it would now be as well-remembered as Shirley Jackson's The Lottery."
-- Adam-Troy Castro, SCI FI, official magazine of the SYFY TV channel

"Lois Gresh writes intensely memorable stories...shocking, funny, disturbing. She is a uniquely gifted writer whose work I have admired for many years. I'm delighted to see her short stories finally collected in book form."
---Charles Platt, former editor at Avon books & senior writer at Wired.

"Lois Gresh is a terrific writer and this collection is a terrific book for anyone who wants to read the best in science fiction, dark fantasy, dark humor, and horror."
---Robert Weinberg, Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award, HWA

"Lois Gresh makes me scared of things I've never been scared of before. In person, Lois seems so nice and ordinary...but in her writing, she's *evil*."
---James Alan Gardner, Winner of the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial award

"Since the early 1990's, Lois H. Gresh has tied quantum physics and math to weird tales of dementia, altered realities, and nanotech-flesh conquests. She believes that our perceptions of reality are anthropomorphic visions, that the unknown far exceeds our self-centered views of the universe. Her earliest published stories merged science with the supernatural, producing acclaimed weird tales such as Snip My Suckers, Psychomildew Love, Let Me Make You Suffer, Digital Pistil, Cafebabe, Algorithms & Nasal Structures, Mandelbrot Moldrot, Where I Go, Mi-Go, and many others. ---Arkham House Catalog, 2011

BLOOD AND ICE (Jan 2011)

"It's a cliche to call horror stories chilling, but BLOOD AND ICE had me frozen to my seat. A spoonful of Lovecraft, a jigger of Dracula, and a pinch of John Carpenter, all stirred up with sex and neutrinos and served on ice."
--James Alan Gardner, Winner of the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial award

"Vampire fans are in for a treat with BLOOD AND ICE! If you're hoping for surprisingly quirky takes on reality combined with cleverly worded fiction, you're in the right place. Lois Gresh always surprises me. She's one of the cleverest writers out there."
--Nancy Kilpatrick, editor of Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead

"Lois Gresh is one of the most talented writers working these days in the realms of imagination - unique ideas, bizarre plot twists, and fascinating characters! Supremely creative!"
--Robert Weinberg, Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award, HWA

THE TERMINATION NODE (1999)

"[A] breathless computer-driven technothriller."
--The New York Times Book Review

"An exciting plot that boasts enough authentic high-tech detail to make the criminal possibilities of electronic finance seem very real, and just a few mouse clicks away."
--Publishers Weekly

"Breathless Net-scapade of feisty, socially challenged computer adepts."
--Kirkus Reviews

"One step removed from Tom Clancy, one step closer than William Gibson, The Termination Node is a cyberthriller about reality just waiting to happen."
--Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times Best-Selling Author

"The Termination Node is a frightening and exhilarating cautionary tale that rips along like ASCII through a T-1 line."
--F. Paul Wilson, New York Times Best-Selling Author

"An early warning of 21st century crime and terrorism…an intelligent book … Refreshing and frightening… Gresh and Weinberg have done their homework… The technology they describe will inevitably arrive."
--Dr. Howard Frank, former Director, Information Technology Office, DARPA

"An all-too-real world...where a new breed of cyber-predators prowl the global net in search of victims...Gresh and Weinberg entertain and terrify us."
--James Buchanan, Gannett Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology

"Gresh and Weinberg have written a thriller that personalizes the all-too-real danger which could strike anyone. They deftly execute this near-future nightmare with nonstop action, realistic characters of a type you don't often find in thrillers, and writing that never distracts us. Definitely worth reading."
--The New York Review of Science Fiction

"The Termination Node uses cutting-edge tech to deliver old-fashioned excitement. Paced like ever-accelerating modem speeds, this novel paints a vivid picture of a future that has already arrived. It left me amazed about, and terrified of, the capabilities of my innocent-looking laptop. It's a fast-moving jolt of pure cyber-adrenaline."
--Nancy Kress, multiple Nebula-winning author

"The Termination Node is a fine, dark thriller for the coming millennium."
--Joe R. Lansdale, multiple award-winning author

CHUCK FARRIS TRILOGY (2001)

"Lois Gresh, nominated for the Nebula and Bram Stoker awards, and her 12-year-old son have fashioned an interesting and cautionary tale about what can happen when your wishes come true. A well-written fantasy for the tastes of the modern American boy."
--Today's Librarian

"The first in a series of PlayStation2 novels written by a mother-son team, this book is a combination of fantasy story and game hint book, perfect for luring in reluctant boy readers. Written on an easy-to-read level, it will catch them up in the premise of the game world being stronger than reality...a fun story with enough twists to keep the reader engaged. [A] recommended purchase..."
--Gillian Wiseman, Voice of Youth Advocates

"Quite a revolutionary book indeed! That is because this is the first book ever that is written about a video game system and a person's experiences with it. I will say that it is a well written book, and a very good effort for a first time genre. If you really like games, and like action/adventure novels aimed towards the teenage group, then definitely pick this up. There are a few more books coming out in this series, which I expect to be much like this one. So, if you order this and like it, then definitely order the next few!"
--Chris Ludlow, Video Game Nation