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Marvin Kaye

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MARVIN KAYE is the author of sixteen novels, including his Dickensian pastiche, The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge, now optioned to be made into a feature film, and his just-completed sequel to Frankenstein, as well as the terrifying Fantastique and Ghosts of Night and Morning; the SF cult classics, The Incredible Umbrella and (coauthored with Parke Godwin) The Masters of Solitude, and the critically-acclaimed mysteries Bullets for Macbeth and My Son the Druggist. His short story “Ms. Lipshutz and the Goblin,” was included in a DAW Books Year’s Best Fantasy anthology, and his horrific “The Possession of Immanuel Wolf” was written with the great macabre comedian, Brother Theodore. His numerous best-selling anthologies include 13 Plays of ...more

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	Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (editor), Saralee Kaye, (editor) , Richard L. Wexelblat (Contributor) 4.26 avg rating — 1,673 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon Quintet by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Michael Swanwick (Contributor) , Orson Scott Card (Contributor) 3.77 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fair Folk by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author), Tanith Lee , Megan Lindholm 3.80 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weird Tales: The Magazine That Never Dies by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ray Bradbury (Contributor) , L. Sprague de Camp (Contributor) 4.05 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old & New by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Nigel Kneale (Contributor) , Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vampire Sextette by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kim Newman (Contributor) , S.P. Somtow (Contributor) 3.53 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Open This Book by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Edward D. Hoch (Contributor) , A.M. Burrage (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Masters of Solitude (Masters of Solitude, #1) by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author), Parke Godwin 4.03 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devils & Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Saralee Kaye (Editor) , Joan Vander Putten (Contributor) 4.03 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown by Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Essayist, Contributor), Joyce Carol Oates (Contributor) , John Gregory Betancourt (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hi from MK!

I'm just getting started on Good Reads with many recommendations on how excellent a site it is. My publicity rep will be expanding my presence here.

In the meantime, anyone interested may wish to check out my website, www.marvinkaye.com.

Re MK book news:

1. "The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge" is now a recording, available from Amazon.com, or directly from Wildside Press. It is the audio of the annual... Read more of this blog post »

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Masters of Solitude (2 books)
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Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author),

Parke Godwin

3.98 avg rating — 254 ratings

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine (10 books)
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Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

C.E. Lawrence (Goodreads Author)

Nick Andreychuk

4.19 avg rating — 140 ratings

The Incredible Umbrella (2 books)
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Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author)

3.89 avg rating — 74 ratings

Hilary Quayle Mysteries (5 books)
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Marvin Kaye (Goodreads Author)

3.54 avg rating — 76 ratings

A Cold Blue Light (2 books)
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3.36 avg rating — 44 ratings

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“Her tenacity resembles nothing so much as a decapitated gila monster whose severed head still clings to the victim it has bitten. - (Our Late Visitor)”
― Marvin Kaye, 100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories

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