Stevan Barnes is an accomplished African American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He was born on March 1, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. Barnes has made significant contributions to various television shows, including The Outer Limits, Baywatch, Stargate SG-1, and Andromeda. His writing talent was evident from an early age, but it was not until a pivotal moment in his life that he fully embraced his identity as a writer.
After enrolling at Pepperdine University, Barnes studied various subjects related to the arts, including drama, radio, journalism, composition, literature, and everything but writing. He did this to appease his mother, who feared that his writing dreams would lead him to failure, as his father had experienced in his career as a back-up singer for Nat "King" Cole. However, Barnes could not deny his passion for writing, and when he entered a short story contest at his university, he realized the profound impact his writing had on others. Upon winning the contest, he read his story to an audience of alumni who responded with smiles, laughter, nods, and applause. This moment confirmed Barnes' calling as a writer and solidified his determination to pursue his passion, regardless of the challenges that lay ahead.
Barnes' first published piece of fiction was the novelette 'The Locusts' (1979), co-written with Larry Niven, which earned him a Hugo Award nomination. This early recognition in his career further propelled Barnes to hone his writing skills and establish himself as a respected voice in the science fiction genre. Throughout his career, he has continued to develop his storytelling abilities, share his knowledge through lectures, and contribute his creativity to various television productions. Barnes' unwavering dedication to his craft and his ability to captivate audiences with his words make him an influential figure in the world of science fiction.
Assassin's Creed Books
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The Invisible Imam
2007
Aubrey Knight Books
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Streetlethal
1983
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Gorgon Child
1989
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Firedance
1993
Devil's Wake Books (with Tananarive Due)
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Devil's Wake
2012
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Domino Falls
2013
Dream Park Books (with Larry Niven)
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Dream Park
1981
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The Barsoom Project
1989
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California Voodoo Game / The Voodoo Game
1992
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The Moon Maze Game
2011
Fusion Books
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Fusion: The Soulstar Commission
2014
Great Sky Woman Books
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Great Sky Woman
2006
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Shadow Valley
2009
Heorot Books (with Larry Niven, with Jerry Pournelle)
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The Legacy of Heorot
1987
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Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot
1995
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The Secret of Black Ship Island
2012
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Starborn and Godsons
2020
Heorot Series in Chronological Order
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The Legacy of Heorot
1987
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The Secret of Black Ship Island
2012
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Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot
1995
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Starborn and Godsons
2020
Heorot Books in Chronological Order
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The Legacy of Heorot
1987
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The Secret of Black Ship Island
2012
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Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot
1995
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Starborn and Godsons
2020
Lion's Blood Books
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Lion's Blood
2002
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Zulu Heart
2003
Tennyson Hardwick Books (with Tananarive Due, with Blair Underwood)
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Casanegra
2007
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In the Night of the Heat
2008
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From Cape Town with Love
2010
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South by Southeast
2012
Standalone Novels
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Ride The Angry Land
1980
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The Descent of Anansi (With: Larry Niven)
1982
