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Avalon Books (originally Bouregy & Curl) was a small
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owned by Thomas Bouregy & Company. Established in 1950 by Thomas Bouregy, it would be run by his daughter, Ellen Bouregy Mickelsen, from 1995 to 2012 when it was sold to
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. Avalon was an important science fiction imprint in the 1950s and 60s; later its specialty was mystery and romance books. On June 4, 2012 it was announced that Amazon had purchased the imprint and its back-list of about 3,000 titles. Amazon said it would publish the books through the various imprints of
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.


Science fiction era

In the 1950s and 60s Avalon specialized in science fiction. It issued
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material in the genre during the period, particularly in the earlier portion. Avalon issued new titles, reissued out of print titles originally from other publishers, and first editions of material that had previously only seen magazine publication.
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jibed in 1959 that the publisher "seems to be pursuing a policy of printing the worst books by the best writers in science fiction". Its books featured cover art by
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Ed Emshwiller Edmund Alexander Emshwiller (February 16, 1925 – July 27, 1990) was an American people, American visual artist notable for his science fiction illustrations and his pioneering experimental films. He usually signed his illustrations as Emsh but ...
(also known as Emsh),
Gray Morrow Dwight Graydon "Gray" Morrow (March 7, 1934 – November 6, 2001)Gray Morrow
at the S ...
, and
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. Later, competition with mainstream hardcover and paperback publishers starting their own science fiction lines and the marginal nature of genre publishing in general led to the line being discontinued.


Science fiction authors published by Avalon

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Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...
* E. L. Arch *
Bruce Ariss Bruce Wallace Ariss, Jr. (October 10, 1911 – September 11, 1994) was an American painter, muralist, writer, illustrator, editor as well as theater and set designer, amateur playwright and actor, and overall icon on the Monterey Peninsula, Calif ...
*
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*
Eando Binder Eando Binder () is a pen name used by two mid-20th-century science fiction authors, Earl Andrew Binder (1904–1966) and his brother Otto Binder (1911–1974). The name is derived from their first initials ''(E and O Binder).'' Under the Eando ...
*
James Blish James Benjamin “Jimmy” Blish () was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his ''Cities in Flight'' novels and his series of ''Star Trek'' novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel ''A Case ...
*
J. Harvey Bond Russell Robert Winterbotham (August 1, 1904 – June 9, 1971) was an American writer of western and science fiction genre fiction, and the author of instructional pamphlets and several Big Little Books. He also wrote crime stories and one sc ...
*
Lin Carter Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lov ...
* Curtis W. Casewit * A. Bertram Chandler * Adam Chase * Stanton A. Coblentz *
Hunt Collins Evan Hunter (born Salvatore Albert Lombino; October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author of crime and mystery fiction. He is best known as the author of ''87th Precinct'' novels, published under the pen name Ed McBain, which are ...
*
Ray Cummings Ray Cummings (born Raymond King Cummings) (August 30, 1887 – January 23, 1957) was an American author of science fiction literature and comic books. Early life Cummings was born in New York City in 1887. He worked with Thomas Edison as a per ...
*
L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, Fantasy literature, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, both novels and works of ...
*
Lester del Rey Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the fantasy editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy an ...
*
Diane Detzer Diane Detzer de Reyna (May 13, 1930 – 1992) was an American science fiction writer in the 1960s, under her own name and the pseudonyms Adam Lukens and Jorge de Reyna. Early life Dorothy Diane Detzer was from Ridgefield, Connecticut, the daughter ...
*
George Allan England George Allan England (February 9, 1877 - June 26, 1936) was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. Life En ...
* Oscar J. Friend * J. U. Giesy * David Grinnell *
J. Hunter Holly Joan Carol Holly (1932–1982) was a science fiction author who wrote under the pseudonym J. Hunter Holly in the late 1950s until the mid-1970s. Holly lived and wrote in Lansing, Michigan and from her various book dedications, had a strong l ...
*
Raymond F. Jones Raymond Fisher Jones (15 November 1915 – 24 January 1994) was an American science fiction author. He is best known for his 1952 novel ''This Island Earth (novel), This Island Earth'', which was adapted into the This Island Eart ...
* Ivar Jorgenson * Joseph E. Kelleam *
Otis Adelbert Kline Otis Adelbert Kline (July 1, 1891 – October 24, 1946) was an American songwriter, adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine ''Weird Tales''. Kline was an amateur orientalist and a ...
