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 Jack Adrian (itself a pseudonym for British author Christopher Lowder)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 Axler, James Darke and James McPhee, 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. Gold Eagle Books' ongoing "Deathlands" series spawned the related "Outlanders", created in 1996 by prolific author Mark Ellis who continues to write the series and who has produced more books as "James Axler" than any other writer.

Series

• 01Pilgrimage to Hell (1986) (by Jack Adrian and Laurence James)
• 02Red Holocaust (1986) (by Laurence James)
• 03Neutron Solstice (1987) (by Laurence James)
• 04Crater Lake (1987) (by Laurence James)
• 05Homeward Bound (1988) (by Laurence James)
• 06Pony Soldiers (1988) (by Laurence James)
• 07Dectra Chain (1988) (by Laurence James)
• 08Ice and Fire (1988) (by Laurence James)
• 09Red Equinox (1989) (by Laurence James)
• 10Northstar Rising (1989) (by Laurence James)
• 11Time Nomads (1990) (by Laurence James)
• 12Latitude Zero (1991) (by Laurence James)
• 13Seedling (1991) (by Laurence James)
• 14Dark Carnival (1991) (by Laurence James)
• 15Chill Factor (1992) (by Laurence James)
• 16Moon Fate (1992) (by Laurence James)
• 17Fury's Pilgrims (1993) (by Laurence James)
• 18Shockscape (1993) (by Laurence James)
• 19Deep Empire (1994) (by Laurence James)
• 20Cold Asylum (1994) (by Laurence James)
• 21Twilight Children (1994) (by Laurence James)
• 22Rider, Reaper (1994) (by Laurence James)
• 23Road Wars (1994) (by Laurence James)
• 24Trader Redux (1994) (by Laurence James)
• 25Genesis Echo (1995) (by Laurence James)
• 26Shadowfall (1995) (by Laurence James)
• 27Ground Zero (1995) (by Laurence James)
• 28Emerald Fire (1995) (by Laurence James)
• 29Bloodlines (1995) (by Laurence James)
• 30Crossways (1996) (by Laurence James)
• 31Keepers of the Sun (1996) (by Laurence James)
• 32Circle Thrice (1996) (by Laurence James)
• 33Eclipse at Noon (1996) (by Laurence James)
• 34Stoneface (1996) (by Mark Ellis)
• 35Bitter Fruit (1996) (by Unknown)
• 36Skydark (1997) (by Unknown)
• 37Demons of Eden (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
• 38The Mars Arena (1997) (by Unknown)
• 39Watersleep (1997) (by Terry Collins)
• 40Nightmare Passage (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
• 41Freedom Lost (1998) (by Terry Collins)
• 42Way of the Wolf (1998) (by Unknown)
• 43Dark Emblem (1998) (by Terry Collins)
• 44Crucible of Time (1998) (by Laurence James)
• 45Encounter (1999) (by Alan Philipson, Laurence James & Mark Ellis)
• 46Starfall (1999) (by Unknown)
• 47Gemini Rising (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 48Gaia's Demise (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 49Dark Reckoning (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 50Shadow World (2000) (by Unknown)
• 51Pandora's Redoubt (2000) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 52Rat King (2000) (by Unknown)
• 53Zero City (2000) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 54Savage Armada (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 55Judas Strike (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 56Shadow Fortress (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 57Sunchild (2001) (by Unknown)
• 58Breakthrough (2002) (by Unknown)
• 59Salvation Road (2002) (by Unknown)
• 60Amazon Gate (2002) (by Unknown)
• 61Destiny's Truth (2002) (by Unknown)
• 62Skydark Spawn (2003) (by Unknown)
• 63Damnation Road Show (2003) (by Alan Phillipson)
• 64Devil Riders: Scorpion God - Book 1 (2003) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 65Bloodfire: Scorpion God - Book 2 (2003) (by Nick Pollotta)
• 66Hellbenders (2004) (by Unknown)
• 67Death Hunt (2004) (by Anonymous)
• 68Shaking Earth (2004) (by Unknown)
• 69Black Harvest (2005) (by Unknown)
• 70Vengeance Trail (2005) (by Unknown)
• 71Ritual Chill ( ) (by Unknown)
• 72Atlantis Reprise
• 73Labyrinth
• 74Strontium Swamp
• 75Shatter Zone - The ColdFire Project Book 1 (2006)
• 76Perdition Valley - The ColdFire Project Book 2 (2006)

Earth Blood

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

Outlanders

• Exile to Hell (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
• Destiny Run (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
• Savage Sun (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
• Omega Path (1998) (by Mark Ellis)
• Parallax Red (1998) (by Mark Ellis)
• Doomstar Relic (1998) (by Mark Ellis)
• Iceblood(1998) (by Mark Ellis)
• Hellbound Fury - The Lost Earth Saga Book 1 (1999) (by Mark Ellis)
• Night Eternal: The Lost Earth Saga Book 2 (1998) (by Mel Odom & Mark Ellis)
• Outer Darkness - The Lost Earth Saga Book 3 (1999) (by Mark Ellis)
• Armageddon Axis (1999) (by Mark Ellis)
• Wreath of Fire (2000) (by Mel Odom/w additional material Mark Ellis)
• Shadow Scourge (2000) (by Mark Ellis)
• Hell Rising (2000) (by Mark Ellis)
• Doom Dynasty (2000) (by Mark Ellis)
• Tigers of Heaven - The Imperator Wars Book 2 (2001) (by Mark Ellis)
• Purgatory Road - The Imperator Wars Book 3 (2001) (by Mark Ellis)
• Tomb of Time (2001) (by Mark Ellis)
• Prodigal Chalice (2002) (by Mel Odom)
• Devil in the Moon: The Dragon Kings, Book 1 (2002) (by Mark Ellis)
• Dragoneye: The Dragon Kings, Book 2 (2002) (by Mark Ellis)
• Far Empire (2002) (by Mark Ellis)
• Equinox Zero (2002) (by Mark Ellis)
• Talon and Fang (2003) (by Mark Ellis)
• Sea of Plague: Heart of the World: Book 2 (2003) (by Mark Ellis)
• Awakening (2003) (by Victor Milán)
• Mad God's Wrath (2004) (by Mark Ellis)
• Sun Lord (2004) (Victor Milan)
• Mask of the Sphinx (2004) (by Mark Ellis)
• Uluru Destiny (2004) (Victor Milan)
• Evil Abyss (2005) (by Mark Ellis)
• Children of the Serpent (2005) (by Mark Ellis)
• Successors (2005) (by Victor Milan)
• Cerberus Storm (2005) (by Mark Ellis)
• Rim Of the World(2006) (by Mark Ellis)
• Aftermath(2006) (by Mark Ellis)
• Lords of the Deep (2006) (by Victor Milan)
• Hydra's Ring(2006) (by Mark Ellis)
• Closing the Cosmic Eye (2007) (by Victor Milan)
• Skull Throne (2007) (by Mark Ellis)

External links

• JamesAxler.com Fansite.
• GraphicAudio Books Dramatized audio book adaptations of Deathlands and Outlanders.
• Comicspace.comSelect comics work by Mark Ellis
• Mark Ellis interviewed
• 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.