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The Descent of Anansi
1982
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The Kundalini Equation
1986
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Achilles' Choice
1991
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Achilles' Choice (With: Larry Niven)
1991
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Blood Brothers
1996
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Iron Shadows
1998
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Saturn's Race
2000
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Saturn's Race (With: Larry Niven)
2000
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Charisma
2002
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Twelve Days
2017
Short Stories/Novellas (with Larry Niven)
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The Locusts (With: Larry Niven)
1979
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Star Wars Saved My Life
2015
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Star Wars Saved My Life (With: Trey Jackson, Angelina Greenwood)
2015
Graphic Novels (with Tananarive Due)
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The Keeper (With: Tananarive Due)
2022
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Black Panther: Sins of the King (With: Tananarive Due, Geoffrey Thorne, Mohale Mashigo, Ira Madison III)
2024
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Books
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Emissary (By: J.M. Dillard)
1993
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Emissary
1993
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The Siege ( By: Peter David)
1993
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The Siege
1993
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Bloodletter
1993
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Bloodletter ( By: K.W. Jeter)
1993
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The Big Game
1993
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The Big Game (By: Sandy Schofield)
1993
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Fallen Heroes (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)
1994
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Fallen Heroes
1994
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Betrayal
1994
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Betrayal ( By: Lois Tilton)
1994
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Warchild
1994
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Warchild ( By: Esther M. Friesner)
1994
15
The Search
1994
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The Search (By: Diane Carey)
1994
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Antimatter
1994
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Antimatter (By: John Vornholt)
1994
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Proud Helios
1995
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Proud Helios (By: Melissa Scott)
1995
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Warped ( By: K.W. Jeter)
1995
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Warped
1995
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Valhalla (By: Nathan Archer)
1995
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Valhalla
1995
25
Devil in the Sky (By: Greg Cox)
1995
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Devil in the Sky
1995
27
The Ferengi: Rules of Acquisition (By: Ira Steven Behr)
1995
28
The Ferengi: Rules of Acquisition
1995
29
The Laertian Gamble (By: Robert Sheckley)
1995
30
The Laertian Gamble
1995
31
The Way of the Warrior (By: Diane Carey)
1995
32
The Way of the Warrior
1995
33
Station Rage
1995
34
Station Rage (By: Diane Carey)
1995
35
The Long Night ( By: Dean Wesley Smith)
1996
36
The Long Night
1996
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Objective: Bajor
1996
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Objective: Bajor ( By: John Peel)
1996
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The Heart of the Warrior
1996
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The Heart of the Warrior ( By: John Gregory Betancourt)
1996
41
Saratoga
1996
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Saratoga (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1996
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Trials and Tribble-ations (By: Diane Carey)
1996
44
Trials and Tribble-ations
1996
45
The Tempest (By: Susan Wright)
1997
46
The Tempest
1997
47
Wrath of the Prophets (By: Michael Jan Friedman)
1997
48
Wrath of the Prophets
1997
49
Legends of the Ferengi
1997
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Legends of the Ferengi (By: Ira Steven Behr, Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
1997
51
Trial by Error
1997
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Trial by Error ( By: Mark A. Garland)
1997
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Vengeance (By: Dafydd ab Hugh)
1998
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Vengeance
