Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986) was an American writer. He is best known for his fantasy and horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains and for drawing on the native folklore of that region, but he wrote in a wide variety of genres including science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, detective fiction, western fiction, juvenile fiction and non-fiction. In the later 1920s, during the silent film era, Wellman wrote movie reviews for the Wichita Beacon. He also contributed to the writing of the comic book The Spirit while the franchise's creator, Will Eisner, was serving in the US military during World War II.
Three of Wellman's most famous reappearing protagonists are Silver John, aka John the Balladeer, the wandering backwoods minstrel with a silver-stringed guitar; the elderly "occult detective" Judge Pursuivant; and the playboy-adventurer John Thunstone.
Wellman was born in Angola. He was of partial Native American ancestry. After graduating from Wichita Municipal University (now Wichita State University) in Kansas, he went on to receive a bachelor of laws degree from Columbia University. Wellman was a long-time resident of North Carolina. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the World Fantasy Award and Edgar Allan Poe Award.
Links
Manly Wade Wellman. Wikipedia.
Speculative Fiction Novels (30)
Battle in the Dawn: The Complete Hok the Mighty 2011 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories |
Owls Hoot in the Daytime and Other Omens (The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #5) 2003 | fantasy, horror, short stories |
Sin’s Doorway and Other Ominous Entrances (The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #4) 2003 | fantasy, horror, short stories |
Fearful Rock and Other Precarious Locales (The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #3) 2001 | fantasy, horror, short stories |
The Devil is Not Mocked and Other Warnings (The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #2) 2001 | fantasy, horror, short stories |
The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations (The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #1) 2000 | fantasy, horror, short stories |
John the Balladeer (Silver John) 1988 | fantasy, horror, short stories |
The Valley So Low: Southern Mountain Stories 1987 | fantasy, horror, short stories |
The School of Darkness (John Thunstone #2) 1985 | fantasy, horror |
The Voice of the Mountain (Silver John #5) 1984 | fantasy, horror |
What Dreams May Come (John Thunstone #1) 1983 | fantasy, horror |
The Hanging Stones (Silver John #4) 1982 | fantasy, horror |
The Lost and the Lurking (Silver John #3) 1981 | fantasy, horror |
Lonely Vigils (John Thunstone) 1981 | fantasy, horror, short stories |
After Dark (Silver John #2) 1980 | fantasy, horror |
The Old Gods Waken (Silver John #1) 1979 | fantasy, horror |
The Beyonders 1977 | science fiction |
Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds 1975 | science fiction, short stories |
Worse Things Waiting 1973 | horror, short stories |
The Solar Invasion (Captain Future) 1968 | science fiction |
Who Fears the Devil? (Silver John) 1963 | fantasy, horror |
Island in the Sky 1961 | science fiction |
The Dark Destroyers 1959 | science fiction |
Giants from Eternity 1959 | science fiction |
Twice in Time 1957 | science fiction |
Devil's Planet 1951 | science fiction |
The Beasts from Beyond 1950 | science fiction |
Sojarr of Titan 1941 | science fiction |
The Devil's Asteroid 1941 | science fiction |
The Invading Asteroid 1929 | science fiction |