Earnshaw, Brian
Entry updated 10 April 2023. Tagged: Author.
(1929-2014) UK teacher and author of the fine chase thriller And Mistress Pursuing (1966); his complex sf thriller, Planet in the Eye of Time (1968), encompasses, via Time Travel, the period of the crucifixion (see Christ; Religion) and addresses the problems of a dying Galaxy.
Earnshaw's later work within the genre was all for children (see Children's SF). The Dragonfall 5 series beginning with Dragonfall 5 and the Space Cowboys (1972) (see Westerns) and ending with Dragonfall 5 and the Haunted World (1979) is named for the Spaceship in which a family of four humans – whose pets include a flying dog – travel the galaxy, carrying passengers and cargo, and having adventures on various worlds. The Star Jam Pack trilogy, featuring an interstellar rock group (see Music), begins with Starclipper and the Song Wars (1985).
Earnshaw also wrote about English domestic architecture. [JC]
Brian Earnshaw
born Wrexham, Wales: 26 December 1929
died Bristol, England: 14 February 2014
works
series
Dragonfall 5
- Dragonfall 5 and the Space Cowboys (London: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper, 1972) [Dragonfall 5: hb/Simon Stern]
- Dragonfall 5 and the Royal Beast (London: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper, 1972) [Dragonfall 5: hb/Simon Stern]
- Dragonfall 5 and the Empty Planet (London: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper, 1973) [Dragonfall 5: hb/Simon Stern]
- Dragonfall 5 and the Hijackers (London: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper, 1974) [Dragonfall 5: hb/Simon Stern]
- Dragonfall 5 and the Master Mind (London: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper, 1975) [Dragonfall 5: hb/Simon Stern]
- Dragonfall 5 and the Super Horse (London: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper, 1977) [Dragonfall 5: hb/Simon Stern]
- Dragonfall 5 and the Haunted World (London: Methuen Children's Books/Pied Piper, 1979) [Dragonfall 5: hb/Simon Stern]
Star Jam Pack
- Starclipper and the Song Wars (London: Methuen Children's Books, 1985) [Star Jam Pack: illus/Terry Oakes: hb/Roger Wade]
- Starclipper on the Snowstone (London: Methuen Children's Books, 1986) [Star Jam Pack: illus/Terry Oakes: hb/Roger Wade]
- Starclipper and the Galactic Final (London: Methuen Children's Books, 1987) [Star Jam Pack: illus/Terry Oakes: hb/Roger Wade]
individual titles
- Planet in the Eye of Time (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1968) [hb/Dennis Reader]
- The Rock Dog Gang (London: Methuen Children's Books, 1987) [pb/]
- Planet of the Jumping Beans (London: Heinemann, 1990) [chap: for younger children: pb/]
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