*
Murray Leinster Murray Leinster () was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975), an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of List of science fiction authors, science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 ...
* Erik Van Lhin * Charles R. Long *
Frank Belknap Long Frank Belknap Long Jr. (April 27, 1901 – January 3, 1994) was an American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. Though his writing career spanned seven decades, he is best k ...
* Robert W. Lowndes * Adam Lukens * Fred MacIsaac *
Charles Eric Maine David McIlwain (21 January 1921 – 30 November 1981) better known by his pen name, Charles Eric Maine, was an English writer best known for several science fiction serials published in the 1950s and 1960s. He also wrote detective thrillers und ...
* S. P. Meek *
Philip Francis Nowlan Philip Francis Nowlan (; November 13, 1888 – February 1, 1940) was an American science fiction writer, best known as the creator of Buck Rogers. Biography Nowlan was born on November 13, 1888. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, No ...
* David Osborne *
Rog Phillips Roger Phillip Graham (February 20, 1909 – March 2, 1966) was an American science fiction writer who was published most often using the name Rog Phillips, but also used other names. Of his other pseudonyms, only Craig Browning is notable in th ...
*
Fletcher Pratt Murray Fletcher Pratt (25 April 1897 – 10 June 1956) was an American people, American List of science fiction authors, writer of history, science fiction, and fantasy. He is best known for his works on naval history and the American Civil War an ...
* Jorge de Reyna *
Eric Frank Russell Eric Frank Russell (January 6, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a British people, British writer best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W. Campbell's ''Asto ...
*
Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, Absurdist fiction, absurdist, and ...
* Lee Sheldon *
Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a SFWA Grand ...
* Evelyn E. Smith * George Henry Smith * George O. Smith * Francis Stevens *
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* Leslie F. Stone * Jeff Sutton *
E. C. Tubb Edwin Charles Tubb (15 October 1919 – 10 September 2010) was a British writer of science fiction, fantasy and Western (genre), western novels. The author of over 140 novels and 230 short stories and novellas, Tubb is best known for Dumarest sag ...
*
Jack Vance John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. He also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen. Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Ach ...
*
Roger Lee Vernon Roger Lee Vernon (born 1924) is an American science fiction writer. He received a Master's degree from Northwestern University, traveled extensively throughout North American and Europe, and while writing his stories in the early 1950s worked as ...
*
Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as '' Astounding Stories'', '' Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and '' Strange Stories'', Wellman i ...
*
Wallace West Wallace West ( – ) was an American science fiction writer. Biography West was born May 22, 1900. He began publishing during 1927 with the story "Loup-Garou" in ''Weird Tales''. The majority of West's work, which was published prior to ...
*
Robert Moore Williams Robert Moore Williams (June 19, 1907 – May 12, 1977) was an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Pseudonyms included John S Browning, H. H. Harmon, Russell Storm and E. K. Jarvis (a house name). Williams was born in Farmington, Miss ...
*
Russ Winterbotham Russell Robert Winterbotham (August 1, 1904 – June 9, 1971) was an American writer of Western (genre), western and science fiction genre fiction, and the author of instructional pamphlets and several Big Little Books. He also wrote crime st ...


Bibliography of Science Fiction books published (by year)

;1953 (Bourgey/Curl): *'' Flight Into Yesterday'' ( Charles L. Harness) *'' Sentinels From Space'' (
Eric Frank Russell Eric Frank Russell (January 6, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a British people, British writer best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W. Campbell's ''Asto ...
) ;1956 *'' Police Your Planet'' ( Erik Van Lhin) *'' Star Ways'' (
Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...
) *'' The Secret People'' (
Raymond F. Jones Raymond Fisher Jones (15 November 1915 – 24 January 1994) was an American science fiction author. He is best known for his 1952 novel ''This Island Earth (novel), This Island Earth'', which was adapted into the This Island Eart ...
) *'' Three to Conquer'' (
Eric Frank Russell Eric Frank Russell (January 6, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a British people, British writer best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W. Campbell's ''Asto ...
) *''
Tomorrow's World ''Tomorrow's World'' is a British television series about contemporary developments in science and technology. First broadcast on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003. The ''Tomorrow's World' ...
