John Russell Fearn
(John Francis Russell Fearn)
(1908 - 1960)aka
Geoffrey Armstrong, Thornton Ayre, Hugo Blayn, Morton Boyce, Hank Carson, Dennis Clive, Hank Cole, Polton Cross, Mark Denholm, Douglas Dodd, Sheridan Drew, Max Elton, Matt Francis, Spike Gordon, Volsted Gridban (with E C Tubb), Griff, Malcolm Hartley, Conrad G Holt, Preston James, Frank Jones, Nat Karta (with Victor Norwood), Marvin Kayne, Clem Larson, Herbert Lloyd, Paul Lorraine, Astron del Martia, Jed McCloud, Mick McCoy, Jed McNab, Dom Passante, Francis Rose, Laurence F Rose, Ward Ross, Frank Russell, John Russell, Arnold Ryden, Bryan Shaw, John Slate, Vargo Statten, Earl Titan, John Werheim, Ephraim Winiki
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About John Russell Fearn
John Russell Fearn was an extremely prolific and popular British writer, who began in the American pulps, then almost single-handedly drove the post-World War II boom in British publishing with a flood of science fiction, detective stories, westerns, and adventure fiction. He employed numerous pseudonyms, such as Vargo Statten, Volstead Gridban, Hugo Blayn, Thorton Ayre, Polton Cross, Geoffrey Armstrong, Dennis Clive, John Cotton, Ephriam Winiki, Spike Gordon, and many others. He is noted for such grandly extravagant science fiction as "The Intelligence Gigantic" and "The Liners of Time", "Mathematica", and the Golden Amazon series. He was so popular that one of his pseudonyms became the editor of VARGO STATEN'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE in the 1950's. His work is noted for its vigor amd wild imagination. He has always had a substantial cult following and has been popular in translation around the world.
Series
Golden Amazon
1. The Golden Amazon (1944)
2. The Golden Amazon Returns (1945)
aka The Deathless Amazon
3. The Golden Amazon's Triumph (1946)
4. The Amazon's Diamond Quest (1953)
5. Twin of the Amazon (1954)
6. Conquest of the Amazon (1976)
9. Triangle of Power (1950)
13. The Central Intelligence (1953)
14. The Cosmic Crusaders (1955)
15. Parasite Planet (1955)
16. World Out of Step (1956)
17. The Shadow People (1957)
18. Kingpin Planet (1957)
19. World in Reverse (1958)
20. Dwellers in Darkness (1958)
Lord of Atlantis (1949)
The Amethyst City (1951)
The Amazon Strikes Again (1954)
1. The Golden Amazon (1944)
2. The Golden Amazon Returns (1945)
aka The Deathless Amazon
3. The Golden Amazon's Triumph (1946)
4. The Amazon's Diamond Quest (1953)
5. Twin of the Amazon (1954)
6. Conquest of the Amazon (1976)
9. Triangle of Power (1950)
13. The Central Intelligence (1953)
14. The Cosmic Crusaders (1955)
15. Parasite Planet (1955)
16. World Out of Step (1956)
17. The Shadow People (1957)
18. Kingpin Planet (1957)
19. World in Reverse (1958)
20. Dwellers in Darkness (1958)
Lord of Atlantis (1949)
The Amethyst City (1951)
The Amazon Strikes Again (1954)
Mars Quartet
Emperor of Mars (1950)
Goddess of Mars (1950)
Red Men of Mars (1950)
Warrior of Mars (1950)
Emperor of Mars (1950)
Goddess of Mars (1950)
Red Men of Mars (1950)
Warrior of Mars (1950)
Novels
Deluge! (writing as Arnold Ryden)
The Gold Bonanza (writing as Thornton Ayre)
The Wreckers (writing as Geoffrey Armstrong)
Laughter Out of Space (writing as Dennis Clive)
Valley of Pretenders (1942) (writing as Dennis Clive)
The Voice Commands (1942) (writing as Dennis Clive)
The Intelligence Gigantic (1943)
Black Maria, MA (1944) (writing as John Slate)
Maria Marches On (1945) (writing as John Slate)
One Remained Seated (1946) (writing as John Slate)
Other Eyes Watching (1946) (writing as Polton Cross)
Liners of Time (1947)
Slaves of Ijax (1947)
Except for One Thing (1947) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
