Lois H. Gresh is author of 15 pop science/culture books and 4 science fiction novels from John Wiley & Sons, Random House

Random House

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, and St. Martin's Press

St. Martin's Press

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. Gresh has also written dozens of short stories

Short story

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, and her work spans genre

Genre

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s such as mysteries

Mysteries

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, thriller, suspense

Suspense

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, dark fantasy, horror

Horror fiction

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, and science fiction

Science fiction

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. She is probably best known for her early weird science fiction stories, which blend computer technology with biology, botany, and post-cyberpunk

Cyberpunk

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. She was a staff book reviewer for Science Fiction Weekly from November 2004 through December 2008.

Her books have been translated into many languages and are in print worldwide: Italy, Japan, Spain, Russia, Germany, Portugal, France, Brazil, Thailand, Korea, China, Estonia, England, Canada/French, Finland, Poland, Czech, etc. In addition, they are often featured in the New York Times Book Review, USA Today

USA Today

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, Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

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, Science News, National Geographic, Physics Today

Physics Today

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, New Scientist

New Scientist

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, and US News and World Report, as well as by National Public Radio, the BBC

BBC

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, Fox national news, the History Channel, and many other television and radio programs. Gresh' teen novels have been endorsed by the American Library Association and the Voice of Youth Advocates.

Books by Gresh

• The Termination Node, Random House/Del Rey, science fiction novel, adult, 1999 hc/pb, co-author Robert Weinberg
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• The Computers of Star Trek, Basic Books, science, adult, 2000 hc/trade, co-author Robert Weinberg
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• DragonBall Z, St. Martin's Press, young adult, 2000 trade.
• TechnoLife 2020, science+novella, ECW Press, adult, 2001 trade.
• Chuck Farris and the Tower of Darkness, science fiction novel, young adult, ECW Press, 2001 trade.
• Chuck Farris and the Labyrinth of Doom, science fiction novel, young adult, ECW Press, 2001 trade.
• Chuck Farris and the Cosmic Storm, science fiction novel, young adult, ECW Press, 2002 trade.
• The Science of Superheroes, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2002 hc/trade, co-author Robert Weinberg
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• The Science of Supervillains, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2004 hc/trade, co-author Robert Weinberg
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• The Science of James Bond, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2006 trade, co-author Robert Weinberg
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• The Science of Anime, science, adult, 2005 trade, co-author Robert Weinberg
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• Exploring Lemony Snicket, St. Martin's Press, science, young adult, 2004 hc.
• The Unauthorized Eragon Guide, St. Martin's Press, science, young adult, 2006 trade.
• The Unauthorized Guide to His Dark Materials, St. Martin's Press, science, young adult/adult, 2007 trade.
• The Science of Stephen King, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2007 hc, co-author Robert Weinberg
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• The Fan's Unauthorized Guide to the Spiderwick Chronicles, St. Martin’s Press, science, young adult, 2007 trade.
• The Unauthorized Guide to Artemis Fowl, St. Martin’s Press, science, young adult, 2008 trade.
• The Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones, John Wiley & Sons, science, adult, 2008 trade, co-author Robert Weinberg
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• The Twilight Companion - The Unauthorized Guide to the Series, St. Martin's Press, young adult, 2008 trade.

External links

• Lois Gresh' official homepage
• Macmillan author page
• Good reads author page