Karl Shuker

• Mystery Cats of the World (1989), Robert Hale, • Extraordinary Animals Worldwide (1991), Robert Hale, • The Lost Ark: New and Rediscovered Animals of the 20th Century (1993), HarperCollins, • Dragons – A Natural History (1995), Simon & Schuster; republished (2006), Taschen • In Search of Prehistoric Survivors (1995), Blandford, • The Unexplained (1996), Carlton Books, • From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings (1997), Llewellyn, • Mysteries of Planet Earth (1999), Carlton Books, • The Hidden Powers of Animals, (2001), Reader's Digest, • The New Zoo: New and Rediscovered Animals of the Twentieth Century (2002), House of Stratus, • The Beasts That Hide From Man (2003), Paraview, • Extraordinary Animals Revisited (2007) CFZ Press, • Dr Shuker's Casebook (2008) CFZ Press, • Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals on Stamps: A Worldwide Catalogue (2008) CFZ Press, • Star Steeds and Other Dreams: The Collected Poems (2009) CFZ Press, • Karl Shuker's Alien Zoo: From the Pages of Fortean Times (2010) CFZ Press, • The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals (2012) Coachwhip Publications, • Cats of Magic, Mythology, and Mystery (2012) CFZ Press, • Mirabilis: A Carnival of Cryptozoology and Unnatural History (2013) Anomalist Books, • Dragons in Zoology, Cryptozoology, and Culture (2013) Coachwhip Publications, • The Menagerie of Marvels: A Third Compendium of Extraordinary Animals (2014) CFZ Press, • A Manifestation of Monsters: Examining the (Un)Usual Suspects (2015) Anomalist Books, • More Star Steeds and Other Dreams - The Collected Poems - 2015 Expanded Edition (2015) Fortean Words, • Here's Nessie! A Monstrous Compendium From Loch Ness (2016) CFZ Press, • Still in Search of Prehistoric Survivors: The Creatures That Time Forgot? (2016) Coachwhip Publications,

In a 1996 review of Shuker's book Dragons: A Natural History in Natural History, Richard Ellis discussed the "impressive assortment of illustrations," as well as Shuker's coverage of dragon imagery and icons throughout history, but criticized a lack of focus on "the 'real' animals held to be responsible for some of the dragon or sea serpent stories, such as the crocodile, the Komodo dragon, the African rock python, and the oarfish." Ellis found fault with coverage of "aquatic serpent dragons" such as the Loch Ness monster, lamenting that "despite corroborated evidence that the famous Loch Ness monster's 'surgeon's photograph' was a hoax, [...] 'Nessie' is one of the contemporary 'dragons' in this book." In June 1997 Shuker criticized Fortean Times publisher Mike Dash, who has described most reports of strange phenomena to be products of the imagination, to which Shuker stated, "there are some intriguing pieces of evidence for the existence of a large underwater mammal in Loch Ness, not least the sonar soundings of 1972 which showed the presence of a 6-ft flipper." However, in a 1998 Sunday Times interview, Shuker suggested that the Loch Ness monster was losing traction, with more attention going toward large cat sightings, stating, "They're more tangible," and that "[a]ny scientist who these days decides to take the Loch Ness monster seriously knows that it will damage his reputation." Reviewing Shuker's 2003 book The Beasts that Hide from Man, Mark Bayless described the work as "thought provoking and well researched," contrasting Shuker's work favorably against other cryptozoology texts as providing a "scholarly, reader-friendly format," and addressing a wider range of cryptids that are not covered in comparable sources. A March 2013 review of the Journal of Cryptozoology in Brazilian journal Revista Piauí was generally positive regarding Shuker's efforts at a scientific approach to documenting cryptozoological findings, noting an article which put forth a giant oarfish as the most likely candidate to explain a recent sighting, but noted the professional challenges that cryptozoological researchers seeking to document findings may face, suggesting some are met with ridicule from colleagues due to a large portion of the cryptozoological community not being scientifically regarded.

In 2005, a new species of Loricifera was named Pliciloricus shukeri, after Shuker. In November 2001, Karl Shuker won £250,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.