The Flying Horseman (1947)
The Test Of Love (1947)
Thy Arm Alone (1947) (writing as John Slate)
Thunder Valley (1948)
The Five Matchboxes (1948) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
The Avenger (1948)
Framed In Guilt (1948) (writing as John Slate)
Rustlers Canyon (1948)
Yellow Gulch Law (1948)
Tornado Trail (1949) (writing as Marvin Kayne)
Account Settled (1949) (writing as John Russell)
Dead Man's Shoes (1949)
Gunsmoke Valley (1949)
Murder's A Must (1949)
Outlaw's Legacy (1949) (writing as Clem Larson)
Six-Gun Prodigal (1949) (writing as Hank Cole)
Six-Guns Shoot To Kill (1949) (writing as Hank Carson)
Stockwhip Sheriff (1949) (writing as Polton Cross)
The Trembling World (1949) (writing as Astron del Martia)
Valley Of The Doomed (1949)
Hell's Acres (1950) (writing as Mick McCoy)
Skeleton Pass (1950) (writing as Max Elton)
Death In Silhouette (1950) (writing as John Slate)
Flashpoint (1950) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
Firewater (1950) (writing as Jed McCloud)
Arizona Love (1950)
Aztec Gold (1950)
Bonanza (1950)
Ghost Canyon (1950) (writing as Matt Francis)
The Hanging Nine (1950) (writing as Ward Ross)
Lead Law (1950) (writing as Morton Boyce)
Merridew Rides Again (1950)
Rattlesnake (1950) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
Retribution At Black Gap (1950) (writing as Frank Russell)
Golden Canyon (1951)
The Gold of Akada (1951) (writing as Earl Titan)
Guntoter From Kansas (1951) (writing as Jed McNab)
The Hanging 9 (1951)
Injun Canyon (1951) (writing as Jed McNab)
Merridrew Marches On (1951)
What Happened To Hammond? (1951) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
Merridrew Fights Again (1952)
Quorne Returns (1952)
Killer's Legacy (1952)
Two Worlds (1952) (writing as Paul Lorraine)
Merridrew Follows The Trail (1953)
Cosmic Exodus (1953) (writing as Conrad G Holt)
Dark Boundaries (1953) (writing as Paul Lorraine)
Don't Touch Me (1953) (writing as Spike Gordon)
The Hell-Fruit (1953) (writing as Laurence F Rose)
Liquid Death (1953) (writing as Griff)
Shattering Glass (1953) (writing as Frank Russell)
You Take the Rap (1953) (writing as Spike Gordon)
Z Formations (1953) (writing as Bryan Shaw)
Vision Sinister (1954) (writing as Nat Karta)
Accident Trail (1954) (writing as Jed McCloud)
Feather-First Jones (1954) (writing as Jed McCloud)
Secrets Of The Vase (1955) (writing as Preston James)
The Silvered Cage (1955) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
Navajo Vengeance (1956)
Phantom Avenger (1956) (writing as Jed McNab)
Sheriff Of Dead-Man's Bend (1956) (writing as Jed McNab)
One Against Time (1969) (writing as Astron del Martia)
From Afar (1982)
Survivor of Mars (1982)
Worlds Within (1982)
The Slitherers (1984)
No Grave Need I (1984)
Climate Incorporated (1987)
Aftermath (1996)
Manton's World (1999)
The Sheriff of Mountain Shadow (2000) (writing as Mark Denholm)
The Tattoo Murders (2001)
Voice of the Conqueror (2003)
The Gold Bonanza (writing as Thornton Ayre)
The Wreckers (writing as Geoffrey Armstrong)
Laughter Out of Space (writing as Dennis Clive)
Valley of Pretenders (1942) (writing as Dennis Clive)
The Voice Commands (1942) (writing as Dennis Clive)
The Intelligence Gigantic (1943)
Black Maria, MA (1944) (writing as John Slate)
Maria Marches On (1945) (writing as John Slate)
One Remained Seated (1946) (writing as John Slate)
Other Eyes Watching (1946) (writing as Polton Cross)
Liners of Time (1947)
Slaves of Ijax (1947)
Except for One Thing (1947) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
The Flying Horseman (1947)
The Test Of Love (1947)
Thy Arm Alone (1947) (writing as John Slate)