'' (
Hunt Collins Evan Hunter (born Salvatore Albert Lombino; October 15, 1926 – July 6, 2005) was an American author of crime and mystery fiction. He is best known as the author of ''87th Precinct'' novels, published under the pen name Ed McBain, which are ...
) ;1957 *'' Across Time'' ( David Grinnell) *'' Alien Dust'' (
E. C. Tubb Edwin Charles Tubb (15 October 1919 – 10 September 2010) was a British writer of science fiction, fantasy and Western (genre), western novels. The author of over 140 novels and 230 short stories and novellas, Tubb is best known for Dumarest sag ...
) *''
Big Planet ''Big Planet'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance. It is the first novel (the other being '' Showboat World'') sharing the same setting, an immense, but metal-poor and backward world called Big Planet. ''Big Planet'' was ...
'' (
Jack Vance John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. He also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen. Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Ach ...
) *''
City on the Moon ''City on the Moon'' is a science fiction novel by Murray Leinster. This story was first published by Avalon Books in 1957 in literature, 1957. ''City on the Moon'' forms part of the To the Stars series by the same author, with two preceding boo ...
'' (
Murray Leinster Murray Leinster () was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975), an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of List of science fiction authors, science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 ...
) *'' Conquest of Earth'' (
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) *'' Hidden World'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *'' Solomon's Stone'' (
L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, Fantasy literature, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, both novels and works of ...
) *'' The Infinite Brain'' (Charles R. Long) *'' Troubled Star'' ( George O. Smith) *'' Twice in Time'' (
Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as '' Astounding Stories'', '' Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and '' Strange Stories'', Wellman i ...
) *''
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'' (
Eric Frank Russell Eric Frank Russell (January 6, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a British people, British writer best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W. Campbell's ''Asto ...
) ;1958 *'' Aliens From Space'' (David Osborne) *'' Edge of Time'' ( David Grinnell) *'' Fire in the Heavens'' ( George O. Smith) *'' Immortality Delivered'' (
Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, Absurdist fiction, absurdist, and ...
) *'' Invisible Barriers'' (David Osborne) *'' Out of This World'' (
Murray Leinster Murray Leinster () was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975), an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of List of science fiction authors, science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 ...
) *'' Spaceways Satellite'' (
Charles Eric Maine David McIlwain (21 January 1921 – 30 November 1981) better known by his pen name, Charles Eric Maine, was an English writer best known for several science fiction serials published in the 1950s and 1960s. He also wrote detective thrillers und ...
) *'' Starhaven'' ( Ivar Jorgenson) *'' The Blue Barbarians'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *''
The Languages of Pao ''The Languages of Pao'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, first published in 1958, based on the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, which asserts that a language's structure and grammar construct the perception and consciousness ...
'' (
Jack Vance John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. He also wrote several mystery novels under pen names, including Ellery Queen. Vance won the World Fantasy Award for Life Ach ...
) *'' The Space Egg'' (
Russ Winterbotham Russell Robert Winterbotham (August 1, 1904 – June 9, 1971) was an American writer of Western (genre), western and science fiction genre fiction, and the author of instructional pamphlets and several Big Little Books. He also wrote crime st ...
) *'' The Tower of Zanid'' (
L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, Fantasy literature, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, both novels and works of ...
) ;1959 *'' Day of the Giants'' (
Lester del Rey Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the fantasy editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy an ...
) *'' Encounter'' (
J. Hunter Holly Joan Carol Holly (1932–1982) was a science fiction author who wrote under the pseudonym J. Hunter Holly in the late 1950s until the mid-1970s. Holly lived and wrote in Lansing, Michigan and from her various book dedications, had a strong l ...
) *'' Giants from Eternity'' (
Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as '' Astounding Stories'', '' Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and '' Strange Stories'', Wellman i ...
) *''
Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. Lightly dramatic, sometimes comedic in tone, the series was inspired by the 1812 J ...
'' ( George O. Smith) *'' Robot Hunt'' (
Roger Lee Vernon Roger Lee Vernon (born 1924) is an American science fiction writer. He received a Master's degree from Northwestern University, traveled extensively throughout North American and Europe, and while writing his stories in the early 1950s worked as ...
) *'' The Dark Destroyers'' (
Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as '' Astounding Stories'', '' Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and '' Strange Stories'', Wellman i ...
