Don D’Ammassa is the author of the novels Blood Beast, Servants of Chaos, Scarab, Haven, Dead of Winter, Castaways of the Lost Island, Narcissus, and Murder in Silverplate as well as over one hundred short stories for Analog, Asimov’s, and other publications. His Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and a companion volume, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction, have both recently appeared from Facts on File. He reviewed for Science Fiction Chronicle for almost thirty years, does the sf and fantasy 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 appears on www.dondammassa.com. He is currently writing full time, when he isn’t shelving books, reading, watching movies, or chasing the cats.