Gravel, Geary
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1951- ) US author and (since 1978) a Certified Sign Language Interpreter. Most of his later work has been fantasy [see Checklist], though he began publishing work of interest with the sf Autumnworld Mosaic sequence comprising The Alchemists (1984) and The Pathfinders (1986), set in a Galaxy abandoned by superior Aliens after they have passed their technologies on to the human race, which – now that it has benefited from this Uplift – proceeds to conquer the neighbouring planetary systems, sometimes to the detriment of existing inhabitants. The first novel describes an attempt on the part of a human group to thwart the "expansionists" on a planet occupied by nonsentient humanoids; the second involves a damaging plunge into the "dark beyond space" where as-yet-unrevealed mysteries of cosmogony reside. The War of the Fading Worlds series, comprising A Key for the Nonesuch (1990) and Return of the Breakneck Boys (1991), is a Science-Fantasy adventure set in a mysterious Game-World-like arena, into which the protagonist initially stumbles when he uses a borrowed key to gain access to, as he thinks, a toilet. Gravel continues to seem a polished writer who has never quite yet focused what seems a considerable talent. [JC]
Geary Price Gravel
born East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: 12 November 1951
works
series
Autumnworld Mosaic
- The Alchemists (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1984) [Autumnworld Mosaic: pb/Kirk Reinert]
- The Pathfinders (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1986) [Autumnworld Mosaic: pb/David Schleinkofer]
War of the Fading Worlds
- A Key for the Nonesuch (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1990) [War of the Fading Worlds: pb/Romas Kukalis]
- Return of the Breakneck Boys (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1991) [War of the Fading Worlds: pb/Romas Kukalis]
Batman
- Batman: The Animated Movie: Mask of the Phantasm (New York: Bantam Spectra, 1993) [tie to the film: Batman: The Animated Movie: pb/]
- Batman: The Animated Series: Shadows of the Past (New York: Bantam Spectra, 1993) [tie to the Television series (see The Adventures of Batman and Robin): Batman: The Animated Series: pb/]
- Batman: The Animated Series #2: Dual to the Death (New York: Bantam Spectra, 1994) [tie to the Television series (see The Adventures of Batman and Robin): Batman: The Animated Series: pb/]
- Batman: The Animated Series #3: The Dragon and the Bat (New York: Bantam Spectra, 1994) [tie to the Television series (see The Adventures of Batman and Robin): Batman: The Animated Series: pb/]
Might and Magic
- Might and Magic: Book One: The Dreamwright (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1995) [tie to the Computer Wargame: Might and Magic: pb/Kevin Murphy]
- Might and Magic: Book Two: The Shadowsmith (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1996) [tie to the Computer Wargame: Might and Magic: pb/Donald Clavette]
individual titles
- Hook (New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1992) [tie to the film: pb/]
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