) *''
The Duplicated Man ''The Duplicated Man'' is a science fiction novel which was It was co-written by James Blish and Robert Lowndes. ''The Duplicated Man'' was first published in the August 1953 edition of '' Dynamic Science Fiction'' and in book form, in 1959 ...
'' (
James Blish James Benjamin “Jimmy” Blish () was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his ''Cities in Flight'' novels and his series of ''Star Trek'' novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel ''A Case ...
) and (
Robert Lowndes Robert Augustine Ward "Doc" Lowndes (September 4, 1916 – July 14, 1998) was an American science fiction author, editor and fan. He was known best as the editor of ''Future Science Fiction'', ''Science Fiction'', and ''Science Fiction Quarterly ...
) *'' The Golden Ape'' ( Adam Chase) *'' The Involuntary Immortals'' (
Rog Phillips Roger Phillip Graham (February 20, 1909 – March 2, 1966) was an American science fiction writer who was published most often using the name Rog Phillips, but also used other names. Of his other pseudonyms, only Craig Browning is notable in th ...
) *'' The Martian Missile'' ( David Grinnell) *'' The Sea People'' ( Adam Lukens) *''
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Poul Anderson Poul William Anderson ( ; November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times an ...
) ;1960 *'' Conquest of Life'' ( Adam Lukens) *'' He Owned the World'' (
Charles Eric Maine David McIlwain (21 January 1921 – 30 November 1981) better known by his pen name, Charles Eric Maine, was an English writer best known for several science fiction serials published in the 1950s and 1960s. He also wrote detective thrillers und ...
) *'' Hunters of Space'' ( Joseph E. Kelleam) *'' Invaders from Rigel'' (
Fletcher Pratt Murray Fletcher Pratt (25 April 1897 – 10 June 1956) was an American people, American List of science fiction authors, writer of history, science fiction, and fantasy. He is best known for his works on naval history and the American Civil War an ...
) *'' Lords of Atlantis'' (
Wallace West Wallace West ( – ) was an American science fiction writer. Biography West was born May 22, 1900. He began publishing during 1927 with the story "Loup-Garou" in ''Weird Tales''. The majority of West's work, which was published prior to ...
) *'' Next Door to the Sun'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *'' The Glory That Was'' (
L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, Fantasy literature, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, both novels and works of ...
) *'' The Little Men'' ( Joseph E. Kelleam) *''
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'' ( Curtis W. Casewit) *''
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Otis Adelbert Kline Otis Adelbert Kline (July 1, 1891 – October 24, 1946) was an American songwriter, adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine ''Weird Tales''. Kline was an amateur orientalist and a ...
) *'' Wall of Serpents'' (
L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, Fantasy literature, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, both novels and works of ...
) and (
Fletcher Pratt Murray Fletcher Pratt (25 April 1897 – 10 June 1956) was an American people, American List of science fiction authors, writer of history, science fiction, and fantasy. He is best known for his works on naval history and the American Civil War an ...
) ;1961 *'' Believers' World'' ( Robert W. Lowndes) *'' Collision Course'' (
Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a SFWA Grand ...
) *'' Destiny's Orbit'' ( David Grinnell) *'' Island in the Sky'' (
Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as '' Astounding Stories'', '' Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and '' Strange Stories'', Wellman i ...
) *'' Planet of Peril'' (
Otis Adelbert Kline Otis Adelbert Kline (July 1, 1891 – October 24, 1946) was an American songwriter, adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine ''Weird Tales''. Kline was an amateur orientalist and a ...
) *'' Sons of the Wolf'' ( Adam Lukens) *'' The Drums of Tapajos'' ( Colonel S. P. Meek) *'' The Memory Bank'' (
Wallace West Wallace West ( – ) was an American science fiction writer. Biography West was born May 22, 1900. He began publishing during 1927 with the story "Loup-Garou" in ''Weird Tales''. The majority of West's work, which was published prior to ...
) *'' The Outlaws of Mars'' (
Otis Adelbert Kline Otis Adelbert Kline (July 1, 1891 – October 24, 1946) was an American songwriter, adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine ''Weird Tales''. Kline was an amateur orientalist and a ...
) *'' The Rim of Space'' ( A. Bertram Chandler) *''
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'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *'' Troyana'' (Colonel S. P. Meek) ;1962 *''
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) *''
Armageddon 2419 A.D. ''Armageddon 2419 A.D.'' is a science fiction novella by Philip Francis Nowlan that first appeared in the August 1928 issue of the pulp magazine ''Amazing Stories''. A sequel called '' The Airlords of Han'' was published in the March 1929 issue ...
