Nuetzel, Charles
Entry updated 10 July 2023. Tagged: Author.
(1934- ) US self-styled hack author, son of illustrator Albert Nuetzel (1901-1969), who began publishing work of genre interest with "A Very Cultured Taste" (1960 Jade Magazine); in various genres, under a variety of names, he wrote over seventy paperback novels. Lost City of the Damned (1961 as by Alec Rivere; exp vt Jungle Jungle 1969 as Nuetzel) was a routine though very late Lost Race tale. Lovers: 2075 (1964) as by Charles English, only mildly erotic – like Queen of Blood (1966), a film Tie – though with a Dystopian sting, and was marketed as such (by Nuetzel: it was published by his own firm, NAC Publications). Images of Tomorrow (coll 1969) assembled satirical tales. The Noomas sequence, comprising Warriors of Noomas (1969) and its sequel Raiders of Noomas (1969), were romantic adventures heavily influenced by Edgar Rice Burroughs, as was Swordsmen of Vistar (1969). The last four titles were all published by Powell Books, which Nuetzel founded and whose sf line he edited, as was The Slaves of Lomooro (1969) as by Albert Augustus Jr. Nuetzel retired from writing in 1971. [JC]
Charles Alexander Nuetzel
born San Francisco, California: 10 November 1934
works
series
Noomas
- Warriors of Noomas (Reseda, California: Powell Publications, 1969) [Noomas: pb/Albert Nuetzel]
- Raiders of Noomas (Reseda, California: Powell Publications, 1969) [Noomas: pb/Albert Nuetzel]
- Torlo Hannis of Noomas (San Bernardino, California: The Borgo Press/Wildside Press, 2010) [omni of the above two: Noomas: pb/Albert Nuetzel]
- Slavegirl of Noomas (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2008) with Heidi Garrett [Noomas: pb/]
- Conquest of Noomas (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2013) with Heidi Garrett [Noomas: pb/]
individual titles
- Lost City of the Damned (Van Nuys, California: Pike Books, 1961) as by Alec Rivere [pb/Albert Nuetzel]
- Jungle Jungle (Reseda, California: Powell Publications, 1969) as Charles Nuetzel [coll: exp of the above as coll: pb/William A Hughes]
- Lovers: 2075 (Los Angeles, California: NAC Publications/Scorpion Books, 1964) as by Charles English ["NAC" are Nuetzel's initials reversed: pb/Albert Nuetzel as Gus Albet]
- The Ersatz & The Talisman: Two Tales of an Uncertain Future (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2006) [exp vt of the above as coll: The Ersatz first appeared as Lovers: 2075 (1964) as by Charles English: pb/]
- Queen of Blood (San Diego, California: Greenleaf Classics, 1966) [tie to the film, Queen of Blood: pb/Robert Bonfils]
- Swordsmen of Vistar (Reseda, California: Powell Publications, 1969) [pb/Albert Nuetzel]
- The Slaves of Lomooro (Reseda, California: Powell Publications, 1969) as by Albert Augustus Jr [pb/William A Hughes]
- Goldlust (Reseda, California: Powell Publications, 1969) as by Albert Augustus Jr [pb/Bill Hughes]
- Last Call for the Stars (New York: Lennox Hill Press, 1970) [hb/]
- Adapt or Die (San Bernardino, California: The Borgo Press/Wildside Press, 2006) [pb/]
- The Epic Dialogs of Mhyo: An Adult Fairy Tale (San Bernardino, California: The Borgo Press/Wildside Press, 2006) [pb/]
collections
- Images of Tomorrow (Reseda, California: Powell Publications, 1969) [coll: pb/Albert Nuetzel]
- Dimensions: Stories of the Past, Present, and Future (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2006) [coll: pb/]
works as editor
- If This Goes On (Beverley Hills, California: Book Company of America, 1965) [anth: pb/Albert Nuetzel]
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