
John Russell Fearn
(John Francis Russell Fearn)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, Griff, Malcolm Hartley, Conrad G Holt, Preston James, Frank Jones, Nat Karta, 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, Brian Shaw, Bryan Shaw, John Slate, Vargo Statten, Earl Titan, John Werheim, Ephraim Winiki
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
Goddess of Mars (1950)
Emperor of Mars (1950)
Red Men of Mars (1950)
Warrior of Mars (1950)
Goddess of Mars (1950)
Emperor of Mars (1950)
Red Men of Mars (1950)
Warrior of Mars (1950)
Novels
Laughter Out of Space (with Dennis Clive (John Russell Fearn))
Deluge! (with Arnold Ryden (John Russell Fearn))
The Gold Bonanza (with Thornton Ayre (John Russell Fearn))
The Wreckers (with Geoffrey Armstrong (John Russell Fearn))
Valley of Pretenders (1942) (with Dennis Clive (John Russell Fearn))
The Voice Commands (1942) (with Dennis Clive (John Russell Fearn))
The Intelligence Gigantic (1943)
Black Maria, MA (1944) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
Maria Marches On (1945) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
One Remained Seated (1946) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
Other Eyes Watching (1946) (with Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn))
The Flying Horseman (1947)
The Test Of Love (1947)
Liners of Time (1947)
Slaves of Ijax (1947)
Except for One Thing (1947) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Thy Arm Alone (1947) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
The Avenger (1948)
Rustlers Canyon (1948)
Yellow Gulch Law (1948)
Thunder Valley (1948)
Framed In Guilt (1948) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
The Five Matchboxes (1948) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Dead Man's Shoes (1949)
Gunsmoke Valley (1949)
Murder's A Must (1949)
Outlaw's Legacy (1949) (with Clem Larson (John Russell Fearn))
Six-Gun Prodigal (1949) (with Hank Cole (John Russell Fearn))
Six-Guns Shoot To Kill (1949) (with Hank Carson (John Russell Fearn))
The Trembling World (1949) (with Astron del Martia (John Russell Fearn))
Valley Of The Doomed (1949)
Stockwhip Sheriff (1949) (with Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn))
Tornado Trail (1949) (with Marvin Kayne (John Russell Fearn))
Account Settled (1949) (with John Russell (John Russell Fearn))
Arizona Love (1950)
Aztec Gold (1950)
Bonanza (1950)
The Hanging Nine (1950) (with Ward Ross (John Russell Fearn))
Merridew Rides Again (1950)
Skeleton Pass (1950) (with Max Elton (John Russell Fearn))
Ghost Canyon (1950) (with Matt Francis (John Russell Fearn))
Hell's Acres (1950) (with Mick McCoy (John Russell Fearn))
Retribution At Black Gap (1950) (with Frank Russell (John Russell Fearn))
Lead Law (1950) (with Morton Boyce (John Russell Fearn))
Rattlesnake (1950) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Death In Silhouette (1950) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
Flashpoint (1950) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Firewater (1950) (with Jed McCloud (John Russell Fearn))
Guntoter From Kansas (1951) (with Jed McNab (John Russell Fearn))
The Hanging 9 (1951)
Injun Canyon (1951) (with Jed McNab (John Russell Fearn))
Merridrew Marches On (1951)
The Gold of Akada (1951) (with Earl Titan (John Russell Fearn))
Golden Canyon (1951)
What Happened To Hammond? (1951) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Killer's Legacy (1952)
Two Worlds (1952) (with Paul Lorraine (John Russell Fearn))
Merridrew Fights Again (1952)
Quorne Returns (1952)
Cosmic Exodus (1953) (with Conrad G Holt (John Russell Fearn))
Dark Boundaries (1953) (with Paul Lorraine (John Russell Fearn))
Z Formations (1953) (with Bryan Shaw (John Russell Fearn))
Merridrew Follows The Trail (1953)
You Take the Rap (1953) (with Spike Gordon (John Russell Fearn))
Don't Touch Me (1953) (with Spike Gordon (John Russell Fearn))
Shattering Glass (1953) (with Frank Russell (John Russell Fearn))
Liquid Death (1953) (with Griff (John Russell Fearn))
The Hell-Fruit (1953) (with Laurence F Rose (John Russell Fearn))
Accident Trail (1954) (with Jed McCloud (John Russell Fearn))
Feather-First Jones (1954) (with Jed McCloud (John Russell Fearn))
Vision Sinister (1954) (with Nat Karta (John Russell Fearn))
Secrets Of The Vase (1955) (with Preston James (John Russell Fearn))
The Silvered Cage (1955) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Phantom Avenger (1956) (with Jed McNab (John Russell Fearn))
Sheriff Of Dead-Man's Bend (1956) (with Jed McNab (John Russell Fearn))
Navajo Vengeance (1956)
One Against Time (1969) (with Astron del Martia (John Russell Fearn))
Survivor of Mars (1982)
Worlds Within (1982)
From Afar (1982)
No Grave Need I (1984)
The Slitherers (1984)
Climate Incorporated (1987)
Aftermath (1996)
Manton's World (1999)
Fires of Vengeance (2000) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