'' (
Philip Francis Nowlan Philip Francis Nowlan (; November 13, 1888 – February 1, 1940) was an American science fiction writer, best known as the creator of Buck Rogers. Biography Nowlan was born on November 13, 1888. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, No ...
) *'' Outposts in Space'' (
Wallace West Wallace West ( – ) was an American science fiction writer. Biography West was born May 22, 1900. He began publishing during 1927 with the story "Loup-Garou" in ''Weird Tales''. The majority of West's work, which was published prior to ...
) *'' Prince of Peril'' (
Otis Adelbert Kline Otis Adelbert Kline (July 1, 1891 – October 24, 1946) was an American songwriter, adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine ''Weird Tales''. Kline was an amateur orientalist and a ...
) *'' Tam, Son of the Tiger'' (
Otis Adelbert Kline Otis Adelbert Kline (July 1, 1891 – October 24, 1946) was an American songwriter, adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine ''Weird Tales''. Kline was an amateur orientalist and a ...
) *'' The Dark Planet'' (
J. Hunter Holly Joan Carol Holly (1932–1982) was a science fiction author who wrote under the pseudonym J. Hunter Holly in the late 1950s until the mid-1970s. Holly lived and wrote in Lansing, Michigan and from her various book dedications, had a strong l ...
) * ''The Glass Cage'' ( Adam Lukens) *'' The Perfect Planet'' ( Evelyn E. Smith) *'' The Search for Zei'' (
L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, Fantasy literature, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, both novels and works of ...
) *'' The World Within'' ( Adam Lukens) *'' Walk Up the Sky'' (
Robert Moore Williams Robert Moore Williams (June 19, 1907 – May 12, 1977) was an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Pseudonyms included John S Browning, H. H. Harmon, Russell Storm and E. K. Jarvis (a house name). Williams was born in Farmington, Miss ...
) ;1963 *'' Alien World'' ( Adam Lukens) *'' Bridge to Yesterday'' ( E. L. Arch) *'' Eevalu'' ( Adam Lukens) * ''Full Circle'' (
Bruce Ariss Bruce Wallace Ariss, Jr. (October 10, 1911 – September 11, 1994) was an American painter, muralist, writer, illustrator, editor as well as theater and set designer, amateur playwright and actor, and overall icon on the Monterey Peninsula, Calif ...
) *''River of Time'' (
Wallace West Wallace West ( – ) was an American science fiction writer. Biography West was born May 22, 1900. He began publishing during 1927 with the story "Loup-Garou" in ''Weird Tales''. The majority of West's work, which was published prior to ...
) *'' The Atom Conspiracy'' ( Jeff Sutton) *'' The Gray Aliens'' ( Joan Hunter Holly) *'' The Hand of Zei'' (
L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American author of science fiction, Fantasy literature, fantasy and non-fiction literature. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, both novels and works of ...
) *'' The Men from Arcturus'' (
Russ Winterbotham Russell Robert Winterbotham (August 1, 1904 – June 9, 1971) was an American writer of Western (genre), western and science fiction genre fiction, and the author of instructional pamphlets and several Big Little Books. He also wrote crime st ...
) *''The Star Men'' ( Oscar J. Friend) *'' Three Steps Spaceward'' ( Frank B. Long) ;1964 *''
Glory Planet Glory may refer to: Honor and renown * Glory (honor), high renown, praise, and honor obtained by notable achievements * ''Kleos'', the Greek word for "glory", often translated to "renown" (what others hear about you) Arts and entertainment Ficti ...
'' ( A. Bertram Chandler) *'' Mission to a Star'' (
Frank Belknap Long Frank Belknap Long Jr. (April 27, 1901 – January 3, 1994) was an American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. Though his writing career spanned seven decades, he is best k ...
) *'' Planet of Death'' ( E. L. Arch) *'' The Deathstones'' ( E. L. Arch) *''
The Eternal Man ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...
'' (Charles R. Long) *'' The Exile of Time'' (
Ray Cummings Ray Cummings (born Raymond King Cummings) (August 30, 1887 – January 23, 1957) was an American author of science fiction literature and comic books. Early life Cummings was born in New York City in 1887. He worked with Thomas Edison as a per ...
