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, 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, Bryan Shaw, John Slate, Vargo Statten, Earl Titan, John Werheim, Ephraim Winiki
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.
Genres: Science Fiction, Mystery, Western
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)
11. The Shadow People (1957)
13. The Central Intelligence (1953)
14. The Cosmic Crusaders (1955)
15. Parasite Planet (1955)
15. World in Duplicate (1959)
16. World Out of Step (1956)
17. Duel with Colossus (2016)
18. Kingpin Planet (1957)
19. World in Reverse (1958)
20. Dwellers in Darkness (1958)
20. Earth Divided (2017)
21. Chameleon Planet (2017) (with Philip Harbottle)
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)
11. The Shadow People (1957)
13. The Central Intelligence (1953)
14. The Cosmic Crusaders (1955)
15. Parasite Planet (1955)
15. World in Duplicate (1959)
16. World Out of Step (1956)
17. Duel with Colossus (2016)
18. Kingpin Planet (1957)
19. World in Reverse (1958)
20. Dwellers in Darkness (1958)
20. Earth Divided (2017)
21. Chameleon Planet (2017) (with Philip Harbottle)
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! (as by Arnold Ryden)
The Gold Bonanza (as by Thornton Ayre)
Laughter Out of Space (as by Dennis Clive)
The Wreckers (as by Geoffrey Armstrong)
The Dust Destroyer (1934)
Zagribud (1937)
Twilight of the Tenth World (1940) (as by Thornton Ayre)
Valley of Pretenders (1942) (as by Dennis Clive)
The Voice Commands (1942) (as by Dennis Clive)
The Intelligence Gigantic (1943)
Black Maria, MA (1944) (as by John Slate)
Maria Marches On (1945) (as by John Slate)
One Remained Seated (1946) (as by John Slate)
Other Eyes Watching (1946) (as by Polton Cross)
Except for One Thing (1947) (as by Hugo Blayn)
The Flying Horseman (1947)
Liners of Time (1947)
Slaves of Ijax (1947)
The Test Of Love (1947)
Thy Arm Alone (1947) (as by John Slate)
The Fourth Door (1947)
The Five Matchboxes (1948) (as by Hugo Blayn)
The Avenger (1948)
Framed In Guilt (1948) (as by John Slate)
Rustlers Canyon (1948)
Thunder Valley (1948)
Yellow Gulch Law (1948)
Account Settled (1949) (as by John Russell)
Dead Man's Shoes (1949)
Gunsmoke Valley (1949)
Murder's A Must (1949)
Outlaw's Legacy (1949) (as by Clem Larson)
Six-Gun Prodigal (1949) (as by Hank Cole)
Six-Guns Shoot To Kill (1949) (as by Hank Carson)
Stockwhip Sheriff (1949) (as by Polton Cross)
Tornado Trail (1949) (as by Marvin Kayne)
The Trembling World (1949) (as by Astron del Martia)
Valley Of The Doomed (1949)
The Tattoo Murders (1949)
Arizona Love (1950)
Aztec Gold (1950)
Bonanza (1950)
Death In Silhouette (1950) (as by John Slate)
Firewater (1950) (as by Jed McCloud)
Flashpoint (1950) (as by Hugo Blayn)
Ghost Canyon (1950) (as by Matt Francis)
The Hanging Nine (1950) (as by Ward Ross)
Hell's Acres (1950) (as by Mick McCoy)
Lead Law (1950) (as by Morton Boyce)
Merridew Rides Again (1950)
Rattlesnake (1950) (as by Hugo Blayn)
Retribution At Black Gap (1950) (as by Frank Russell)
Skeleton Pass (1950) (as by Max Elton)
The Gold of Akada (1951) (as by Earl Titan)
Golden Canyon (1951)
Guntoter From Kansas (1951) (as by Jed McNab)
The Hanging 9 (1951)
Injun Canyon (1951) (as by Jed McNab)
Merridrew Marches On (1951)
What Happened To Hammond? (1951) (as by Hugo Blayn)
Killer's Legacy (1952)
Merridrew Fights Again (1952)
Quorne Returns (1952)
Two Worlds (1952) (as by Paul Lorraine)
Zenith-D (1952) (as by Paul Lorraine)
Glimpse (1952)
Cosmic Exodus (1953) (as by Conrad G Holt)
Dark Boundaries (1953) (as by Paul Lorraine)
Don't Touch Me (1953) (as by Spike Gordon)
The Hell-Fruit (1953) (as by Laurence F Rose)
Liquid Death (1953) (as by Griff)
Merridrew Follows The Trail (1953)
Shattering Glass (1953) (as by Frank Russell)
You Take the Rap (1953) (as by Spike Gordon)
Accident Trail (1954) (as by Jed McCloud)
Feather-First Jones (1954) (as by Jed McCloud)
Vision Sinister (1954) (as by Nat Karta)
Here and Now (1955)
Secrets Of The Vase (1955) (as by Preston James)
The Silvered Cage (1955) (as by Hugo Blayn)
Navajo Vengeance (1956)
Phantom Avenger (1956) (as by Jed McNab)
Sheriff Of Dead-Man's Bend (1956) (as by Jed McNab)
Bury the Hatchet (1957) (with Philip Harbottle)
One Against Time (1969) (as by Astron del Martia)
From Afar (1982)
Survivor of Mars (1982)
Worlds Within (1982)
No Grave Need I (1984)
The Slitherers (1984)
Climate Incorporated (1987)
Aftermath (1996)
Manton's World (1999)
Fires of Vengeance (2000) (as by John Slate)
The Sheriff of Mountain Shadow (2000) (as by Mark Denholm)
Voice of the Conqueror (2003)
Return to Akada (2010)
Endless Day (2010)
The Black Terror (2010)
One Way Out (2011) (with Philip Harbottle)
The Gold Bonanza (as by Thornton Ayre)
Laughter Out of Space (as by Dennis Clive)
The Wreckers (as by Geoffrey Armstrong)
The Dust Destroyer (1934)
Zagribud (1937)
Twilight of the Tenth World (1940) (as by Thornton Ayre)
Valley of Pretenders (1942) (as by Dennis Clive)
The Voice Commands (1942) (as by Dennis Clive)
The Intelligence Gigantic (1943)
Black Maria, MA (1944) (as by John Slate)
Maria Marches On (1945) (as by John Slate)
One Remained Seated (1946) (as by John Slate)
Other Eyes Watching (1946) (as by Polton Cross)
Except for One Thing (1947) (as by Hugo Blayn)
The Flying Horseman (1947)
Liners of Time (1947)
Slaves of Ijax (1947)
The Test Of Love (1947)
Thy Arm Alone (1947) (as by John Slate)
The Fourth Door (1947)
The Five Matchboxes (1948) (as by Hugo Blayn)
The Avenger (1948)
Framed In Guilt (1948) (as by John Slate)
Rustlers Canyon (1948)
Thunder Valley (1948)
Yellow Gulch Law (1948)
Account Settled (1949) (as by John Russell)
Dead Man's Shoes (1949)
Gunsmoke Valley (1949)
Murder's A Must (1949)
Outlaw's Legacy (1949) (as by Clem Larson)
Six-Gun Prodigal (1949) (as by Hank Cole)
Six-Guns Shoot To Kill (1949) (as by Hank Carson)
Stockwhip Sheriff (1949) (as by Polton Cross)
Tornado Trail (1949) (as by Marvin Kayne)
The Trembling World (1949) (as by Astron del Martia)
Valley Of The Doomed (1949)
The Tattoo Murders (1949)
Arizona Love (1950)
Aztec Gold (1950)
Bonanza (1950)
Death In Silhouette (1950) (as by John Slate)
Firewater (1950) (as by Jed McCloud)
Flashpoint (1950) (as by Hugo Blayn)
Ghost Canyon (1950) (as by Matt Francis)
The Hanging Nine (1950) (as by Ward Ross)
Hell's Acres (1950) (as by Mick McCoy)
Lead Law (1950) (as by Morton Boyce)
Merridew Rides Again (1950)
Rattlesnake (1950) (as by Hugo Blayn)
Retribution At Black Gap (1950) (as by Frank Russell)
Skeleton Pass (1950) (as by Max Elton)
The Gold of Akada (1951) (as by Earl Titan)
Golden Canyon (1951)
Guntoter From Kansas (1951) (as by Jed McNab)
The Hanging 9 (1951)
Injun Canyon (1951) (as by Jed McNab)
Merridrew Marches On (1951)
What Happened To Hammond? (1951) (as by Hugo Blayn)
Killer's Legacy (1952)
Merridrew Fights Again (1952)
Quorne Returns (1952)
Two Worlds (1952) (as by Paul Lorraine)
Zenith-D (1952) (as by Paul Lorraine)
Glimpse (1952)
Cosmic Exodus (1953) (as by Conrad G Holt)
Dark Boundaries (1953) (as by Paul Lorraine)
Don't Touch Me (1953) (as by Spike Gordon)
The Hell-Fruit (1953) (as by Laurence F Rose)
Liquid Death (1953) (as by Griff)
Merridrew Follows The Trail (1953)
Shattering Glass (1953) (as by Frank Russell)
You Take the Rap (1953) (as by Spike Gordon)
Accident Trail (1954) (as by Jed McCloud)
Feather-First Jones (1954) (as by Jed McCloud)
Vision Sinister (1954) (as by Nat Karta)
Here and Now (1955)
Secrets Of The Vase (1955) (as by Preston James)
The Silvered Cage (1955) (as by Hugo Blayn)
Navajo Vengeance (1956)
Phantom Avenger (1956) (as by Jed McNab)
Sheriff Of Dead-Man's Bend (1956) (as by Jed McNab)
Bury the Hatchet (1957) (with Philip Harbottle)
One Against Time (1969) (as by Astron del Martia)
From Afar (1982)
Survivor of Mars (1982)
Worlds Within (1982)
No Grave Need I (1984)
The Slitherers (1984)
Climate Incorporated (1987)
Aftermath (1996)
Manton's World (1999)
Fires of Vengeance (2000) (as by John Slate)
The Sheriff of Mountain Shadow (2000) (as by Mark Denholm)
Voice of the Conqueror (2003)
Return to Akada (2010)
Endless Day (2010)
The Black Terror (2010)
One Way Out (2011) (with Philip Harbottle)
Omnibus
Collections
The Man Who Stopped the Dust and Other Stories (1986)
Outcasts of Eternity and Other Stories (1987)
Liquid Death and Other Stories (2003)
World Without Chance (2013)
The Best of John Russell Fearn: Volume 1 (2015)
Waters of Eternity (2016)
The Best of John Russell Fearn: Volume 2 (2016)
The Multillionth Chance (2016)
Lunar Vengeance (2017)
Outcasts of Eternity and Other Stories (1987)
Liquid Death and Other Stories (2003)
World Without Chance (2013)
The Best of John Russell Fearn: Volume 1 (2015)
Waters of Eternity (2016)
The Best of John Russell Fearn: Volume 2 (2016)
The Multillionth Chance (2016)
Lunar Vengeance (2017)
Anthologies containing stories by John Russell Fearn
Short stories
| Thoughts that Kill (1939) |
Books about John Russell Fearn
John Russell Fearn: the Ultimate Analysis (1965) by Philip Harbottle
The Multi-man (1968) by Philip Harbottle
The Multi-man (1968) by Philip Harbottle
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