The Sheriff of Mountain Shadow (2000) (with Mark Denholm (John Russell Fearn))
The Tattoo Murders (2003)
Voice of the Conqueror (2003)
Return to Akada (2010)
Glimpse (2010)
Endless Day (2010)
The Black Terror (2010)
Deluge! (with Arnold Ryden (John Russell Fearn))
The Gold Bonanza (with Thornton Ayre (John Russell Fearn))
The Wreckers (with Geoffrey Armstrong (John Russell Fearn))
Valley of Pretenders (1942) (with Dennis Clive (John Russell Fearn))
The Voice Commands (1942) (with Dennis Clive (John Russell Fearn))
The Intelligence Gigantic (1943)
Black Maria, MA (1944) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
Maria Marches On (1945) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
One Remained Seated (1946) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
Other Eyes Watching (1946) (with Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn))
The Flying Horseman (1947)
The Test Of Love (1947)
Liners of Time (1947)
Slaves of Ijax (1947)
Except for One Thing (1947) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Thy Arm Alone (1947) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
The Avenger (1948)
Rustlers Canyon (1948)
Yellow Gulch Law (1948)
Thunder Valley (1948)
Framed In Guilt (1948) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
The Five Matchboxes (1948) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Dead Man's Shoes (1949)
Gunsmoke Valley (1949)
Murder's A Must (1949)
Outlaw's Legacy (1949) (with Clem Larson (John Russell Fearn))
Six-Gun Prodigal (1949) (with Hank Cole (John Russell Fearn))
Six-Guns Shoot To Kill (1949) (with Hank Carson (John Russell Fearn))
The Trembling World (1949) (with Astron del Martia (John Russell Fearn))
Valley Of The Doomed (1949)
Stockwhip Sheriff (1949) (with Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn))
Tornado Trail (1949) (with Marvin Kayne (John Russell Fearn))
Account Settled (1949) (with John Russell (John Russell Fearn))
Arizona Love (1950)
Aztec Gold (1950)
Bonanza (1950)
The Hanging Nine (1950) (with Ward Ross (John Russell Fearn))
Merridew Rides Again (1950)
Skeleton Pass (1950) (with Max Elton (John Russell Fearn))
Ghost Canyon (1950) (with Matt Francis (John Russell Fearn))
Hell's Acres (1950) (with Mick McCoy (John Russell Fearn))
Retribution At Black Gap (1950) (with Frank Russell (John Russell Fearn))
Lead Law (1950) (with Morton Boyce (John Russell Fearn))
Rattlesnake (1950) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Death In Silhouette (1950) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
Flashpoint (1950) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Firewater (1950) (with Jed McCloud (John Russell Fearn))
Guntoter From Kansas (1951) (with Jed McNab (John Russell Fearn))
The Hanging 9 (1951)
Injun Canyon (1951) (with Jed McNab (John Russell Fearn))
Merridrew Marches On (1951)
The Gold of Akada (1951) (with Earl Titan (John Russell Fearn))
Golden Canyon (1951)
What Happened To Hammond? (1951) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Killer's Legacy (1952)
Two Worlds (1952) (with Paul Lorraine (John Russell Fearn))
Merridrew Fights Again (1952)
Quorne Returns (1952)
Cosmic Exodus (1953) (with Conrad G Holt (John Russell Fearn))
Dark Boundaries (1953) (with Paul Lorraine (John Russell Fearn))
Z Formations (1953) (with Bryan Shaw (John Russell Fearn))
Merridrew Follows The Trail (1953)
You Take the Rap (1953) (with Spike Gordon (John Russell Fearn))
Don't Touch Me (1953) (with Spike Gordon (John Russell Fearn))
Shattering Glass (1953) (with Frank Russell (John Russell Fearn))
Liquid Death (1953) (with Griff (John Russell Fearn))
The Hell-Fruit (1953) (with Laurence F Rose (John Russell Fearn))
Accident Trail (1954) (with Jed McCloud (John Russell Fearn))
Feather-First Jones (1954) (with Jed McCloud (John Russell Fearn))
Vision Sinister (1954) (with Nat Karta (John Russell Fearn))
Secrets Of The Vase (1955) (with Preston James (John Russell Fearn))
The Silvered Cage (1955) (with Hugo Blayn (John Russell Fearn))
Phantom Avenger (1956) (with Jed McNab (John Russell Fearn))
Sheriff Of Dead-Man's Bend (1956) (with Jed McNab (John Russell Fearn))
Navajo Vengeance (1956)
One Against Time (1969) (with Astron del Martia (John Russell Fearn))
Survivor of Mars (1982)
Worlds Within (1982)
From Afar (1982)
No Grave Need I (1984)
The Slitherers (1984)
Climate Incorporated (1987)
Aftermath (1996)
Manton's World (1999)
Fires of Vengeance (2000) (with John Slate (John Russell Fearn))
The Sheriff of Mountain Shadow (2000) (with Mark Denholm (John Russell Fearn))
The Tattoo Murders (2003)
Voice of the Conqueror (2003)
Return to Akada (2010)
Glimpse (2010)
Endless Day (2010)
The Black Terror (2010)
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 (2003)
Outcasts of Eternity and Other Stories: The Best of John Russell Fearn Volume Two (1987)
Liquid Death and Other Stories (2003)
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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