) *'' The Lizard Lords'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *'' The Martian Visitors'' ( Frank B. Long) *'' The Moon People'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *'' The Puppet Planet'' (
Russ Winterbotham Russell Robert Winterbotham (August 1, 1904 – June 9, 1971) was an American writer of Western (genre), western and science fiction genre fiction, and the author of instructional pamphlets and several Big Little Books. He also wrote crime st ...
) *'' Time Lockers'' (
Wallace West Wallace West ( – ) was an American science fiction writer. Biography West was born May 22, 1900. He began publishing during 1927 with the story "Loup-Garou" in ''Weird Tales''. The majority of West's work, which was published prior to ...
) ;1965 *'' Beyond the Great Oblivion'' (
George Allan England George Allan England (February 9, 1877 - June 26, 1936) was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. Life En ...
) *'' Darkness and Dawn'' (
George Allan England George Allan England (February 9, 1877 - June 26, 1936) was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. Life En ...
) *''
Enslaved Brains Enslaved may refer to: * Slavery, the socio-economic condition of being owned and worked by and for someone else * Enslaved (band), a progressive black metal band from Haugesund, Norway * "Enslaved", a song by Mötley Crüe on their ''Greatest Hit ...
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Eando Binder Eando Binder () is a pen name used by two mid-20th-century science fiction authors, Earl Andrew Binder (1904–1966) and his brother Otto Binder (1911–1974). The name is derived from their first initials ''(E and O Binder).'' Under the Eando ...
) *'' Explorers Into Infinity'' (
Ray Cummings Ray Cummings (born Raymond King Cummings) (August 30, 1887 – January 23, 1957) was an American author of science fiction literature and comic books. Early life Cummings was born in New York City in 1887. He worked with Thomas Edison as a per ...
) *'' Palos of the Dog Star Pack'' ( J. U. Giesy) *'' Polaris of the Snows'' (
Charles B. Stilson Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...
) *'' The Dark Enemy'' (
J. Hunter Holly Joan Carol Holly (1932–1982) was a science fiction author who wrote under the pseudonym J. Hunter Holly in the late 1950s until the mid-1970s. Holly lived and wrote in Lansing, Michigan and from her various book dedications, had a strong l ...
) *'' The First Immortals'' ( E. L. Arch) *'' The Forgotten Planet'' ( George Henry Smith) *'' The Hothouse World'' ( Fred MacIsaac) *'' The Mouthpiece of Zitu'' ( J. U. Giesy) ;1966 *''Claimed ( Francis Stevens) *'' Jason, Son of Jason'' ( J. U. Giesy) *'' Lord of Tranerica'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *'' Minos of Sardanes'' ( Charles Stilson) *'' The Double-Minded Man'' ( E. L. Arch) *'' The Lord of Nardos'' (
Russ Winterbotham Russell Robert Winterbotham (August 1, 1904 – June 9, 1971) was an American writer of Western (genre), western and science fiction genre fiction, and the author of instructional pamphlets and several Big Little Books. He also wrote crime st ...
) *'' The Mind Traders'' (
J. Hunter Holly Joan Carol Holly (1932–1982) was a science fiction author who wrote under the pseudonym J. Hunter Holly in the late 1950s until the mid-1970s. Holly lived and wrote in Lansing, Michigan and from her various book dedications, had a strong l ...
) *''
The People of the Abyss ''The People of the Abyss'' is a 1903 book by Jack London, containing his first-hand account of several weeks spent living in the Whitechapel district of the East End of London in 1902. London attempted to understand the working-class of this ...
'' (
George Allan England George Allan England (February 9, 1877 - June 26, 1936) was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. Life En ...
) *'' The Time Chariot'' ( T. Earl Hickey) *'' When the Red King Woke'' ( Joseph E. Kelleam) ;1967 *'' Destination: Saturn'' (
Lin Carter Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lov ...
) and ( David Grinnell) *'' Doomed Planet'' ( Lee Sheldon) *'' Druids' World'' ( George Henry Smith) *'' Out of the Abyss'' (
George Allan England George Allan England (February 9, 1877 - June 26, 1936) was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. Life En ...
) *'' Out of the Void'' ( Leslie F. Stone) *'' The Afterglow'' (
George Allan England George Allan England (February 9, 1877 - June 26, 1936) was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. Life En ...
