Kenneth Bulmer

Henry Kenneth Bulmer, (January 14, 1921 – December 16, 2005), born in London, England, was a British author, primarily of science fiction. He married Pamela Buckmaster March 7, 1953. They had one son and two daughters. Bulmer lived in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.

An extraordinarily prolific writer, Bulmer penned over 160 novels and innumerable short stories, both under his real name and numerous pseudonyms. For instance, his long-running "Dray Prescot" series of planetary romances was initially published as by Alan Burt Akers, and later as by the first-person protagonist of the series, Prescot himself.

Bulmer's pseudonyms include Alan Burt Akers, Frank Brandon, Rupert Clinton, Ernest Corley, Peter Green, Adam Hardy, Philip Kent, Bruno Krauss, Karl Maras, Manning Norvil, Chesman Scot, Nelson Sherwood, Richard Silver, H. Philip Stratford, and Tully Zetford. Kenneth Johns was a collective pseudonym used for a collaboration with author John Newman. Some of Bulmer's works were published along with the works of other authors under "house names" (collective pseudonyms) Ken Blake (for a series of tie-ins with the 1970s television programme The Professionals), Arthur Frazier, Neil Langholm, Charles R. Pike, and Andrew Quiller. He also ghost-wrote a couple books for Barry Sadler.

Bulmer's works are popular in translation in some non-English-speaking countries, particularly Germany, to the extent that in some cases they have been published only in German editions, with the original English language versions remaining unpublished.

Bulmer was also active in science fiction fandom, including travelling to the United States in 1955 as the Transatlantic Fan Fund (TAFF) delegate.

Bibliography

Science fiction novels

Dray Prescot series (written as Alan Burt Akers and Dray Prescot)

Consists of eleven cycles (the last is unfinished) and four stand-alone novels. The last three cycles and last stand-alone were published only in German. There is also a short story, "Wizard of Scorpio," which takes place between books 11 and 12.

Vallian cycle

15. Secret Scorpio (1977)
16. Savage Scorpio (1977)
17. Captive Scorpio (1977)
18. Golden Scorpio (1978)

Jikaida cycle

19. A Life for Kregen (1979)
20. A Sword for Kregen (1979)
21. A Fortune for Kregen (1979)
22. A Victory for Kregen (1979)

Spikatur cycle

23. Beasts of Antares (1980)
24. Rebel of Antares (1980)
25. Legions of Antares (1981)
26. Allies of Antares (1981)

Pandahem cycle

27. Mazes of Scorpio (1981)
28. Delia of Vallia (1982) (stand-alone)
29. Fires of Scorpio (1983)
30. Talons of Scorpio (1983)
31. Masks of Scorpio (1984)
32. Seg the Bowman (1984) (stand-alone)

Witch War cycle

33. Werewolves of Kregen (1985)
34. Witches of Kregen (1985)
35. Storm over Vallia (1985) (stand-alone)
36. Omens of Kregen (1985)
37. Warlord of Antares (1988)

Lohvian cycle (published in German only)

38. Scorpio Reborn (Wiedergeborens Scorpio, 1991)
39. Scorpio Assassin (Meuchelmörder von Scorpio, 1992)
40. Scorpio Invasion (Invasion von Scorpio, 1992)
41. Scorpio Ablaze (Scorpio in Flammen, 1992)
42. Scorpio Drums (Die Trommeln von Scorpio, 1992)
43. Scorpio Triumph (Der Triumpf von Scorpio, 1993)

Balintol cycle (published in German only)

44. Intrigue of Antares (Die Intrige von Antares, 1993)
45. Gangs of Antares (Die Banditen von Antares, 1994)
46. Demons of Antares (Die Dämonen von Antares, 1994)
47. Scourge of Antares (Die Geißel von Antares, 1994)
48. Challenge of Antares (Die Fehde von Antares, 1995)
49. Wrath of Antares (Der Zorn von Antares, 1996)
50. Shadows over Kregen (Schatten über Kregen, 1996) (stand-alone)

Phantom cycle (published in German only)

51. Murder on Kregen (Mord auf Kregen, 1997)
52. Turmoil on Kregen (Aufruhr auf Kregen, 1997)
53. Betrayal on Kregen (Verrat auf Kregen, 1998)

Ryder Hook series (written as Tully Zetford)

The later books in the series were published only in German, under Bulmer's real name.

