John Brosnan


John Raymond Brosnan was an Australian writer of fantasy and science fiction, as well as non-fiction. 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, James Blackstone, and John Raymond. Three movies were based on his novels-Beyond Bedlam, Proteus, 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.
The University of Liverpool holds a collection of his work consisting of both published material and drafts.

Science fiction

Series

Sky Lords series
  • * The Sky Lords
  • * The War of the Sky Lords
  • * The Fall of the Sky Lords Damned and Fancy series
  • * Damned and Fancy
  • * Have Demon, Will Travel Mothership series
  • * Mothership
  • * ''Mothership Awakening''

Novels

Short stories

Junk Shop Conversation on a Starship in Warp-Drive An Eye in Paradise
  • ''The One and Only Tale from The White Horse''

TV novelisations

Bulman series
  • * Thin Ice Prospects series
  • * Dirty Weekend
  • * ''Partners in Brine''

Humour

The Dirty Movie Book with Leroy Kettle

Non-fiction

James Bond in the Cinema Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema The Horror People Future Tense: The Cinema of Science Fiction James Bond for Your 007 Eyes Only The Primal Screen: A History of Science Fiction Film Hollywood Babble On Lights, Camera, Magic!
  • ''Scream: The Unofficial Guide to the Scream Trilogy''

Comics

2000 AD

Night Zero :
  • * "Night Zero"
  • * "Beyond Zero"
  • * "Lost in Zero"
  • * "Below Zero"