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 the James Axler pen name. 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

1. Pilgrimage to Hell (1986) (by Jack Adrian and Laurence James)
2. Red Holocaust (1986) (by Laurence James)
3. Neutron Solstice (1987) (by Laurence James)
4. Crater Lake (1987) (by Laurence James)
5. Homeward Bound (1988) (by Laurence James)
6. Pony Soldiers (1988) (by Laurence James)
7. Dectra Chain (1988) (by Laurence James)
8. Ice and Fire (1988) (by Laurence James)
9. Red Equinox (1989) (by Laurence James)
10. Northstar Rising (1989) (by Laurence James)
11. Time Nomads (1990) (by Laurence James)
12. Latitude Zero (1991) (by Laurence James)
13. Seedling (1991) (by Laurence James)
14. Dark Carnival (1991) (by Laurence James)
15. Chill Factor (1992) (by Laurence James)
16. Moon Fate (1992) (by Laurence James)
17. Fury's Pilgrims (1993) (by Laurence James)
18. Shockscape (1993) (by Laurence James)
19. Deep Empire (1994) (by Laurence James)
20. Cold Asylum (1994) (by Laurence James)
21. Twilight Children (1994) (by Laurence James)
22. Rider, Reaper (1994) (by Laurence James)
23. Road Wars (1994) (by Laurence James)
24. Trader Redux (1994) (by Laurence James)
25. Genesis Echo (1995) (by Laurence James)
26. Shadowfall (1995) (by Laurence James)
27. Ground Zero (1995) (by Laurence James)
28. Emerald Fire (1995) (by Laurence James)
29. Bloodlines (1995) (by Laurence James)
30. Crossways (1996) (by Laurence James)
31. Keepers of the Sun (1996) (by Laurence James)
32. Circle Thrice (1996) (by Laurence James)
33. Eclipse at Noon (1996) (by Laurence James)
34. Stoneface (1996) (by Mark Ellis)
35. Bitter Fruit (1996) (by Unknown)
36. Skydark (1997) (by Unknown)
37. Demons of Eden (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
38. The Mars Arena (1997) (by Mel Odom)
39. Watersleep (1997) (by Terry Collins)
40. Nightmare Passage (1997) (by Mark Ellis)
41. Freedom Lost (1998) (by Terry Collins)
42. Way of the Wolf (1998) (by Mel Odom)
43. Dark Emblem (1998) (by Terry Collins)
44. Crucible of Time (1998) (by Laurence James)
45. Encounter (1999) (by Alan Philipson, Laurence James & Mark Ellis)
46. Starfall (1999) (by Mel Odom)
47. Gemini Rising (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
48. Gaia's Demise (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
49. Dark Reckoning (1999) (by Nick Pollotta)
50. Shadow World (2000) (by Alan Philipson)
51. Pandora's Redoubt (2000) (by Nick Pollotta)
52. Rat King (2000) (by Andy Boot)
53. Zero City (2000) (by Nick Pollotta)
54. Savage Armada (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
55. Judas Strike (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
56. Shadow Fortress (2001) (by Nick Pollotta)
57. Sunchild (2001) (by Unknown)
58. Breakthrough (2002) (by Unknown)
59. Salvation Road (2002) (by Unknown)
60. Amazon Gate (2002) (by Unknown)
61. Destiny's Truth (2002) (by Unknown)
62. Skydark Spawn (2003) (by Unknown)
63. Damnation Road Show (2003) (by Alan Phillipson)
64. Devil Riders: Scorpion God - Book 1 (2003) (by Nick Pollotta)
65. Bloodfire: Scorpion God - Book 2 (2003) (by Nick Pollotta)
66. Hellbenders (2004) (by Unknown)
67. Death Hunt (2004) (by Anonymous)
68. Shaking Earth (2004) (by Unknown)
69. Black Harvest (2005) (by Unknown)
70. Vengeance Trail (2005) (by Unknown)
71. Ritual Chill ( ) (by Unknown)
72. Atlantis Reprise
73. Labyrinth
74. Strontium Swamp
75. Shatter Zone - The ColdFire Project Book 1 (2006)(by Nick Pollotta)
76. Perdition Valley - The ColdFire Project Book 2 (2006) (by Nick Pollotta)
77. Cannibal Moon (2007) (by Alan Philipson)
78. 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

• 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)
• Satan's Seed(2007) (by Mark Ellis)
• Dark Goddess (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.