John Brosnan

For the Medal of Honor recipient, see John Brosnan (soldier).

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]

John Brosnan
Born	John Raymond Brosnan (1947-10-07)7 October 1947 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	11 April 2005(2005-04-11) (aged 57) South Harrow, London, England
Pen name	Harry Adam Knight, Simon Ian Childer, James Blackstone, John Raymond
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Australian
Period	1968-2004
Genre	Science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction
Website
www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/john-brosnan/

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)

References

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

External links

• John Brosnan at IMDb
• John Brosnan at Fantastic Fiction
• John Brosnan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Torching John Brosnan by Dave Langford