Thunder Valley (1948)
The Five Matchboxes (1948) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
The Avenger (1948)
Framed In Guilt (1948) (writing as John Slate)
Rustlers Canyon (1948)
Yellow Gulch Law (1948)
Tornado Trail (1949) (writing as Marvin Kayne)
Account Settled (1949) (writing as John Russell)
Dead Man's Shoes (1949)
Gunsmoke Valley (1949)
Murder's A Must (1949)
Outlaw's Legacy (1949) (writing as Clem Larson)
Six-Gun Prodigal (1949) (writing as Hank Cole)
Six-Guns Shoot To Kill (1949) (writing as Hank Carson)
Stockwhip Sheriff (1949) (writing as Polton Cross)
The Trembling World (1949) (writing as Astron del Martia)
Valley Of The Doomed (1949)
Hell's Acres (1950) (writing as Mick McCoy)
Skeleton Pass (1950) (writing as Max Elton)
Death In Silhouette (1950) (writing as John Slate)
Flashpoint (1950) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
Firewater (1950) (writing as Jed McCloud)
Arizona Love (1950)
Aztec Gold (1950)
Bonanza (1950)
Ghost Canyon (1950) (writing as Matt Francis)
The Hanging Nine (1950) (writing as Ward Ross)
Lead Law (1950) (writing as Morton Boyce)
Merridew Rides Again (1950)
Rattlesnake (1950) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
Retribution At Black Gap (1950) (writing as Frank Russell)
Golden Canyon (1951)
The Gold of Akada (1951) (writing as Earl Titan)
Guntoter From Kansas (1951) (writing as Jed McNab)
The Hanging 9 (1951)
Injun Canyon (1951) (writing as Jed McNab)
Merridrew Marches On (1951)
What Happened To Hammond? (1951) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
Merridrew Fights Again (1952)
Quorne Returns (1952)
Killer's Legacy (1952)
Two Worlds (1952) (writing as Paul Lorraine)
Merridrew Follows The Trail (1953)
Cosmic Exodus (1953) (writing as Conrad G Holt)
Dark Boundaries (1953) (writing as Paul Lorraine)
Don't Touch Me (1953) (writing as Spike Gordon)
The Hell-Fruit (1953) (writing as Laurence F Rose)
Liquid Death (1953) (writing as Griff)
Shattering Glass (1953) (writing as Frank Russell)
You Take the Rap (1953) (writing as Spike Gordon)
Z Formations (1953) (writing as Bryan Shaw)
Vision Sinister (1954) (writing as Nat Karta)
Accident Trail (1954) (writing as Jed McCloud)
Feather-First Jones (1954) (writing as Jed McCloud)
Secrets Of The Vase (1955) (writing as Preston James)
The Silvered Cage (1955) (writing as Hugo Blayn)
Navajo Vengeance (1956)
Phantom Avenger (1956) (writing as Jed McNab)
Sheriff Of Dead-Man's Bend (1956) (writing as Jed McNab)
One Against Time (1969) (writing as Astron del Martia)
From Afar (1982)
Survivor of Mars (1982)
Worlds Within (1982)
The Slitherers (1984)
No Grave Need I (1984)
Climate Incorporated (1987)
Aftermath (1996)
Manton's World (1999)
The Sheriff of Mountain Shadow (2000) (writing as Mark Denholm)
The Tattoo Murders (2001)
Voice of the Conqueror (2003)
Collections
The Man Who Stopped the Dust and Other Stories: The Best of John Russell Fearn Volume One (1986)
Outcasts of Eternity and Other Stories: The Best of John Russell Fearn Volume Two (1987)
Liquid Death and Other Stories (2002)
Outcasts of Eternity and Other Stories: The Best of John Russell Fearn Volume Two (1987)
Liquid Death and Other Stories (2002)
Anthologies containing stories by John Russell Fearn
Short stories
| Thoughts that Kill (1939) |
Books about John Russell Fearn
John Russell Fearn: the Ultimate Analysis: A Bibligoraphy (1965) by Philip Harbottle
The Multi-man: A biographic and bibliographic study of John Russell Fearn (1908-60) (1968) by Philip Harbottle
The Multi-man: A biographic and bibliographic study of John Russell Fearn (1908-60) (1968) by Philip Harbottle
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