- Author: Sydney J. Bounds Author Record # 1729
- Legal Name: Bounds, Sydney James
- Birthplace: Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
- Birthdate: 4 November 1920
- Deathdate: 24 November 2006
- Language: English
- Webpages: Blogspot, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
- Used These Alternate Names: S. J. Bounds, Sydney James Bounds, S. J. Bounds, Jr., Sydney Bounds, Syd Bounds, Sidney J. Bounds, Roger Carne, W. E. Clarkson, George C. Duncan, David Somers, Clifford Wallace
- Note: Studied electrical engineering and served as an electrician in the R.A.F. during Word War II. Worked for the London Transport's Underground system until 1951, when he turned full time to writing.
- Author Tags: horror (5), zombies (3), mars (2), venus (1), Venusians (1), dimensional creature (1), interplanetary adventure (1), into-movie (1), horror sci-fi (1), ghouls (1), monsters (1), music (1), strange vegetation (1)
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Fiction Series
- The Best of Sydney J. Bounds
- 1
The Best of Sydney J. Bounds, Volume 1: Strange Portrait and Other Stories (2005) [C]
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Best of Sydney J. Bounds: Volume One (2016)
- 2
The Best of Sydney J. Bounds, Volume 2: The Wayward Ship and other Stories (2005) [C]
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Best of Sydney J. Bounds: Volume Two (2016)
- 1
The Best of Sydney J. Bounds, Volume 1: Strange Portrait and Other Stories (2005) [C]
also appeared as:
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Dimension of Horror (1953)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Dimension of Horror (1953) [as by S. J. Bounds]
- Variant: The Vanishing Man (2010)
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The Moon Raiders (1955)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Los comandos de la Luna [Spanish] (1959)
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The World Wrecker (1956)
also appeared as:
- Serializations:
- Translation: Il distruttore del mondo (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1966)
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The Robot Brains (1957)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Cerebros infernales [Spanish] (1962)
- Variant: Mission of the Brains (2009)
- The Eden Mystery (2009)
- Time for Murder: Macabre Crime Stories (2012)
- Frontier Legion (2016)
- The Baker Street Boys: Two Baker Street Irregular Novellas / Time for Murder: Macabre Crime Stories (2012) [O] with Brian Ball
- Sword of Damocles (2008)
- Strange Portrait (1946)
- Too Efficient (1949)
- Martian Ape Men (1950) [only as by W. E. Clarkson]
- Menace from the Atom (1950) [only as by W. E. Clarkson]
- Prison Planet (1950) [only as by Roger Carne]
- The Spirit of Earth (1950)
- Vultures of the Void (1950) [only as by Clifford Wallace]
- Liaison Service (1951)
- The City (1951)
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The Treasure of Tagor (1952)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Tagors skatt [Swedish] (1963)
- A Matter of Salvage (1952)
- The Flame Gods (1952)
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Adaptable Planet (1953)
only appeared as:
- Serializations:
- Adaptable Planet (Complete Novel) (1953)
-
Frontier Legion (1953)
also appeared as:
- Serializations:
- Frontier Legion (Part 1 of 6) (1952)
- Frontier Legion (Part 2 of 6) (1952)
- Frontier Legion (Part 3 of 6) (1952)
- Frontier Legion (Part 4 of 6) (1953)
- Frontier Legion (Part 5 of 6) (1953)
- Frontier Legion (Part 6 of 6) (1953)
- Galactic Quest (1953) [only as by George C. Duncan]
- Cardillo's Shadow (1954)
- Weather Station (1954)
- Terror Stalks the Séance Room (1954)
- One Hour (1954) [only as by George C. Duncan]
- Portrait of a Spaceman (1954)
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Project Star-Ship (1954)
also appeared as:
- Serializations:
- Project Star-Ship (Complete Novel) (1954)
- It's Dark Out There (1954)
- First Trip (1954)
- John Brown's Body (1954)
- Sole Survivor (1955)
- The Active Man (1955)
- Symbiosis (1955) [only as by George C. Duncan]
- The Dishwasher (1955) [only as by George C. Duncan]
- Time for Murder (1955)
- The Beautiful Martian (1955)
- Act of Courage (1956)
- First Lesson (1956)
- Grant in Aid (1956)
- We Call It Home (1956)
- Leave (1956)
- Frontier Encounter (1956)
- Reaching for the Stars (1956)
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Mutation (1956)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Mutant [German] (1965) [as by Sidney J. Bounds]
- Random Power (1956)
- The Wayward Ship (1958)
- Outside (1958)
- The Mules (1958)
- Out There (1962)
- Scissors (1964)
- Private Shape (1964)
- Knife for a Canary (1964)
- World of Shadows (1966) [only as by S. J. Bounds]
- Public Service (1968)
- The Ballad of Luna Lil (1969)
- The Flesh is Weak (1969)
- Young Blood (1969)
- Throwback (1969)
- World to Conquer (1969)
- House of Fear (1970)
- Ward 13 (1970)