1998
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Far Beyond the Stars
1998
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Far Beyond the Stars (With: Hans Beimler)
1998
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The 34th Rule
1999
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The 34th Rule ( By: Armin Shimerman)
1999
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What You Leave Behind (By: Diane Carey)
1999
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What You Leave Behind
1999
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Tunnel Through the Stars ( By: Esther M. Friesner)
1999
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Tunnel Through the Stars
1999
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The Lives of Dax
1999
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The Lives of Dax ( By: Marco Palmieri)
1999
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A Stitch in Time
2000
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A Stitch in Time (By: Andrew Jordt Robinson)
2000
67
A Stitch in Time (By: Andrew J. Robinson)
2000
68
Ds9#27 A Stitch In Time: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (By: Andrew J. Robinson)
2000
69
Section 31: Abyss (By: Jeffrey Lang, David Weddle)
2001
70
Ds9#27 A Stitch In Time: Star Trek Deep Space Nine
2000
71
Rising Son ( By: S.D. Perry)
2003
72
Section 31: Abyss
2001
73
Prophecy and Change (By: Marco Palmieri, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Kevin G. Summers, Una McCormack, Andy Mangels, Terri Osborne, Heather Jarman, Geoffrey Thorne, Christopher Bennett, Andrew Jordt Robinson, Michael A. Martin)
2003
74
Rising Son
2003
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Unity ( By: S.D. Perry)
2003
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Prophecy and Change (By: Marco Palmieri, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Kevin G. Summers, Una McCormack, Andy Mangels, Terri Osborne, Heather Jarman, Geoffrey Thorne, Christopher Bennett, Andrew J. Robinson, Michael A. Martin)
2003
77
Prophecy and Change
2003
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Unity
2003
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Hollow Men (By: Una McCormack)
2005
80
Hollow Men
2005
81
Warpath ( By: David Mack)
2006
82
Warpath
2006
83
Twist of Faith ( By: S.D. Perry)
2007
84
Twist of Faith
2007
85
These Haunted Seas (By: Heather Jarman, David R. George III)
2008
86
These Haunted Seas
2008
87
Fearful Symmetry (By: Olivia Woods)
2008
88
Fearful Symmetry
2008
89
The Soul Key (By: Olivia Woods)
2009
90
The Never Ending Sacrifice (By: Una McCormack)
2009
91
The Soul Key
2009
92
The Never Ending Sacrifice
2009
93
Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found) (By: Paula M. Block, Terry J. Erdmann)
2014
94
Sacraments of Fire (By: David R. George III)
2015
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Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found)
2014
96
Ascendance (By: David R. George III)
2015
97
Sacraments of Fire
2015
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Force and Motion (By: Jeffrey Lang)
2016
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Ascendance
2015
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Force and Motion
2016
101
Rules of Accusation (By: Paula M. Block, Terry J. Erdmann)
2016
102
Rules of Accusation
2016
103
The Long Mirage (By: David R. George III)
2017
104
The Long Mirage
2017
105
Enigma Tales (By: Una McCormack)
2017
106
Enigma Tales
2017
107
Original Sin ( By: David R. George III)
2017
108
Gamma: Original Sin
2017
109
I, The Constable (By: Paula M. Block, Terry J. Erdmann)
2017
110
Gamma: Original Sin (By: David R. George III)
2017
111
I, The Constable
2017
Star Wars: Clone Wars Books
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Shatterpoint (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)
2003
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Shatterpoint
2003
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The Cestus Deception
2004
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Jedi Trial
2004
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Jedi Trial (By: David Sherman, Dan Cragg)
2004
6
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
2004
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Star Wars: Yoda - Dark Rendezvous
2004
Magic Goes Away Books (with Larry Niven)
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The Magic Goes Away
1978
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The Magic May Return
1981
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The Time of the Warlock
1984
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More Magic
1984
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The Seascape Tattoo (With: Larry Niven)
2016
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The Seascape Tattoo
2016
Star Wars Legends Books
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Splinter of the Mind's Eye
1978
