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John Brosnan


Born
in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
October 07, 1947

Died
April 11, 2005

Genre
Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Nonfiction


* Pen names:
Harry Adam Knight, Simon Ian Childer, James Blackstone, John Raymond

John Raymond Brosnan was an Australian 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), and John Raymond. Three not very successful 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 colum ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 3,062 ratings · 286 reviews · 71 distinct works • Similar authors
The Sky Lords (Sky Lords, #1)
4.20 avg rating — 716 ratings — published 1988 — 15 editions
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The War of the Sky Lords (S...
4.16 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 1989 — 14 editions
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The Fall of the Sky Lords
4.21 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 1991 — 13 editions
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Mothership
3.54 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions
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The Opoponax Invasion
4.05 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions
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Damned & Fancy (Damned & Fa...
3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions
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Have Demon, Will Travel (Da...
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The Primal Screen: A Histor...
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The Sky Lords The War of the Sky Lords The Fall of the Sky Lords
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