Lynds, Dennis
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1924-2005) US editor and author, most of whose work consists of detective thrillers written as by Michael Collins, the name he also used for his two Military SF adventures – Lukan War (1969) and The Planets of Death (1970) – each tale featuring cadres of despised missionaries who save civilization's bacon. Under the House Name Maxwell Grant, he contributed several originally composed Ties to the book sequence The Shadow (see The Shadow), earlier titles in which had been mainly reprints of lead novels from the pulp magazine The Shadow (1931-1949), mostly by Walter B Gibson (who had written as Maxwell Grant for many years). Lynds's additions followed on Return of the Shadow (1963) Gibson's last contribution to the series, beginning with The Shadow Strikes (1964) and ending with Destination Moon (1967). [JC]
Dennis Lynds
born St Louis, Missouri: 15 January 1924
died San Francisco, California: 19 August 2005
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The Shadow
- The Shadow Strikes (New York: Belmont Books, 1964) as by Maxwell Grant [tie to the Shadow series: The Shadow: pb/]
- Shadow Beware (New York: Belmont Books, 1965) as by Maxwell Grant [tie to the Shadow series: The Shadow: pb/]
- Cry Shadow! (New York: Belmont Books, 1965) as by Maxwell Grant [tie to the Shadow series: The Shadow: pb/]
- The Shadow's Revenge (New York: Belmont Books, 1965) as by Maxwell Grant [tie to the Shadow series: The Shadow: pb/]
- Mark of the Shadow (New York: Belmont Books, 1966) as by Maxwell Grant [tie to the Shadow series: The Shadow: pb/]
- Shadow Go Mad (New York: Belmont Books, 1966) as by Maxwell Grant [tie to the Shadow series: The Shadow: pb/]
- The Night of the Shadow (New York: Belmont Books, 1966) as by Maxwell Grant [tie to the Shadow series: The Shadow: pb/]
- Destination Moon (New York: Belmont Books, 1967) as by Maxwell Grant [tie to the Shadow series: The Shadow: pb/]
individual titles
- Lukan War (New York: Belmont Books, 1969) as by Michael Collins [pb/]
- The Planets of Death (New York: Berkley Medallion, 1970) as by Michael Collins [pb/Paul Lehr]
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