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Splinter of the Mind's Eye (By: Alan Dean Foster)
1978
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The Han Solo Adventures (By: Brian Daley)
1979
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The Han Solo Adventures
1979
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The Adventures of Lando Calrissian
1983
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The Adventures of Lando Calrissian (By: L. Neil Smith)
1983
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The Courtship of Princess Leia
1994
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The Courtship of Princess Leia ( By: Dave Wolverton)
1994
9
The Truce at Bakura (By: Kathy Tyers)
1994
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The Truce at Bakura
1994
11
The Crystal Star
1994
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The Crystal Star (By: Vonda N. McIntyre)
1994
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Children of the Jedi
1995
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Children of the Jedi (By: Barbara Hambly)
1995
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We Don't Do Weddings
1995
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We Don't Do Weddings (By: Kathy Tyers)
1995
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Darksaber (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1995
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Darksaber
1995
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The New Rebellion (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
1996
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The New Rebellion
1996
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Planet of Twilight (By: Barbara Hambly)
1997
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Planet of Twilight
1997
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I, Jedi
1998
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I, Jedi (By: Michael A. Stackpole)
1998
25
Star Wars Junior: Podrace! (By: Lara Bergen)
1999
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Tales from the New Republic
1999
27
Rogue Planet
2000
28
Star Wars Junior: General Jar Jar (By: Lara Bergen)
1999
29
Darth Maul's Revenge
2000
30
Star Wars Junior: Obi-Wan's Bongo Adventure (By: Gail Herman)
1999
31
Cloak Of Deception
2000
32
Star Wars: Episode I - Dangers of the Core (By: Jim Thomas)
1999
33
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (By: John Whitman)
1999
34
Darth Maul Shadow Hunter
2001
35
Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter
2002
36
Star Wars Junior: Save Naboo! (By: Gail Herman)
2000
37
Rogue Planet (By: Greg Bear)
2000
38
The Approaching Storm
2002
39
A Forest Apart
2003
40
Star Wars Junior: Sith Attack (By: Lara Bergen)
2000
41
Star Wars Junior: Droid to the Rescue (By: Gail Herman)
2000
42
Tatooine Ghost
2003
43
Star Wars: Episode I - Anakin's Pit Droid (By: Justine Korman Fontes)
2000
44
Shatterpoint
2003
45
Cloak of Deception (By: James Luceno)
2000
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Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters
2003
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Darth Maul Shadow Hunter (By: Michael Reaves)
2001
48
The Ruins of Dantooine
2003
49
The Approaching Storm (By: Alan Dean Foster)
2002
50
Survivor's Quest
2004
51
A Forest Apart (By: Troy Denning)
2003
52
Fool's Bargain
2004
53
Tatooine Ghost (By: Troy Denning)
2003
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Shatterpoint (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)
2003
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Jedi Trial
2004
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The Ruins of Dantooine (By: Voronica Whitney-Robinson, W. Haden Blackman)
2003
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Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
2004
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The Cestus Deception
2004
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Labyrinth of Evil
2005
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Outbound Flight
2006
61
Survivor's Quest (By: Timothy Zahn)
2004
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Star Wars: Outbound Flight
2006
63
Fool's Bargain (By: Timothy Zahn)
2004
64
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
2006
65
Jedi Trial (By: David Sherman, Dan Cragg)
2004
66
Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (By: Sean Stewart)
2004
67
Allegiance
2007
68
Labyrinth of Evil (By: James Luceno)
2005
69
Revenge of the Sith
2007
70
Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil (By: James Luceno)
2005
71
Ready, Set, Podrace!
2007
72
A Queen's Diary
2007
73
Outbound Flight ( By: Timothy Zahn)
2006
74
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (By: James Luceno)
2006
75
Death Star
2007
76
The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
2008
77
Allegiance (By: Timothy Zahn)
2007
78
Death Star (By: Steve Perry, Michael Reaves)
2007
79
