John Raymond Brosnan (1947–11 April 2005) was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works based around the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London, from acute pancreatitis. He sometimes published under the pseudonyms Harry Adam Knight, Simon Ian Childer (both sometimes used together with Leroy Kettle), James Blackstone (used together with John Baxter), and John Raymond. Three not very successful movies were based on his novels–Beyond Bedlam (aka Nightscare), Proteus (based on Slimer), and Carnosaur. In addition to science fiction, he also wrote a number of books about cinema and was a regular columnist with the popular UK magazine Starburst.
Bibliography[]
Science fiction[]
Series[]
- Bulman series (as John Raymond)
- Thin Ice (1987)
- Prospects series (as John Raymond)
- Dirty Weekend (1986)
- Partners in Brine (1986)
- Sky Lords series
- The Sky Lords (1988)
- The War of the Sky Lords (1989)
- The Fall of the Sky Lords (1991)
- Damned and Fancy series
- Damned and Fancy (1995)
- Have Demon, Will Travel (1996)
- Mothership series
- Mothership (2004)
- Mothership Awakening (2005) [As of 2009, has yet to be published]
Novels[]
- As John Brosnan
- Skyship (1981)
- The Midas Deep (1983)
- The Opoponax Invasion (1993)
- As James Blackstone with John Baxter
- Torched (1986)
- As Harry Adam Knight with Leroy Kettle
- Slimer (1983)
- The Fungus (1985)
- Death Spore (retitle of The Fungus) (1990)
- Bedlam (1992)
- As Simon Ian Childer with Leroy Kettle
- Tendrils (1986)
- As Harry Adam Knight
- Carnosaur (1984)
- As Simon Ian Childer
- Worm (1988)
Short Stories[]
- Junk Shop (1968)
- Conversation on a Starship in Warpdrive (1975)
- An Eye in Paradise
- The One and Only Tale from The White Horse
Humour[]
- The Dirty Movie Book (1988) with Leroy Kettle (as Leroy Mitchell)
Non-fiction[]
- James Bond in the Cinema (1972)
- Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema (1974)
- The Horror People (1976)
- Future Tense: The Cinema of Science Fiction (1978)
- James Bond for Your 007 Eyes Only (1981) (with Tony Crawley)
- Hollywood Bable On (1989)
- The Primal Screen: A History of Science Fiction Film (1991)
- Lights, Camera, Magic! (1998)
- Scream: The Unofficial Guide to the Scream Trilogy (2000)
Comics[]
2000 AD[]
- Night Zero (issues 607-616, 1988-89)
- Beyond Zero (issues 630-634, 645-649 and 665-666, 1989-90)
- Lost in Zero (2000 AD annual, 1990)
- Below Zero (issues 731-745, 1991)