Craig Strete

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books
  • First Book:
    October 1977
  • Latest Book:
    June 2023
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Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • The Bleeding Man and Other Science Fiction Stories

    Nebula finalist!With an introduction by Virginia Hamilton.The Vermillion Sands of Native American literature.The heritage of the author is clearly reflected in this unique collection of stories. They range from the representative science fiction of I...

  • Death in the Spirit House

    The mountain and the myth of Spirit House loom in the lives of two men, Red Hawk and John Skydancer, who defy the ways and teachings of their people before coming to terms with the powerful heritage they have struggled to deny...

  • The Angry Dead

  • Death Chants

    *With an introduction by Salvador Dali*An introduction by Salvador Dali is unexpected for a fantasy collection, but these stories are unusual in their subject matter. Drawing on the legends and cultural background of the American Indians, t...

  • Dreams That Burn in the Night

    A collection of Strete's great work, including ones described as "quite brilliant" from a "major talent" by Kirkus Reviews. Also includes collaborations with Jim Morrison (of the Doors) and Michael Bishop. "On the Way Home, about American Indians (St...

  • The Game of Cat and Eagle

  • If All Else Fails

    With an Introduction by Jorge Luis Borges. Craig Strete, one of the few Native American SF authors, picked up three Nebula Award nominations for short SF, two of which are included in this collection of his excellent work. "The pages reek with despai...

  • A Knife in the Mind

  • My Gun Is Not So Quick



  • The World in Grandfather's Hands

    Eleven-year-old Jimmy is angry, lonely, and homesick. Since Mother moved them from the pueblo where they lived at one with the land, to Grandfather Whitefeather's house in the city after Father's death, Jimmy has been hemmed in by tall b...

  • The Star Killer

    ""Ted, this is Sam Watson in Legal. We are a little bit troubled by an ad you are running in this week's BACKSTAGE."Complaints from the Screen Actor's Guild?"Complaints from a number of actors themselves. As individuals. At"...

  • Paint Your Face on a Drowning in the River

    Tall Horse and Joseph Little Eagle are rivals for Nila, with whom they have grown up. In a poignant love story, they face not only the normal conflicts of a triangle situation, but are torn by the pressures innate in reservation life--the fierce loya...

  • The Bouncing Bride

    Mob boss Don Rodrico Gaspari had a standing rule, which was you don't zotz a guy in a church. Oops, but, it was the only way hitman Alphonse could do his job. Problem was, that made the church a crime scene, which made it impossible to hold the Don's...

  • The Mammoth Project

    OPTIONED TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM VMI WORLDWIDE!Young Nina and Keita have to save a herd of... Mammoths?! and a tribe of Native Americans and a... Cyber Mammoth?! A military project has gone wrong, and to avoid prison those responsible are t...

  • Nobody Rides Forever

    The even more authentic life of Billy the Kid.Being the secret death bed confessions of Pat Garrett, one time sheriff of Lincoln county, New Mexico, by whom Billy the Kid as such he was known was finally hunted down and personally rendered deceased w...

  • Strete Food

    The stage and screen plays of Craig StreteReady-to-eat* food for your soul(* Also Ready-to-perform, -produce, -film, etc.).Includes...* A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT TECHNICOLOR (play and screenplay)* THE DEATH MOTHER* KNOWING WHO'S DEAD* MAKBAY SHAMAN OF K...

  • The Dinosaur Project

    They're back! And bigger than ever! In this spectacular sequel to The Mammoth Project, the military didn't think mammoths and cyber mammoths were enough--so they brought back--dinosaurs! Including, of course, a cyber-dinosaur... What could go wrong? ...

  • Indian on Purpose

    Amos Brokeshoulder was an old man as Indians reckoned it.He was proud of getting old because he knew winters and summers and fall. He most likely would have lived a long time but now he was mostly waiting to die. His old wife Betta died five years ag...

  • Cloudboy

    Cloudboy was old enough to want to be older. He was old enough to want all sorts of things. But he lived in a house where things of any kind were in short supply. He dreamed that they had a shiny new refrigerator with a light that worked and a handle...



  • Russell Raven isn't Scared Anymore

    Russell Raven was born scared. Noises made him jump. Silence made him uneasy. He was afraid of the dark and afraid of the light if it was too bright.If somebody talked too loud, he ducked down as if somebody was attacking him. He was afraid of empty ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Craig Strete has published 20 books.

Craig Strete does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Russell Raven isn't Scared Anymore, was published in June 2023.

The first book by Craig Strete, The Bleeding Man and Other Science Fiction Stories, was published in October 1977.

No. Craig Strete does not write books in series.
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