Brian N. Ball (19 June 1932 – 23 July 2020)
was an English author of
speculative fiction, known mainly for his three series ''Timepiece'', ''Probability Man'', and ''Jackson'', as well as numerous standalone novels. In all, he authored some 90 novels.
Ball attended Chester College from 1953 to 1955, received a BA from
London University
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in 1960, and then an MA from
Sheffield University
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in 1968.
His degree was in theology, though he was an atheist.
Ball became a senior lecturer at
Dorchester College of Education in 1965, and was a visiting member of the
University of British Columbia
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.
His death, in July 2020, was after a long illness.
Select Bibliography
Jackson Series
* ''Jackson's House'' (1974)
* ''Jackson's Friend'' (1975)
* ''Jackson's Holiday'' (1977)
* ''Jackson and the Magpies'' (1978)
The Probability Man Series
* ''The Probability Man'' (1972)
* ''Planet Probability'' (1973)
Timepiece Series
* ''Timepiece'' (1968)
* ''Timepivot'' (1970)
* ''Timepit'' (1971)
Witchfinder Series
* ''The Mark of the Beast'' (1971)
* ''The Evil at Monteine'' (1977)
Space 1999
* ''The Space Guardians'' (1975)
* ''Survival'' (2005)
Miscellaneous Novels
* ''Sundog'' (1965)
* ''Lesson for the Damned'' (1971)
* ''Devil's Peak'' (1972)
* ''The Regiments of Night'' (1972)
* ''Singularity Station'' (1973)
* ''The Venomous Serpent'' (1974)
* ''The Starbuggy'' (1983)
* ''The Doomship of Drax'' (1985)
* ''Malice of the Soul'' (2008)
Anthologies
* ''Tales of Science Fiction'' (ed) (1964)
Nonfiction
* ''Young Person's Guide to UFOs'' (1979)
References
External links
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1932 births
2020 deaths
English writers
Writers from Cheshire