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Lynds, Dennis

(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

works

series

works

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]

links

• Dennis Lynds
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 21:21 pm on 20 July 2025.
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