author
S. J. (Stuart James) Byrne
1913–2011
A prolific writer of science fiction, fantasy, and screenplays, Stuart J. Byrne built a colorful career across pulp magazines, television, and film. He also wrote under several pseudonyms, including John Bloodstone, and became known for the famously unauthorized Tarzan on Mars.
2 Audiobooks
Children of the Chronotron
by S. J. (Stuart James) Byrne
Beware the Star Gods
by S. J. (Stuart James) Byrne
About the author
Stuart James Byrne (October 26, 1913–September 23, 2011) was an American science-fiction and fantasy writer, screenwriter, and author. He began publishing science fiction in 1935 and later wrote under pseudonyms including John Bloodstone, Rothayne Amare, Howard Dare, and Marx Kaye.
Byrne produced magazine fiction, novels, television scripts, and film work. His credits included scripts for the television series Men into Space and the science-fiction film Doomsday Machine. He also wrote Tarzan on Mars, an unauthorized Tarzan novel that circulated for years before being published decades later.
His work ranged from space adventure and pulp science fiction to Gothic fiction. Byrne was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and died in Ojai, California, at the age of 97.