Paul le Page Barnett (22 November 1949 – 3 February 2020), known by the pen name of John Grant, was a Scottish writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction.

Biography

Born Paul le Page Barnett in Aberdeen, Scotland, Grant sometime wrote under his own name, as Eve Devereux, and under various other pseudonyms; he has also ghostwritten a number of books. The author of some 70 books in all (excluding ghostwritten books), he has published several original novels as well as one novel in the Judge Dredd series and, with Joe Dever, 11 novels and a novella collection in the Legends of Lone Wolf series; edited several anthologies, beginning with Aries 1 (1979) and most recently New Writings in the Fantastic (2007); and has written dozens of nonfiction works, including several relating to fantasy and science fiction. His collaborators have included David Langford and, as illustrator, Bob Eggleton. With John Clute, he co-edited The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997) for which he also wrote all the cinema entries. He has written numerous short stories, articles and columns. Barnett lived in New Jersey with his wife, Pamela Scoville, a noted animation art expert and co-founder with her late husband Michael of the Animation Art Guild. Grant died in February 2020 at the age of 70.Paul Barnett (1949–2020)

Bibliography

Planet Earth: An Encyclopedia of Geology, 1977, as Paul Barnett (co-editor with Anthony Hallam & Peter Hutchinson) Aries I, 1979, edited as John Grant Phaidon Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 1978, as Paul Barnett, edited by John-David Yule (Contributing Editor) The Book of Time, 1980, as John Grant (co-editor with Colin Wilson) A Directory of Discarded Ideas, Ashgrove Press 1981, as John Grant The Directory of Possibilities, 1981, as John Grant (co-editor with Colin Wilson) A Book of Numbers, 1982, as John Grant Dreamers: A Geography of Dreamland Ashgrove Press 1983 The Truth About the Flaming Ghoulies, 1983, as John Grant Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis, 1986, as John Grant Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters, Harper & Row 1987, as John Grant. (first edition) Earthdoom! 1987, as John Grant with David Langford The Advanced Trivia Quiz Book, 1987, as John Grant Great Mysteries, 1988, as John Grant An Introduction to Viking Mythology, 1989, as John Grant The Great Unsolved Mysteries of Science, 1989, as John Grant Eclipse of the Kai, 1989, as John Grant with Joe Dever The Dark Door Opens, 1989, as John Grant with Joe Dever The Sword of the Sun, 1989, as John Grant with Joe Dever Hunting Wolf, 1990, as John Grant with Joe Dever Albion, 1991, as John Grant Unexplained Mysteries of the World, 1991, as John Grant The Claws of Helgedad, 1991, as John Grant with Joe Dever The Sacrifice of Ruanon, 1991, as John Grant with Joe Dever The World, 1992, as John Grant Monsters, 1992, as John Grant, US title: Monster Mysteries The Birthplace, 1992, as John Grant with Joe Dever The Book of the Magnakai, 1992, as John Grant with Joe Dever Legends of Lone Wolf Omnibus, 1992 as John Grant with Joe Dever The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 1993 (second edition), edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls, John Grant technical editor Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters 1993 (second edition), as John Grant The Tellings, 1993, as John Grant with Joe Dever The Lorestone of Varetta, 1993, as John Grant with Joe Dever History Book, A Thog the Mighty Text (chapbook), 1994, as John Grant The Secret of Kazan-Oud, 1994, as John Grant with Joe Dever The Rotting Land, 1994, as John Grant with Joe Dever The Hundredfold Problem, 1994, as John Grant Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, 1995, as John Grant (children's retelling) The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques, 1996, as John Grant with Ron Tiner The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. edited by John Clute and John Grant, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. . Strider's Galaxy, [Legend] 1997, as Paul Barnett Frankenstein, 1997, as John Grant (children's retelling) Strider's Universe, [Orbit] 1998, as Paul Barnett Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters, 1998 (third edition), as