Don D'Ammassa is the author of two horror novels, Blood Beast (Pinnacle, 1988) and Servants of Chaos (Leisure, 2002), three science fiction novels Scarab (Five Star Press, 2004), Haven (Five Star Press, 2004), and Narcissus (Five Star Press, 2007), and two murder mysteries Murder in Silverplate (Five Star Press, 2004) and Dead of Winter (Five Star Press, 2007), as well as over one hundred short stories for Analog, Asimov's, and other publications. The most recently published stories have appeared in Analog and Dark Discoveries, and there are stories pending from Shock Totem and Cemetery Dance. His Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror, and Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction were all published by Facts on File. He reviewed for Science Fiction Chronicle for almost thirty years, does the sf, fantasy, and horror annotations for Gale's What Do I Read Next series, and has contributed articles on the field to numerous books and magazines. His reviews and other writing now appear on www.dondammassa.com. He is currently writing full time, when he isn't shelving books, reading, watching movies, or chasing the cats.