James Axler

James Axler is a house name used by the publishing company Gold Eagle Books, the men's action adventure series published by Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.

The name was first used for the "Deathlands" series, which began in 1986 with "Pilgrimage to Hell", co-written by Christopher Lowder (under the pseudonym "Jack Adrian") and Laurence James. Mr. James went on to write the next 32 novels before passing away on 9 February 2000. Under his own name and under the pen names James Darke, James McPhee, and James Axler, he also wrote books for the series "Dark Future," "Earth Blood," "Galactic Security Service" and "Survival 2000," as well as a number of independent novels and short stories.

The second writer to work under the Axler pen name was prolific author Mark Ellis. A comics creator and writer, Mr. Ellis created the cult-favorite character Death Hawk as well as adapting popular properties such as Doc Savage and The Wild Wild West.

Mr. Ellis contributed to Gold Eagle's The Executioner series and wrote three novels in the "Deathlands" series, with uncredited contributions to two others. In 1996 he created the popular "Outlanders" series. He has produced more books as "James Axler" than any other writer.

Series

Deathlands

#Pilgrimage to Hell (1986) (by Jack Adrian and Laurence James)
#Red Holocaust (1986) (by Laurence James)
#Neutron Solstice (1987) (by Laurence James)
#Crater Lake (1987) (by Laurence James)
#Homeward Bound (1988) (by Laurence James)
#Pony Soldiers (1988) (by Laurence James)
#Dectra Chain (1988) (by Laurence James)
#Ice and Fire (1988) (by Laurence James)
#Red Equinox (1989) (by Laurence James)
#Northstar Rising (1989) (by Laurence James)
#Time Nomads (1990) (by Laurence James)
#Latitude Zero (1991) (by Laurence James)
#Seedling (1991) (by Laurence James)
#Dark Carnival (1991) (by Laurence James)
#Chill Factor (1992) (by Laurence James)
#Moon Fate (1992) (by Laurence James)
#Fury's Pilgrims (1993) (by Laurence James)
#Shockscape (1993) (by Laurence James)
#Deep Empire (1994) (by Laurence James)
#Cold Asylum (1994) (by Laurence James)
#Twilight Children (1994) (by Laurence James)
#Rider, Reaper (1994) (by Laurence James)
#Road Wars (1994) (by Laurence James)
#Trader Redux (1994) (by Laurence James)
#Genesis Echo (1995) (by Laurence James)
#Shadowfall (1995) (by Laurence James)
#Ground Zero (1995) (by Laurence James)
#Emerald Fire (1995) (by Laurence James)
#Bloodlines (1995) (by Laurence James)
#Crossways (1996) (by Laurence James)
#Keepers of the Sun (1996) (by Laurence James)
#Circle Thrice (1996) (by Laurence James)
#Eclipse at Noon (1996) (by Laurence James)
#Stoneface (1996) (by Mark Ellis)
#Bitter Fruit (1996) (by Unknown)
#Skydark (1997) (by Unknown)
#Demons of Eden (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
#The Mars Arena (1997) (by Mel Odom)
#Watersleep (1997) (by Terry Collins)
#Nightmare Passage (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
#Freedom Lost (1998) (by Terry Collins)
#Way of the Wolf (1998) (by Mel Odom)
#Dark Emblem (1998) (by Terry Collins)
#Crucible of Time (1998) (by Laurence James)
#Encounter (1999) (by Alan Philipson, Laurence James & Mark Ellis)
#Starfall (1999) (by Mel Odom)
#Gemini Rising (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Gaia's Demise (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Dark Reckoning (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Shadow World (2000) (by Alan Philipson)
#Pandora's Redoubt (2000) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Rat King (2000) (by Andy Boot)
#Zero City (2000) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Savage Armada (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Judas Strike (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Shadow Fortress (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Sunchild (2001) (by Unknown)
#Breakthrough (2002) (by Unknown)
#Salvation Road (2002) (by Unknown)
#Amazon Gate (2002) (by Unknown)
#Destiny's Truth (2002) (by Unknown)
#Skydark Spawn (2003) (by Unknown)
#Damnation Road Show (2003) (by Alan Phillipson)
#Devil Riders: Scorpion God - Book 1 (2003) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Bloodfire: Scorpion God - Book 2 (2003) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Hellbenders (2004) (by Unknown)
#Death Hunt (2004) (by Anonymous)
#Shaking Earth (2004) (by Unknown)
#Black Harvest (2005) (by Unknown)
#Vengeance Trail (2005) (by Unknown)
#Ritual Chill ( ) (by Unknown)
#Atlantis Reprise
#Labyrinth
#Strontium Swamp
#Shatter Zone - The ColdFire Project Book 1 (2006)(by Nick Pollotta)
#Perdition Valley - The ColdFire Project Book 2 (2006) (by Nick Pollotta)
#Cannibal Moon (2007) (by Alan Philipson)
#Sky Raiders (2007) (by Nick Pollotta)

Earth Blood

*Earth Blood (1993) (by Laurence James)
*Deep Trek (1994) (by Laurence James)
*Aurora Quest (1994) (by Laurence James)

Outlanders

The list of Outlanders titles is available as part of the Outlanders article.

External links

* [http://www.jamesaxler.com JamesAxler.com] Fansite.
* [http://www.graphicaudio.net/ GraphicAudio Books] Dramatized audio book adaptations of Deathlands and Outlanders.
* [http://www.MarkEllisInk.com Official site of Mark Ellis]
* [http://www.comicspace.com/markaxlerellis Comicspace.com] Select comics work by Mark Ellis
* [http://www.jazmaonline.com/interviews/interviews2007.asp?intID=463 Mark Ellis interviewed]
* [http://www.stewarthomesociety.org/interviews/james.htm Laurence James interviewed] Interview by Stewart Home from 1994 with focus on this writer's work at New English Library publishing house but also touches on Deathlands series.