Whirlpool of Stars (1974)
The Boosted Man (1974)
Star City (1974)
The Virility Gene (1975)
The New Man (Der Nova- Mann, 1987)
Mission Galaxy (Mission Galaxis, 1988)
Rebel of the Stars (Rebell der Sterne, 1988)
Space Pirates (Weltraum-Piraten, 1988)
Imprisoned in the Universe (Gefangen im All, 1988)
Space Cemetery (Der Weltraum- Friedhof, 1988)
Legacy of the Future (Vermächtnis der Zukunft, 1988)

Keys to the Dimensions series

Odan the Half-God series (written as Manning Norvil)

Other science fiction novels

Space Treason (1952) with A. V. Clarke
Cybernetic Controller (1952) with A. V. Clarke
Encounter in Space (1952)
Zhorani (Master of the Universe) (1953) (as Karl Maras)
Empire of Chaos (1953)
Galactic Intrigue (1953)
Space Salvage (1953)
The Stars are Ours (1953)
Mission to the Stars (1953) (as Philip Kent)
Vassals of Venus (1953) (as Philip Kent)
Challenge (1954)
World Aflame (1954)
Home is the Martian (1954) (as Philip Kent)
Slaves of the Spectrum (1954) (as Philip Kent)
Peril from Space (1954) (as Karl Maras)
City Under the Sea (1957)
The Secret of ZI (1958) (AKA The Patient Dark (1969))
The Changeling Worlds (1959)
The Earth Gods are Coming (1960) (AKA Of Earth Foretold (1961))
Defiance (1960)
Beyond the Silver Sky (1961)
Land Beyond the Map (1961)
No Man's World (1961) (AKA Earth's Long Shadow (exp 1962))
The Fatal Fire (1962)
The Wind of Liberty (1962)
The Wizard of Starship Poseidon (1963)
Demons' World (1964) (AKA The Demons (1965))
The Million Year Hunt (1964)
Behold the Stars (1965)
Worlds for the Taking (1966)
To Outrun Doomsday (1967)
Cycle of Nemesis (1967)
The Doomsday Men (1968)
The Ulcer Culture (1969) (AKA Stained-Glass World (1976))
Kandar (1969)
The Star Venturers (1969)
Quench the Burning Stars (1970) (AKA Blazon (exp 1970))
Star Trove (1970)
Sword of the Barbarians (1970)
The Electric Sword-Swallowers (1971)
The Insane City (1971)
On the Symb-Socket Circuit (1972)
Roller Coaster World (1972)

Historical novels

The Vikings series (as Neil Langholm)

2. The Dark Return (1975)
4. Trail of Blood (1976)

Wolf's Head series (as Arthur Frazier)

1. Oath of Blood (1973)
2. The King's Death (1973)
5. A Flame in the Fens (1974)
6. An Axe in Miklagard (1975)

The Gladiator series (as Andrew Quiller)

2. The Land of Mist (1976)
5. Sea of Swords (1976)

Captain Shark series (as Richard Silver)

1. By Pirate's Blood (1975)
2. Jaws of Death (1975)

Fox series (as Adam Hardy)

The Press Gang (1973)
Prize Money (1973)
The Siege (1973) (AKA Savage Siege)
Treasure (1973) (AKA Treasure Map (1974))
Powder Monkey (1973) (AKA Sailor's Blood (1974))
Blood for Breakfast (1974) (AKA Sea of Gold)
Court Martial (1974)
Battle Smoke (1974)
Cut and Thrust (1974)
Boarders Away (1975)
Fireship (1975)
Blood Beach (1975)
Sea Flame (1976)
Close Quarters (1977)

Sea Wolf series (as Bruno Krauss)

1. Steel Shark (1978)
2. Shark North (1978)
3. Shark Pack (1978)
4. Shark Hunt (1990)
5. Shark Africa (1980)
6. Shark Raid (1982)
7. Shark America (1982)
8. Shark Trap (1982)

Western novels

Jubal Cade series (as Charles R. Pike)

11. Brand of Revenge (1978) (AKA Brand of Vengeance (1980))

Adventure novels

White-Out (1960) (as Ernest Corley)

Casca series (as Barry Sadler)

4. Panzer Soldier (1980)
22. The Mongol (1990)

Strike Force: Falklands series (as Adam Hardy)

1. Operation Exocet (1984)
2. Raider's Dawn (1984)
3. Red Alert (1984)
4. Recce Patrol (1985)
5. Covert Op (1985)
6. 'Ware Mines (1985)

Television tie-ins

The Professionals series (as Ken Blake)

1. Where the Jungle Ends (1978)
2. Long Shot (1978)
3. Stake Out (1978)
4. Hunter Hunted (1978)
5. Blind Run (1979)
6. Fall Girl (1979)
8. Dead Reckoning (1980)
9. No Stone (1980)
11. Spy Probe (1981)
12. Foxhole (1981)

Children's books

The True Book about Space Travel (1960) (with John Newman, as Kenneth Johns)
Pretenders (1972)

Collections

The Wind of Liberty (1962)

Anthologies

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