John Brosnan Explained

John Brosnan
Pseudonym:	Harry Adam Knight, Simon Ian Childer, James Blackstone, John Raymond
Birth Name:	John Raymond Brosnan
Birth Date:	1947 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Death Place:	South Harrow, London, England
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	Australian
Period:	1968-2004
Genre:	Science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction

John Raymond Brosnan (7 October 1947  - 11 April 2005)^[1] was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works in the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London, from acute pancreatitis.^[2] He sometimes published under the pseudonyms Harry Adam Knight, Simon Ian Childer^[3] (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 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 and comic 2000 AD.^[4] Liverpool University holds a collection of his work consisting of both published material and drafts.^[5]

Bibliography

Science fiction

Series

• 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)^[6]
  • 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)
  • The Fungus (1985) (re-released in 1990 as Death Spore)
  • 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 (published in SF Digest, 1976)
• Conversation on a Starship in Warp-Drive (1975)^[7]
• An Eye in Paradise
• The One and Only Tale from The White Horse

TV novelisations

• Bulman 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)^[8]
• Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema (1974)^[9]
• The Horror People (1976)^[10]
• Future Tense: The Cinema of Science Fiction (1978)^[11]
• James Bond for Your 007 Eyes Only (1981) (with Tony Crawley)
• The Primal Screen: A History of Science Fiction Film (1991)^[12]
• Hollywood Babble On (1998)^[13]
• Lights, Camera, Magic! (1998)
• Scream: The Unofficial Guide to the Scream Trilogy (2000)^[14]

Comics

2000 AD

• Night Zero (with Kev Hopgood):
  • "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)

External links

• • John Brosnan at Fantastic Fiction
  • Torching John Brosnan by Dave Langford

Notes and References

1. Web site: Summary Bibliography: John Brosnan.
2. Web site: John Brosnan. 2 April 2009.
3. Web site: Torching John Brosnan.
4. "Flix: John Brosnan's movie roundup"
5. Web site: John Brosnan.
6. Web site: John Brosnan. 2 April 2009.
7. Web site: Authors: Brosnan, John: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia.
8. Web site: John Brosnan. 2 April 2009.
9. Web site: Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema. Brosnan. John. 1974.
10. Book: The Horror People. 9780452251601. Brosnan. John. 1976.
11. Web site: John Brosnan. 2 April 2009.
12. Web site: Authors: Brosnan, John: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia.
13. Web site: Authors: Brosnan, John: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia.
14. Web site: Authors: Brosnan, John: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia.