Summary Bibliography: L. Ron Hubbard

Author: L. Ron Hubbard Author Record # 645
Legal Name: Hubbard, Lafayette Ronald
Birthplace: Tilden, Nebraska, USA
Birthdate: 13 March 1911
Deathdate: 24 January 1986
Language: English
Webpages: galaxypress.com, IMDB, lrhpulps.weebly.com, lronhubbard.org, SFE, Wikipedia-EN, wiseoldgoat.com
Used These Alternate Names: Frederick Engelhardt,
エル・ロン・ハバード^?Eru Ron Habādo
, Ron Hubbard, Rene La Fayette, René Lafayette, Kurt von Rachen, Frankie Rohne
Author Tags: science fiction (7), NESFA Core Reading List (4), fantasy (4), Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (2), 1950 (2), unknown worlds (1), Dimension X (1), dilatation (1), relativistic time dilation (1), zombies (1), western (1)

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Fiction Series

Conquest of Space
- 1 Forbidden Voyage (1949) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Variant: Forbidden Voyage (1949) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Il folle volo di George Caryle [Italian] (1981)
- 2 The Magnificent Failure (1949) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Variant: The Magnificent Failure (1949) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Il grande fallimento di Jonathan Bates [Italian] (1981)
- 3 The Incredible Destination (1949) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Variant: The Incredible Destination (1949) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Il volo alle stelle di Jimmy Dolan [Italian] (1981)
- 4 The Unwilling Hero (1949) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Unwilling Hero (1949) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Vic Hardin, eroe suo malgrado [Italian] (1981)
- 5 Beyond the Black Nebula (1949) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Variant: Beyond the Black Nebula (1949) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Il segreto della Nebulosa Nera [Italian] (1981)
- 6 The Emperor of the Universe (1949) [SF] only appeared as:
  - Variant: The Emperor of the Universe (1949) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Io e Sua Maestà Astrale [Italian] (1981)
- 7 The Last Admiral (1950) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Last Admiral (1950) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: L'ultimo ammiraglio [Italian] (1981)
- L'impero dei Mille Soli [Italian] (1981) [C]
Kilkenny Cats
- The Idealist (1940) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Idealist (1940) [as by Kurt von Rachen]
  - Translation: L'idealista [Italian] (1980)
- The Kilkenny Cats (1940) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Kilkenny Cats (1940) [as by Kurt von Rachen]
  - Translation: I lupi di Sirio [Italian] (1980)
- The Traitor (1941) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Traitor (1941) [as by Kurt von Rachen]
  - Translation: La febbre verde [Italian] (1980)
- The Mutineers (1941) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Mutineers (1941) [as by Kurt von Rachen]
  - Translation: Gli ammutinati del cielo [Italian] (1980)
- The Rebels (1942) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Rebels (1942) [as by Kurt von Rachen]
  - Translation: Attacco al pianeta [Italian] (1980)
- I ribelli dell'universo [Italian] (1980) [C]
- The Kilkenny Cats Series (1992) [C]
Mission Earth
- 1 The Invaders Plan (1985) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Le plan des envahisseurs [French] (1988)
  - Translation: O plano dos invasores [Portuguese] (1989)
- 2 Black Genesis (1986) also appeared as:
  - Translation: La forteresse du mal [French] (1991)
- 3 The Enemy Within (1986) also appeared as:
  - Translation: O Inimigo está entre nós [Portuguese] (1986)
  - Translation:
    L'ennemi intérieur^?L'ennemi interieur
    [French] (1988)
- 4 An Alien Affair (1986) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Uma aventura alienígena [Portuguese] (1991)
  - Translation:
    Une affaire très étrange^?Une affaire tres etrange
    [French] (1992)
- 5 Fortune of Fear (1986) also appeared as:
  - Translation: L'empire de la peur [French] (1992)
  - Translation: Missão Terra: As Ondas Do Medo [Portuguese] (1993)
- 6 Death Quest (1987) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Objectif mort [French] (1992)
  - Translation: Missão Terra: Plano Mortal [Portuguese] (1993)
- 7 Voyage of Vengeance (1987) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Destination vengeance [French] (1993)
  - Translation: Missão Terra: Viagem Da Vingança [Portuguese] (1994)
- 8 Disaster (1987) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Catastrophe [French] (1993)
- 9 Villainy Victorious (1987) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Noire victoire [French] (1993)
- 10 The Doomed Planet (1987) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Requiem pour une planète [French] (1994)
  - Translation: Missão Terra: O Planeta Condenado [Portuguese] (1996)
- Mission Earth (excerpt) (1985) [SF]
- Mission Earth Volumes 1 & 2: The Invaders Plan & Black Genesis (2012) [O/1,2]
- Mission Earth Volumes 3 & 4: The Enemy Within & An Alien Affair (2012) [O/3,4]
- Mission Earth Volumes 5 & 6: Fortune of Fear & Death Quest (2012) [O/5,6]
- Mission Earth Volumes 7 & 8: Voyage of Vengeance & Disaster (2012) [O/7,8]
- Mission Earth Volumes 9 & 10: Villainy Victorious & The Doomed Planet (2012) [O/9,10]
Ole Doc Methuselah
- Ole Doc Methuselah (1947) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: Ole Doc Methuselah (1947) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Ole Doc Methuselah. Il soldato della luce [Italian] (1997)
- The Expensive Slaves (1947) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Expensive Slaves (1947) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation:
    Gefährliche Sklaven^?Gefaehrliche Sklaven
    [German] (1974)
- Her Majesty's Aberration (1948) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: Her Majesty's Aberration (1948) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation:
    Die Rache einer Königin^?Die Rache einer Koenigin
    [German] (1974)
  - Translation: L'aberrazione di Sua Maestà [Italian] (1997)
  - Translation: Schiavi costosi [Italian] (1997)
- The Great Air Monopoly (1948) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: The Great Air Monopoly (1948) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Das Luftmonopol [German] (1974)
  - Translation: Il monopolio della grande aria [Italian] (1997)
- Plague (1949) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: Plague (1949) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Die Pest an Bord [German] (1967)
  - Translation: L'epidemia [Italian] (1997)
- A Sound Investment (1949) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: A Sound Investment (1949) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Panik [German] (1967)
  - Translation: Un buon investimento [Italian] (1997)
- Ole Mother Methuselah (1950) [SF] also appeared as:
  - Variant: Ole Mother Methuselah (1950) [as by René Lafayette]
  - Translation: Mama Methusalem [German] (1967)
  - Translation: Doc und der Kindergarten [German] (1974)
  - Translation: L'ultima avventura [Italian] (1997)
- Ole Doc Methuselah (1970) [C] also appeared as:
  - Translation: Doktor Methusalem [German] (1974)
  - Translation: Soldato della luce [Italian] (1997)
Slaves of Sleep
- 1 Slaves of Sleep (1939) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Versklavte Seelen I. Teil [German] (1963)
  - Translation: Versklavte Seelen II. Teil [German] (1963)
  - Translation: Schiavi del sonno [Italian] (1978)
  - Serializations:
  - Slaves of Sleep (Complete Novel) (1939)
- 2 The Masters of Sleep (1950) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Signori del sonno [Italian] (1978)
  - Serializations:
  - The Masters of Sleep (Complete Novel) (1950)
- Slaves of Sleep & The Masters of Sleep (1993) [O/1,2] also appeared as:
  - Translation: Schiavi del sonno [Italian] (1978) [O/1,2]

