John Raymond Brosnan (7 October 1947 – 11 April 2005) was an Australian writer of

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and

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, as well as

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. He was born in

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, Western Australia, and died in

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, from

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. 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 movies were based on his novels–''Beyond Bedlam'' (aka ''Nightscare''), ''Proteus'' (based on ''Slimer''), and ''

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''. In addition to science fiction, he also wrote a number of books about cinema and was a regular columnist with the popular UK magazine ''

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'' and comic 2000 AD. Liverpool University holds a collection of his work consisting of both published material and drafts.

Bibliography

His works include:

Science fiction

Series

* ''Sky Lords'' series ** ''

The Sky Lords ''The Sky Lords'' (1988) is a science fiction novel by the Australian author, John Brosnan. It was published by VGSF and is the first book in the Sky Lords trilogy. It was followed in 1989 by ''War of the Sky Lords'' and in 1991 by ''The Fall of ...

'' (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)

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) ** ''

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'' (1985) (re-released in 1990 as ''Death Spore'') ** ''Bedlam'' (1992) * As ''Simon Ian Childer'' with Leroy Kettle ** ''Tendrils'' (1986) * As ''Harry Adam Knight'' ** ''

'' (1984) * As ''Simon Ian Childer'' ** ''Worm'' (1988)

Short stories

* ''Junk Shop'' (published in SF Digest, 1976) * ''Conversation on a Starship in Warp-Drive'' (1975) * ''An Eye in Paradise'' * ''The One and Only Tale from The White Horse''

TV novelisations

* ''

Bulman ''Bulman'' is a British television crime drama series, principally written and created by Murray Smith. It was first broadcast on ITV on 5 June 1985. The series, featuring retired ex-cop George Bulman (Don Henderson) and his assistant Lucy Mc ...

'' series (as John Raymond) ** ''Thin Ice'' (1987) * '' Prospects'' series (as John Raymond) ** ''Dirty Weekend'' (1986) ** ''Partners in Brine'' (1986)

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) * ''The Primal Screen: A History of Science Fiction Film'' (1991) * ''Hollywood Babble On'' (1998) * ''Lights, Camera, Magic!'' (1998) * ''Scream: The Unofficial Guide to the Scream Trilogy'' (2000)

Comics

2000 AD

* ''Night Zero'' (with

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): ** "Night Zero" (in '' 2000 AD'' #607-616, December 1988 - March 1989) ** "Beyond Zero" (in ''2000 AD'' #630-634, 645-649 and 665-666, June 1989 - February 1990) ** "Lost in Zero" (in ''2000 AD Annual 1991'', September 1990) ** "Below Zero" (in ''2000 AD'' #731-745, May–August 1991)

References

External links

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