- One of the Family (1970)
- Limbo Rider (1970)
- The Ghost Sun (1970) with John Russell Fearn [also as by John Russell Fearn]
- Musicale (1970)
- Blind Eye (1970) [only as by David Somers]
- No Greater Love (1970)
- Cold Sleep (1971)
- The Haunted Cave (1971)
- The Ghost Train (1972)
- The Possessed (1972)
- Monitor (1973)
- The Haunted Tower (1973)
- Hothouse (1974)
- Room at the Inn (1974)
- The Mask (1974)
- Starport (1974)
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Homecoming (1975)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Di nuovo a casa [Italian] (1978)
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The Animators (1975)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Animatorzy [Polish] (1983)
- The Guardian at Hell's Mouth (1975)
- The Hanging Tree (1975)
- The Man In The Mirror (1975)
- Talent Spotter (1975)
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A Complete Collection (1976)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Mania di perfezione [Italian] (1989)
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An Eye for Beauty (1976)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Un certo culto per la bellezza [Italian] (1989)
- Dream Ghost (1976)
- The Pauper's Feast (1976)
- The Well at Wurrum's End (1976)
- A Little Night Fishing (1976)
- The Haunted Circus (1977)
- Valley of the Monsters (1977)
- Borden Wood (1977)
- Hunters' Hill (1978)
- No-Face (1978)
- Satan (1979)
- The Night Walkers (1979)
- The Old Siege House (1979)
- The Solution (1979) [only as by Sidney J. Bounds]
- The Circus (1980)
- The Haunted Village (1980)
- The Space Pirates (1980) [only as by Sydney Bounds]
- Ghost Hunter (1981)
- The Train Watchers (1982)
- Something Nasty (1983)
- Spirit of the Trail (1983)
- House of Horror (1985)
- Cute (1986)
- The Miniatures (1986)
- Last Act (1986)
- Killing Machine (1986)
- Worst Enemy (1987)
- Something Old, Something Evil (1987)
- Tiger by the Tail (1987)
- The Glory Hole (1987)
- Sunskimmer (1988)
- The Organ Bank Caper (1988)
- The Seventh Gnome (1988)
- Final Contact (1988)
- The Children's Crusade (1988)
- Find the Mage (1990)
- Mage of the Monkeys (1990)
- Murder by Magic (1990)
- Drink to the Good Old Days (1990)
- In His Image (1991)
- Successor (1991)
- The News at One (1991)
- The Footprints (1991)
- Mage for Hire (1992)
- The Lonely Alien (1996)
- Call Me John (1997) [only as by David Somers]
- The Long Journey (1997)
- No Way Back (1998)
- The Disappearance (1998) [also as by David Somers]
- The Silver Disc (1998) with John Russell Fearn
- A Matter of Vibration (1999) with John Russell Fearn
- Advent (1999)
- Derelict (1999) [only as by David Somers]
- Private Mage (1999) [only as by Sydney James Bounds]
- The Burrowers (1999) [only as by David Somers]
- The Legend of Nanny's World (1999) [only as by David Somers]
- Rendezvous (2000)
- Swarm of the Red Giant (2000)
- Under the Rings of Saturn (2000) [also as by David Somers]
- In Solitary (2001)
- Shapeless (2002)
- The Face of the Deep (2002)
- Writer for Hire (2002) [only as by David Somers]
- All in the Mind (2003)
- Fear for the Dead (2003) [only as by David Somers]
- Moon Dive (2003)
- The Ballet of the Cats (2003) [also as by David Somers]
- The Excavation (2003) [only as by David Somers]
- The Tapestry (2003)
- The Trunk (2003)
- The Wall (2003)
- A Present from Earth (2004)
- A Taste for Blood (2004)
- Dreamboat (2004)
- Half-Hero (2004)
- Victim (2004)
- Downmarket (2007)
- Plague Pit (2007) [also as by Sydney Bounds]
- A Fool Forever (2008) [only as by Sydney Bounds]
- A Time for Contact (2008) [also as by Sydney Bounds]
- Guinea Pigs (2008) [also as by Sydney Bounds]
- In the Frame (2008) [only as by Sydney Bounds]
- Serpent Dancer (2008) [only as by Sydney Bounds]
- The Second Victim (2008) [only as by Sydney Bounds]
- Sword of Damocles (2008)
- The Book Miser (2011)
- The Crime at Black Dyke (2012)
- The House in the Pines (2012)
- The Predators (2016)
- Letter (Tales of Wonder, #3 Summer 1938): Didn't Like Hugi (1938) [only as by S. J. Bounds, Jr.]
- Letter (Tales of Wonder, #6): Bouquet for Wallis (1939)
- The Future of SF (1952)
- Planet Farms (1954) [only as by George C. Duncan]
- Hallucinogens (1954) [only as by George C. Duncan]
- Advice to a Beginning Writer (1970)
- Letter (SF Commentary 52) (1977) [only as by Syd Bounds]
- Letter (Fantasy Tales V2n3) (1978)
- Letter (SF Commentary 57) (1979)
- Openings for New Writers (1985)
- Letter (Riverside Quarterly, March 1988) (1988)
- Letter (Riverside Quarterly, August 1991) (1991)
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Letter (SF Commentary #71/72) (1992)
only appeared as:
- Variant: Letter (SF Commentary 71/72) (1992) [as by Syd Bounds]
- Letter (SF Commentary 73/74/75) (1993)
- Letter (The Metaphysical Review 26/27) (1998)
- Letter (SF Commentary 78) (2003)
- Letter (SF Commentary 80) (2010) [only as by Sydney Bounds]
- Prince of Darkness (1947) by Gerald Verner
- Creep, Shadow! (2005) by A. Merritt