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John Brosnan
John Raymond Brosnan (7 October 1947 – 11 April 2005) was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works in 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 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 columnist with the popular UK magazine '' Starburst'' and comic 2000 AD. Liverpool University holds a collection of his work consisting of both published material and drafts. Bibliography Science fiction Series * ''Sky Lords'' series ** ''The Sky Lords'' (1988) ** ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The War Of The Sky Lords
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junk Shop
A junk shop is a retail outlet similar to a thrift store which sells mostly used goods at cheap prices. A low-quality antique shop may border on being a junk shop. Shoppers who frequent junk shops are often referred to as "junkers", "pickers", "bargain hunters", "rummagers", etc. Pop culture Reality television Junk shops are often showcased in such reality television shows as ''American Pickers'', ''Canadian Pickers'' (known as ''Cash Cowboys'' outside of Canada), and ''Ghost Town Gold''. Junkshop glam Junkshop glam (less commonly referred to as junk shop glam) is a nuanced music genre term coined in the early 2000s by former Buzzcocks bassist, Tony Barber, and Lush bassist, Phil King. Junkshop glam describes the nearly forgotten vinyl records of 1970s glam rock bands whose unsuccessful records had limited release, virtually no airplay, and have thus been relegated to the cheap record bins and often overlooked record stacks found in junk shops, charity shops, thrift stores, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnosaur (novel)
''Carnosaur'' (1984) is a horror novel written by Australian author John Brosnan, under the pseudonym of Harry Adam Knight. A film adaptation was made in 1993 by Adam Simon. The novel bears several similarities to Michael Crichton's ''Jurassic Park'', though ''Carnosaur'' preceded the latter work by six years. Brosnan feared that the public would have thought that his Gollancz reissue of ''Carnosaur'' would have been seen as a plagiarism to ''Jurassic Park''. He admitted he liked the scene in the Crichton novel film adaption involving dinosaurs rampaging through a museum, as it bore direct similarities to an incident featured in ''Carnosaur''. Plot Set in a rural village near Cambridgeshire, England, the novel opens at a chicken farm which is attacked one night by a mysterious creature, leaving both the farmer and his wife dead. A story circulates that the killer was a Siberian tiger that had escaped the private zoo of an eccentric lord named Darren Penward. A reporter named Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tendrils (novel)
In botany, a tendril is a specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape used by climbing plants for support and attachment, as well as cellular invasion by parasitic plants such as ''Cuscuta''. There are many plants that have tendrils; including sweet peas, passionflower, grapes and Chilean glory-flower. Tendrils respond to touch and to chemical factors by curling, twining, or adhering to suitable structures or hosts. History The earliest and most comprehensive study of tendrils was Charles Darwin's monograph ''On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants,'' which was originally published in 1865. This work also coined the term circumnutation to describe the motion of growing stems and tendrils seeking supports. Darwin also observed the phenomenon now known as tendril perversion, in which tendrils adopt the shape of two sections of counter-twisted helices with a transition in the middle. Biology of tendrils In the garden pea, it is only the terminal leaflets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedlam (1992 Novel)
Bedlam, a word for an environment of insanity, is a term that may refer to: Places * Bedlam, North Yorkshire, a village in England * Bedlam, Shropshire, a small hamlet in England * Bethlem Royal Hospital, a London psychiatric institution and the purported origin for the word for chaos or madness * Bedlam Theatre, a student-run theatre in Edinburgh Arts and media Film and television * ''Bedlam'' (1946 film), a thriller film starring Boris Karloff * ''Bedlam'' (2019 film), a documentary film about mental health in the United States * ''Bedlam'' (2011 TV series), a British supernatural drama * ''Bedlam'' (2013 TV series), a documentary * "Bedlam" (''Pretty Little Liars''), a 2016 episode of the TV series ''Pretty Little Liars'' Literature * '' Bedlam: London and Its Mad'', a 2008 book on the history of mental illness in London * "Tom o' Bedlam", an anonymous poem written circa 1600 * ''Bedlam'' (Kennen novel), a 2009 young adult book * ''Bedlam'', a 1992 science fiction novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fungus
''The Fungus'' is a novel by Harry Adam Knight published in 1985. Plot summary A scientist attempting to solve world hunger creates a fungus that mutates and spreads across all of England. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''The Fungus'' for ''White Dwarf'' #66, and called it "revolting". Reviews * Review by Richard E. Geis (1985) in ''Science Fiction Review'', Winter 1985https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?12149 * Review by Tom Whitmore (1989) in ''Locus Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to: Entertainment * Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant villainess, a member of the Mutant Liberation Front * ''Locus'' (magazine), science fiction and fantasy magazine ** ''Locus Award' ...'', #345, October 1989 * Review by Terry Broome (1990) in ''Paperback Inferno'', #85 * Review by Justin Marriott (2020) in ''Pulp Horror: All Reviews Special Edition'' References 1985 novels English-language novels {{1980s-sf-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slimer (novel)
Slimer, originally referred to as "Onionhead" and sometimes "the Mean Green Ghost", is a character from the Ghostbusters (franchise), ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. He appears in the films ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989), and the remake ''Ghostbusters (2016 film), Ghostbusters'' (2016), in the animated television series: ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Slimer!'' and ''Extreme Ghostbusters'', and in the video games: ''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'' (2009), ''Beeline (software company), Beeline's Ghostbusters'' (2013) and ''Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed'' (2022). Slimer was voiced by Ivan Reitman and Adam Ray (comedian), Adam Ray in the films and by Frank Welker in the animated series. In ''The Real Ghostbusters'', he is the Ghostbusters' mascot and friend (unlike the films, where he is a ghost who needs to be busted). Creation and conception ''Ghostbusters'' During the pre-production of ''Ghostbusters'', Ivan Reitman remarked Slimer was sort of like Bluto in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Opoponax Invasion
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Midas Deep
''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothership (novel)
A mother ship, mothership or mother-ship is a large vehicle that leads, serves, or carries other smaller vehicles. A mother ship may be a maritime ship, aircraft, or spacecraft. Examples include bombers converted to carry experimental aircraft to altitudes where they can conduct their research (such as the B-52 carrying the X-15), or ships that carry small submarines to an area of ocean to be explored (such as the Atlantis II carrying the Alvin). A mother ship may also be used to recover smaller craft, or go its own way after releasing them. A smaller vessel serving or caring for ''larger'' craft is usually called a tender. Etymology In many Asian languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indonesian, the word ''mothership'' (, ja, 母艦, ko, 모함, id, Kapal induk, literally "mother" + "(war)ship") typically refers to an aircraft carrier, which is translated as "aircraft/aviation mothership" (, ja, 航空母艦, ko, 항공모함, ms, Kapal induk p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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