John Grant Enchanted World: The Art of Anne Sudworth, 2000, as John Grant Guts, 2001, as John Grant with David Langford Masters of Animation, 2001, as John Grant The World, 2001, as John Grant (re-issue) Albion, 2001, as John Grant (re-issue) The Paper Tiger Fantasy Art Gallery, 2002, as Paul Barnett Perceptualistics: The Art of Jael, 2002, as John Grant Dragonhenge, 2002, as John Grant with Bob Eggleton The Far Enough Window, 2002, as John Grant Qinmeartha and the Girl-Child LoChi, 2002, as John Grant, part of double book with The Tomb of the Old Ones by Colin Wilson The Chesley Awards For Science Fiction & Fantasy Art: A Retrospective, 2003, as John Grant with Elizabeth Humphrey and Pamela D. Scoville. The Hundredfold Problem, 2003, as John Grant (re-issue) Earthdoom! 2003, as John Grant with David Langford (re-issue) Strange Pleasures 2, 2003, edited as John Grant with Dave Hutchinson Take No Prisoners, 2004, as John Grant; story collection Digital Art For the 21st Century, 2004, edited as John Grant with Audre Vysniauskas The Stardragons, 2005 as John Grant with Bob Eggleton Sci-Fi Movies, AAPPL 2006, as John Grant Noir Movies, AAPPL 2006, as John Grant Life-Size Dragons, 2006, as John Grant with Fred Gambino Animated Movies, AAPPL 2006, as John Grant Discarded Science: Ideas That Seemed Good at the Time..., Facts, Figures & Fun, 2006 Beer, AAPPL, 2006, as Paul Barnett New Writings in the Fantastic, 2007, edited as John Grant Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science, Facts, Figures & Fun, 2007 The Dragons of Manhattan, 2008, as John Grant Leaving Fortusa, 2008, as John Grant The City In These Pages, PS Publishing, 2008, as John Grant Bogus Science: Or, Some People Really Believe These Things, Facts, Figures & Fun, 2009, Denying Science: Conspiracy Theories, Media Distortions, and the War Against Reality, Prometheus Books, 2011, as John Grant Warm Words and Otherwise: A Blizzard of Book Reviews, Infinity Plus Books, 2011, as John Grant Legends of Lone Wolf Omnibus 1, Dark Quest Books, 2011, as John Grant with Joe Dever The Lonely Hunter, PS Publishing, 2012, as John Grant Earthdoom!, Dark Quest Books, 2012, as John Grant with David Langford (re-issue) A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2013, as John Grant Tell No Lies, Alchemy Press, 2014, as John Grant; story collection Debunk It!: How to Stay Sane in a World of Disinformation, Zest, 2014, as John Grant; reprinted as Bullsh*t, MJF Books, 2014, as John Grant Spooky Science: Debunking the Pseudoscience of the Afterlife, Sterling, 2015, as John Grant Eureka!: 50 Scientists who Shaped Human History, Zest, 2016, as John Grant Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science (revised & expanded), See Sharp Press, 2017, as John Grant

Critical studies and reviews of Grant's work Enchanted world

Awards and nominations Year Nominated work Award Category Result1994The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction BSFA Award Special Award 1996The Glad Who Sang a Mermaid in from the Probability Sea British Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction 1997 The Encyclopedia of Fantasy Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction 1998 Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Related Work Locus Award Best Non-Fiction Mythopoeic Awards Mythopoeic Scholarship Award (for Myth and Fantasy Studies) World Fantasy Award World Fantasy Special Award: Professional 1999 Eaton Award J. Lloyd Eaton Scholarship Award 2001 Paper Tiger Books Chesley Awards Chesley Award for Best Art Director 2002 Locus Award Best Editor 2003 Dragonhenge Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Related Work Locus Award Best Art Book Paper Tiger Fantasy Art Gallery Locus Award Best Art Book Perceptualistics Locus Award Best Art Book Paper Tiger Books World Fantasy Award World Fantasy Special Award: Professional 2004 The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Related Work Locus Award Best Non-Fiction/Art2008New Writings in the Fantastic British Fantasy Award Best Anthology

References

External links

Addenda to the Encyclopedia of Fantasy Profile at Infinity Plus including updated entry from EoF

John Grant at the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction John Grant at the Encyclopedia of Fantasy