title: Dennis Schmidt (author)
text: # Dennis Schmidt (author)
  
  Dennis Schmidt was an American science fiction and fantasy author who published from 1978 to 1990. He published his ten novels in three series. He was known for incorporating elements of Zen philosophy and martial arts into space opera and fantasy plots.
  
  ## Publications
  
  Kensho (series): A series of martial arts stories taking place on a distant world.
  
  * Way-Farer, Ace Books, 1978
  * Kensho, Ace Books, 1979
  * Satori, Ace Books, 1981
  * Wanderer, Ace Science Fiction Books, 1985
  
  Twilight of the Gods (trilogy): A series of fantasy novels.
  
  * The First Name, 1985
  * Groa's Other Eye, 1986
  * Three Trumps Sounding, 1987
  
  The Questioner Trilogy
  
  * Labyrinth, 1989
  * City of Crystal Shadow, 1990
  * Dark Paradise, 1990
  