Born as Paul le Page Barnett in Aberdeen, Scotland, Grant has sometimes written under his own name (Paul Barnett), 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. At present, Barnett lives 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.
Books
Electric Children: Roots & Branches of Modern Folk-Rock, 1976, (translation & expansion) as Paul Barnett
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, 1979, 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. ISBN 978-0-06-015777-7 (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 & 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. ISBN 0-312-15897-1.
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. ISBN 978-1-904332-10-7
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 ISBN 978-1-904332-49-7
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 ISBN 978-1-904332-73-2
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, ISBN 978-1-904332-87-9
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, 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
