Author

Robert R. McCammon

6 award wins, 4 nominations across 7 books.

Robert Rick McCammon (born July 17, 1952) is an American novelist from Birmingham, Alabama. One of the influential names in the late 1970s–early 1990s American horror literature boom, by 1991 McCammon had three New York Times bestsellers (*The Wolf's Hour*, *Stinger*, and *Swan Song*) and around 5 million books in print.

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Boy's LifeMister SlaughterSpeaks the NightbirdStingerSwan SongThe Queen of BedlamUsher's Passing
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Boy's Life

2 Awards Won

544 pages

"Zephyr, Alabama, has been an idyllic home for eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson...a place where monsters swim in the belly of the river, and friends are forever. Then, on a cold spring morning in 1964, as Cory accompanies his father on his milk route, they see a car plunge into a lake some say is bottomless." -- Back cover.

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Mister Slaughter

1 Nomination

Published 2010-06-07 · 448 pages

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Speaks the Nightbird

2 Awards Won

792 pages

In 1699, a traveling magistrate and his clerk, Matthew, come to Fount Royal to try a woman charged with witchcraft.

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Stinger

1 Nomination

Published 1988-04-01 · 542 pages

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Swan Song

1 Award Won1 Nomination

Published 1987-06-01 · 956 pages

An ancient evil roams the desolate landscape of an America ravaged by nuclear war. He is the Man with the Scarlet Eye, a malevolent force that feeds on the dark desires of the countless followers he has gathered into his service. His only desire is to find a special child named Swan -- and destroy her. But those who would protect the girl are determined to fight for what is left of the worldŠand their souls.

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The Queen of Bedlam

1 Nomination

Published 2007-10-23 · 656 pages

Investigating New York City's first serial killer in 1702, magistrate's clerk Matthew Corbert contemplates working with an elderly asylum resident who may hold the key to the killer's identity, in a case that is further challenged by the murderer's dark designs for the city.

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Usher's Passing

1 Award Won

412 pages

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