author
John Blaine
Best known as the name on the Rick Brant adventures, this author brought real science and fast-moving mystery together for generations of young readers. Behind the pen name was Harold L. Goodwin, whose books were known for their practical, technology-minded feel.
2 Audiobooks
The Boy Scouts In Russia
by John Blaine
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
by John Blaine
About the author
John Blaine was the pen name used for the popular Rick Brant Science-Adventure series. The name is chiefly associated with American writer Harold L. Goodwin (1914–1990), who wrote all but the earliest books in the series and helped shape its mix of lab work, gadgets, problem-solving, and adventure.
Goodwin also wrote under other names, including Blake Savage, and was known for science fiction written for younger readers. Reference sources describe the John Blaine books as unusually careful and solid for teen adventure fiction, with a strong interest in the practical side of science and technology.
If you enjoy classic juvenile science fiction that treats experiments, engineering, and curiosity as part of the excitement, John Blaine is a memorable name from that tradition.