Sharp, Robert George
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1908-1987) UK author, initially of crime thrillers under his own name, two of these – The Cry from the Ether (1934) and Horror Castle (1936) – being of some genre interest. Most of his later work was relatively routine sf as by Jon J Deegan, (possibly a House Name, though Sharp may have used the name exclusively), initially for the Old Growler series, Reconnoitre Krellig II (1951), which comprises a one-story issue of Authentic Science Fiction (one-story issues are treated as books in this encyclopedia). The series, which is Space Opera, follows the adventures of a three-man survey team across the galaxy. Sharp was also the author of the Corridors of Time sequence, also as by Deegan. [JC]
Robert George Sharp
born Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: 22 November 1908
died Solihull, Warwickshire: 1987
works
- The Cry from the Ether (London: Fiction House/Piccadilly Novels, 1934) [pb/]
- Horror Castle (London: Arthur Gray, 1936) [hb/]
as by Jon J Deegan
Old Growler
- Reconnoitre Krellig II (London: Hamilton and Co/Authentic Science Fiction, 1951) as by Jon J Deegan [whole issue: 15 January 1951 Authentic Science Fiction: Old Growler: pb/D L W]
- Old Growler: Spaceship No 2213 (London: Hamilton and Co/Science Fiction Fortnightly, 1951) as by Jon J Deegan [whole issue: 15 February 1951 Science Fiction Fortnightly (see Authentic Science Fiction): Old Growler: pb/D L W]
- Old Growler and Orbis (London: Hamilton and Co/Science Fiction Monthly, 1951) as by Jon J Deegan [whole issue: May 1951 Science Fiction Monthly (see Authentic Science Fiction): Old Growler: pb/D L W]
- Planet of Power (London: Hamilton and Co/Authentic Science Fiction, 1951) as by Jon J Deegan [whole issue: October 1951 Authentic Science Fiction: Old Growler: pb/George Ratcliffe]
- The Singing Spheres (London: Hamilton and Co/Authentic Science Fiction, 1952) as by Jon J Deegan [whole issue: July 1952 Authentic Science Fiction: Old Growler: pb/Gordon C Davies]
- Underworld of Zello (London: Hamilton and Co/Panther, 1952) as by Jon J Deegan [Panther Book #17, preceding Amateurs in Alchemy below: Old Growler: pb/Gordon C Davies]
- Amateurs in Alchemy (London: Panther, 1952) as by Jon J Deegan [Old Growler: pb/Gordon C Davies]
- Antro, the Life-Giver (London: Panther, 1953) as by Jon J Deegan [Old Growler: hb/George Ratcliffe]
- The Great Ones (London: Panther, 1953) as by Jon J Deegan [Old Growler: hb/Ron Turner]
Corridors of Time
- Corridors of Time (London: Panther, 1953) as by Jon J Deegan [Corridors of Time: hb/John Richards]
- Beyond the Fourth Door (London: Panther, 1954) as by Jon J Deegan [Corridors of Time: hb/John Richards]
- Exiles in Time (London: Panther, 1954) as by Jon J Deegan [Corridors of Time: pb/John Richards]
individual titles
- Underworld of Zello (London: Hamilton and Co/Panther, 1952) as by Jon J Deegan [pb/Gordon C Davies]
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