- Richard L. Tierney
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name = Richard L. Tierney
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birthdate =1936
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occupation = poet, novelist, short story writer
nationality =United States
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genre =poetry , fantasy, horrorRichard L. Tierney (born
1936 ) is an American writer and poet. Tierney, a scholar ofH. P. Lovecraft , has writtenCthulhu Mythos novels and is the coauthor (withDavid C. Smith ) of a series ofRed Sonja novels, featuring cover art byBoris Vallejo .Novels
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The Winds of Zarr " (Silver Scarab Press, 1975)
*"For The Witch Of The Mists " (Ace Books, 1978), withDavid C. Smith , featuringBran Mak Morn .
*"The House of the Toad " (Fedogan and Bremer, 1993)
*"The Gardens of Lucullus" (Sidecar Preservation Society, 2001), (withGlenn Rahman ), featuringSimon Magus .
*"The Drums of Chaos " (forthcoming in 2008 from Mythos Books), featuringSimon Magus Red Sonja series (withDavid C. Smith ):* #1 "The Ring of Ikribu" (Ace 1981) (Adapted to comics by
Roy Thomas andEsteban Maroto in "The Savage Sword of Conan" issues 230-3)
* #2 "Demon Night" (Ace 1982)
* #3 "When Hell Laughs" (Ace 1982)
* #4 "Endithor's Daughter" (Ace 1982)
* #5 "Against the Prince of Hell" (Ace 1983)
* #6 "Star of Doom" (Ace 1983)hort Stories
* "Tigers Of The Sea" (1975), with
Robert E. Howard (posthumous collaboration), featuring Cormac Mac Art.Simon Magus series:* "Scroll of Thoth: Simon Magus and the Great Old Ones" (Chaosium, 1997) collects all 12 Simon Magus stories solely written by Richard L. Tierney. A partial list of original publication locations and dates is on-line at the Crypt of Cthulhu archive [http://www.clare.ltd.new.net/cryptofcthulhu/simongitta.htm] .Not included in this collection are:
* "The Wedding of Sheila-Na-Gog" (Crypt Of Cthulhu #29, 1985), withGlenn Rahman . Available on-line from the Crypt of Cthulhu archive [http://www.clare.ltd.new.net/cryptofcthulhu/wedding.htm] .
* "The Throne of Achamoth" (Weirdbook #21, 1985), withRobert M. Price . Republished in 1995 in The Azathoth Cycle.Poetry
*"" (Arkham House 1981)(an earlier version of this collection appeared as "Dreams and Damnations" (Madison, WI: The Strange Co, 1975).
* "The Blob That Gobbled Abdul And Other Poems And Songs" (Sidecar Preservation Society)References
*cite book | last=Joshi| first=S.T.| authorlink=S.T. Joshi | title=Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography | location=Sauk City, WI | publisher=Arkham House| pages=149 | date=1999 | id=ISBN 0-87054-176-5
*cite book | last=Lovecraft | first=Charles | title=Richard L. Tierney: A Bibliographical Checklist | location=Sydney, Australia | publisher=P'rea Press | pages=48 | date=2008 | id=ISBN 978-0-9804625-0-0
*cite web
title = Fantastic Fiction
url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/t/richard-l-tierney/
accessdate = 2007-01-20
*cite web
title = Interview at Sword & Sorcery
url=http://www.swordandsorcery.org/int-tierney.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-24
*cite web
title = Index of online material from "Crypt of Cthulhu" by author, including Richard L. Tierney
url=http://www.clare.ltd.new.net/cryptofcthulhu/author.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-24
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