The name was first used for the "
Deathlands" series, which began in 1986 with Pilgrimage to Hell,[1] co-written by
Christopher Lowder (under the pseudonym Jack Adrian) and
Laurence James. James went on to write the next 32 novels before dying 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, Ellis created the cult-favorite character
Death Hawk as well as adapting popular properties such as
Doc Savage and
The Wild Wild West.
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.
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.
The name was first used for the "
Deathlands" series, which began in 1986 with Pilgrimage to Hell,[1] co-written by
Christopher Lowder (under the pseudonym Jack Adrian) and
Laurence James. James went on to write the next 32 novels before dying 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, Ellis created the cult-favorite character
Death Hawk as well as adapting popular properties such as
Doc Savage and
The Wild Wild West.
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.
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.