John Brosnan 5708416 223642011 2008-07-05T01:13:09Z Zorlo42 6457478 {{Infobox Writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]] --> | name = John Raymond Brosnan | image = replace this image plain.svg | imagesize = 150px | caption = | pseudonym = Harry Adam Knight, Simon Ian Childer, James Blackstone, John Raymond | birthdate = [[1947]] | birthplace = | deathdate = [[April 11]], {{death year and age|2005|1947}} | deathplace = South Harrow, London | occupation = Writer (fiction & non-fiction) | nationality = Australian | period = 1968-2004 | genre = Science Fiction, Fantasy | subject = | movement = | influences = | influenced = | signature = | website = http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/john-brosnan/ }} '''John Raymond Brosnan''' ([[1947]]&ndash;[[April 11]], [[2005]]) was an [[Australia]]n 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 (author)|John Baxter]]), and ''John Raymond''. Three not very successful movies were based on his novels&ndash;''Beyond Bedlam'' (aka ''Nightscare''), ''Proteus'' (based on ''Slimer''), and ''[[Carnosaur (film)|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 (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 (novel)|Mothership]]'' (2004) ==== Novels ==== * As ''John Brosnan'' ** ''[[Skyship]]'' (1981) ** ''[[The Midas Deep]]'' (1983) ** ''[[The Opoponax Invasion]]'' (1993) * As ''James Blackstone'' with [[John Baxter (author)|John Baxter]] ** ''[[Torched]]'' (1986) * As ''Harry Adam Knight'' with [[Leroy Kettle]] ** ''[[Slimer (novel)|Slimer]]'' (1983) ** ''[[The Fungus]]'' (1985) ** ''[[Death Spore (retitle of The Fungus)]]'' (1990) ** ''[[Bedlam (novel)|Bedlam]]'' (1992) * As ''Simon Ian Childer'' with [[Leroy Kettle]] ** ''[[Tendrils (novel)|Tendrils]]'' (1986) * As ''Harry Adam Knight'' ** ''[[Carnosaur (novel)|Carnosaur]]'' (1984) * As ''Simon Ian Childer'' ** ''[[Worm (novel)|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 (comic)|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 (comic)|2000 AD]] annual, 1990) * ''Below Zero'' (issues 731-745, 1991) == External links == * {{imdb name|0112488|John Brosnan}} * [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/john-brosnan/ John Brosnan] at [http://www.fantastifiction.co.uk/ Fantastic Fiction] {{DEFAULTSORT:Brosnan, John}} [[Category:Australian science fiction writers]] [[Category:Australian non-fiction writers]] [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatitis]] [[bg:Джон Реймънд Броснан]] [[fi:John Brosnan]] [[it:John Brosnan]]