) *'' The Crimson Capsule'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *'' The Everlasting Exiles'' (
Wallace West Wallace West ( – ) was an American science fiction writer. Biography West was born May 22, 1900. He began publishing during 1927 with the story "Loup-Garou" in ''Weird Tales''. The majority of West's work, which was published prior to ...
) *'' The Insect Invasion'' (
Ray Cummings Ray Cummings (born Raymond King Cummings) (August 30, 1887 – January 23, 1957) was an American author of science fiction literature and comic books. Early life Cummings was born in New York City in 1887. He worked with Thomas Edison as a per ...
) *'' The Man With Three Eyes'' ( E. L. Arch) ;1968 *'' Planet of Fear'' (
Diane Detzer Diane Detzer de Reyna (May 13, 1930 – 1992) was an American science fiction writer in the 1960s, under her own name and the pseudonyms Adam Lukens and Jorge de Reyna. Early life Dorothy Diane Detzer was from Ridgefield, Connecticut, the daughter ...
) *'' Polaris and the Immortals'' (
Charles B. Stilson Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...
) *'' The Day the World Stopped'' ( Stanton A. Coblentz) *'' The Return of the Starships'' ( Jorge de Reyna) *'' The Stars Will Wait'' ( Henry L. Hasse) *'' The Time of the Hedrons'' (
Jack Dennis Jack Bonnell Dennis (born October 13, 1931) is an American computer scientist and Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The work of Dennis in computer systems and computer languages is ...
)


Mystery and Romance era

After the discontinuation of its science fiction line, Avalon specialized in mystery and romance books.


Romance Authors published by Avalon Books

* Alayne Adams * Lois Carnell Alexander * Joye Ames *
Jessica Andersen Jessica S. Andersen (born 1973) is an American writer. Since 2001, she has published over forty books in romance, mystery and science genres. Andersen holds a PhD in Genetics from Tufts University. Biography Born in 1973, Andersen was born and ...
* Wendy May Andrews * Gina Ardito * Heidi Ashworth * Kat Attalla * Janet Avery * Susan Aylworth * Patricia K. Azeltine * Zelda Benjamin *
Alison Blake Alison Mary Blake, , is a British diplomat who is currently serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands, Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Commissioner of South Georgia and the S ...
* Amy Blizzard * Beate Boeker * Rebecca L. Boschee * Loretta Brabant * Sandra D. Bricker * Carolyn Brown * Mark Sydney Burk * Ludima Gus Burton * Christine Bush * Kaye Calkins * Carolann Camillo * Carolynn Carey * Kathy Carmichael * Margaret Carroll * Nell Carson * Sheila Claydon * Gena Cline * Karen Cogan * Janet Cookson * Nina Cornett * Annette Couch-Jareb * Tami Cowden * Connie Cox * Jillian Dagg * Sandra Dark * Patricia DeGroot * Roni Denholtz * Sierra Donovan * Laurie Alice Eakes * Glen Ebisch * Sandra Elzie * Rachel Evans * Wilma Fasano * Sherry Lynn Ferguson * Shellie Foltz * Karen Frisch * Kathleen Fuller * Mike Gaherty *
Shelly Galloway Shelly or Shelli may refer to: Places * Şelli (or Shelly/Shelli), village in Azerbaijan * Shelly Bay, a bay in New Zealand * Shelly Beach (disambiguation) * Shelly, Minnesota, a small city in the United States * Shelly Park, a suburb in Au ...
*
Darlene Gardner Darlene may refer to: *Darlene (given name), people with the given name Darlene *Darlene (artist) Darlene Jean Pekul (born 1954, Wisconsin), now just known as Darlene (she legally dropped her surname in 1984), is an American artist and calligra ...
* Carol Blake Gerrond * Sue Gibson * Theresa Goldstrand * Jean C. Gordon *
Lacey Green Lacey Green is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district, south-east of Princes Risborough, in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills above the town. In 2021 the parish had a population ...
* Sandi Haddad * Mary Hagen * Peggy Hansen * Cheryl Cooke Harrington * Amanda Harte * Pat Hines * Carolyn Hughey * Phyllis Humphrey * Carol Hutchens * Mona Ingram * Holly Jacobs * Jenny Jacobs * Noelene Jenkinson * Cheri Jetton * Victoria M. Johnson * Janet Kaderli * Veronica Kegel-Coon * Judy Kouzel * Linda Lattimer * Mary Leask * Georgie Lee * Sheryl Leonard * Sarita Leone * Ann LeValley * Cathy Liggett * Sandra Livingston * Kimberly Llewellyn * CJ Love * Judith Lown * Tracey J. Lyons * Gail MacMillan * Annette Mahon * Shirley Marks * Blanche Marriott * Beverly Martin-Lowry and Sue Boltz * Ellen Gray Massey * Carolyn Matkowsky * Debby Mayne * Ilsa Mayr * Jane McBride Choate *
Elizabeth McBride Elizabeth McBride (May 17, 1955 – June 16, 1997) was an American costume designer. She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Best Costumes for the film ''Driving Miss Daisy'' at the 62nd Academy Awards. She died at age 42 of ...
* Cathy McDavid * Terry Zahniser McDermid * Shelagh McEachern * Kate McKeever * Jilliene McKinstry * Fran McNabb * Nicola Merrells * Barbara Meyers * Kathleen Mix * Lisa Mondello *
Nancy Morgan Nancy Karen Morgan (born April 1, 1949) is an American actress. Early life Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (née Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr. She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions durin ...
* Jean Ann Moynahan * Rosemarie Naramore * Deborah Nolan *
Anne Norman Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in t ...
*
Kim O'Brien Kim O'Brien was an American actress active from 1974 to 1987. She played a variety of roles in movies and television shows. Filmography References External links * Kim O'Brien: Credits
at TV Guide American film actresses American te ...
* Rebecca K. O'Connor * Holly O'Dell *
Gerry O'Hara Gerald O'Hara (1 October 1924 – 9 January 2023) was a British film and television writer and director. Life and career O'Hara was born in Boston, Lincolnshire on 1 October 1924, to James O'Hara, a bookmaker, and Jeannie O’Hara (née Beamont) ...
* Dorothy P. O'Neill *
Robin O'Neill Robin most commonly refers to several species of passerine birds. Robin may also refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), includ ...
* Linda L. Paisley * Nancy J. Parra * Alba Marie Pastorek * Jane Myers Perrine * Nikki Poppen * Marilyn Prather * Gaby Pratt * Bernadette Pruitt * Kathryn Quick * Susan Ralph * Tara Randel * Carol Reddick * Shirley Raye Redmond * Heather Reed * Sylvia Renfro * Sarah Richmond * Sheila Robins *
Jeanne Robinson Jeanne M. Rubbicco Robinson (March 30, 1948 – May 30, 2010) was an American-born Canadian choreographer who co-wrote three science fiction novels, ''The Stardance Saga'', with her husband Spider Robinson. ''Stardance'' won the Hugo Award and N ...
* Betsy Rogers * Elizabeth Rose * Jocelyn Saint James * JoAnn Sands *
Lois Schwartz Lois is a common English name from the New Testament. Paul the Apostle mentions Lois, the pious grandmother of Saint Timothy in the Second Epistle to Timothy (commending her for her faith in 2 Timothy 1:5). The name was first used by English Chris ...
*
Cynthia Scott Cynthia Scott (born January 1, 1939) is a Canadian award-winning filmmaker who has produced, directed, written, and edited several films with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Her works have won the Academy Awards, Oscar and Canadian Fil ...
* Stephanie Scott * Bev Sexton * Fran Shaff * Marilyn Shank * Elaine Shelabarger *
Deborah Shelley According to the Book of Judges, Deborah (, ''Dəḇōrā'') was a prophetess of Judaism, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel, and the only female judge mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lap ...
* Mary Sheppard * Victoria Sheringham * Jennifer Shirk * Nadia Shworan * DeAnn Smallwood * Jeanette Sparks * Helen Spears * Constance Sprague * Angie Stanton * Christina Starr * Hazel Statham * Julie Stone * Norma Davis Stoyenoff * Marlene Stringer * Eva Swain * Teresa Swift * Mary Anne Taylor * Judi Thoman * Katrina Thomas * Liz Thompson * Lynn M. Turner * Edna Van Leuven * Joselyn Vaughn * Joan Vincent * Sydell Voeller * Suzanne Walter * Kim Watters * Heather S. Webber * Jan Weeks * Sandra Wilkins * Frances Engle Wilson *
Helen Wingo Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, G ...
* Donna Wright Avalon Books. Avalon Books, 2012.


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