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
2008
80
Millennium Falcon (By: James Luceno)
2008
81
Death Troopers
2009
82
The Life of Luke Skywalker
2009
83
Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (By: Matthew Woodring Stover)
2008
84
Death Troopers (By: Joe Schreiber)
2009
85
Millennium Falcon
2009
86
Crosscurrent (By: Paul S. Kemp)
2010
87
Crisis on Coruscant , #4)
2010
88
Crosscurrent
2010
89
Red Harvest (By: Joe Schreiber)
2010
90
Fire Ring Race
2010
91
Choices of One (By: Timothy Zahn)
2011
92
Shadow Games (By: Michael Reaves, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff)
2011
93
Shinbone Showdown
2010
94
Red Harvest
2010
95
Riptide (By: Paul S. Kemp)
2011
96
Choices of One
2011
97
Knight Errant ( By: John Jackson Miller)
2011
98
Shadows of the Empire (By: Steve Perry)
2011
99
Shadow Games
2011
100
Riptide
2011
101
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (By: Steve Perry)
2011
102
Lost Tribe of the Sith (By: John Jackson Miller)
2012
103
Knight Errant
2011
104
Winner Lose All (By: Timothy Zahn)
2012
105
Shadows of the Empire
2011
106
Scourge (By: Jeff Grubb)
2012
107
Lost Tribe of the Sith
2012
108
Maul: Lockdown (By: Joe Schreiber)
2012
109
Winner Lose All
2012
110
Darth Plagueis (By: James Luceno)
2012
111
Scourge
2012
112
The Wrath of Darth Maul
2012
113
Scoundrels (By: Timothy Zahn)
2013
114
Maul: Lockdown
2012
115
Kenobi ( By: John Jackson Miller)
2013
116
Darth Plagueis
2012
117
Crucible ( By: Troy Denning)
2013
118
Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi (By: Tim Lebbon)
2013
119
Scoundrels
2013
120
Kenobi
2013
121
Crucible
2013
122
Dawn of the Jedi
2013
123
Lockdown
2015
Star Wars: Mace Windu Books
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The Glass Abyss
2024
DC Anthology Specials Books
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New Talent Showcase 2017 (By: Scott Snyder, Aaron Gillespie, Owl Goingback, Tony Patrick, David Accampo, Al Letson, Erica Harrell, D. Proctor)
2017
2
DC Holiday Special 2017 (By: Greg Rucka, Mike Friedrich, Tom King, Dennis O'Neil, Jeff Lemire, Joshua Williamson, Dan DiDio, Shea Fontana, Scott Bryan Wilson, Nic Klein, Mairghread Scott)
2017
3
Cursed Comics Cavalcade (By: Riley Rossmo, Gabriel Hardman, Michael Moreci, James Tynion IV, Bryan Edward Hill, Vita Ayala, Magdalene Visaggio, Kenny Porter, Gary Dauberman, Dave Wielgosz)
2018
4
A Very DC Holiday Sequel (By: Tom King, Jeff Lemire, Mairghread Scott, Denny O'Neil)
2018
5
DC Nuclear Winter Special (By: Phil Hester, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Cecil Castellucci, Steve Orlando, Mairghread Scott, Mark Russell, Tom Taylor, Jeff Loveness, Dave Wielgosz)
2018
6
Dog Days of Summer (By: G. Willow Wilson, Joshua Williamson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Dan DiDio, Mariko Tamaki, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Kenny Porter, Andrew Marino)
2019
7
DC Holiday Nightmares (By: Tom King, Phil Hester, Sam Humphries, Paul Dini, Collin Kelly, Cecil Castellucci, Mairghread Scott, Mark Russell, Tom Taylor)
2019
8
Catwoman (By: Chuck Dixon, Tom King, Liam Sharp, Ed Brubaker, Ann Nocenti, Jeff Parker, Paul Dini, Will Pfeifer, Mindy Newell, Ram V.)
2020
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DC's Crimes of Passion #1 (By: James Tynion IV, Sina Grace, Steve Orlando, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Sam Johns, Stephanie Phillips, Ram V., Jordan Clark, Jay Baruchel, Mat Groom)
2020
10
The Joker (By: Dennis O'Neil, Tony S. Daniel, Peter J. Tomasi, Scott Snyder, Paul Dini, Brian Azzarello, James Tynion IV, Tom Taylor, Gary Whitta, Eduardo Medeiros)
2020
11
DC's Very Merry Multiverse (By: Tom King, John Layman, David F. Walker, Sholly Fisch, Paul Scheer, Nick Giovannetti, Derek Fridolfs, Thomas Sniegoski, Jay Baruchel, Paul Scheerbart)
2020
12
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant (By: G. Willow Wilson, Wes Craig, Stephanie Phillips, Danny DeVito)
2021
13
Milestones In History
2022
14
DC's Saved by the Belle Reve (By: Peter J. Tomasi, Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan, Dan Watters)
2022
15
DC's Grifter Got Run Over by a Reindeer (By: Cavan Scott, Scott Bryan Wilson, Michael Conrad, Max Bemis)
2022
16
Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Across the Universe (By: Trevor Hairsine, Javier Rodriguez, Jackson Lanzing, Dennis Culver, Chris Cantwell)
2025
Steven Barnes Anthologies
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Spine-Chillers
1978
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Friends of the Horseclans
1987
3
Friends of the Horseclans II
1989
4
A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora
2000
5
Prophecy and Change
2003
6
The Darker Mask
2008
7
The Living Dead 2
2010
8
Assassin and Other Stories
2010
9
The Burning Maiden
2012
10
Super Stories of Heroes and Villains
2013
11
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
2014
12
People of Color Destroy Science Fiction!
2016
13
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection