John S. Glasby

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John Stephen Glasby was a prolific British author whose work spanned a range of popular genres. A professional research chemist and mathematician, he produced over 300 novels and short stories during the 1950s and 1960s, most of which were published pseudonymously under the Badger Books imprint. Glasby's output can be summarised briefly as follows: Approximately 25 speculative fiction novels, using pseudonyms such as "A. J. Merak" or "J. L. Powers" and the Badger house names "John E. Muller", "Karl Zeigfreid" and "Victor LaSalle". More than 30 western novels using the house name "Chuck Adams", and ten as "Tex Bradley". 34 hospital romance novels written as "D.K. Jennings". Two crime novels and six desert adventure novels, all using the "A.J. Merak" pseudonym. Six James Bond-style spy novels written as "Manning K. Robertson". An unknown number (possibly as many as a hundred) War stories set during World War II and published under a huge range of pseudonyms.

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Beyond the Rim and Other Tales of Cosmic Horror
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Beyond the Rim and Other Stories
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The Brooding City and Other Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
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The Brooding City and Other Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
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The substance of a shade
Representative edition published 2014
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Wreath for a lady
Representative edition published 2014
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The dark boatman and other stories
Representative edition published 2013
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Hideout at Mender's Crossing
Representative edition published 2011
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Mystery of the crater
Representative edition published 2010
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Roses for a lady
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Guntrail to Condor
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The missing heiress murders
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Murder is my shadow
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Dark legion
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The wheel spins thirteen
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Dark conflict
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The dark destroyer
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Death never strikes twice
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Day of violence
Representative edition published 2005
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Marked for violence
Representative edition published 2003
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Encyclopedia of antibiotics
Representative edition published 1993
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Dictionary of plants containing secondary metabolites
Representative edition published 1991
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Encyclopaedia of antibiotics
Representative edition published 1979
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Encyclopedia of the alkaloids
Representative edition published 1975
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