Novels

The Tramp (1938) also appeared as:
- Serializations:
- The Tramp (Part 1 of 3) (1938)
- The Tramp (Part 2 of 3) (1938)
- The Tramp (Part 3 of 3) (1938)
Typewriter in the Sky (1940) also appeared as:
- Translation: La trama tra le nubi [Italian] (1980)
- Translation: La trama proibita [Italian] (1997)
- Serializations:
- Typewriter in the Sky (Part 1 of 2) (1940)
- Typewriter in the Sky (Part 2 of 2) (1940)
- Translation: La trama fra le nubi (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1955)
Death's Deputy (1940) also appeared as:
- Translation: Bote des Grauens [German] (1973)
- Translation: L'uomo che non poteva morire [Italian] (1982)
- Translation: L'uomo che non poteva morire [Italian] (1997)
- Serializations:
- Death's Deputy (Complete Novel) (1940)
- Translation: L'ereditiera della morte (Part 1 of 2) [Italian] (1953) [as by Frankie Rohne]
- Translation: L'ereditiera della morte (Part 2 of 2) [Italian] (1953) [as by Frankie Rohne]
- Translation: L'uomo che non poteva morire (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1954)
The End Is Not Yet (1947) also appeared as:
- Translation: I guerrieri del tempo [Italian] (1982)
- Serializations:
- The End Is Not Yet (Part 1 of 3) (1947)
- The End Is Not Yet (Part 2 of 3) (1947)
- The End Is Not Yet (Part 3 of 3) (1947)
Final Blackout (1948) also appeared as:
- Translation: Wereldoorlog 3 [Dutch] (1972)
- Translation: L'ultimo vessillo [Italian] (1982)
- Translation: Il tenente [Italian] (1985)
- Translation: L'ultimo vessillo [Italian] (1996)
- Serializations:
- Final Blackout (Part 1 of 3) (1940)
- Final Blackout (Part 2 of 3) (1940)
- Final Blackout (Part 3 of 3) (1940)
- Translation: L'ultimo vessillo (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1965)
- Translation: Il tenente (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1976) [as by Ron Hubbard]
Fear (1951) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Dødens timer^?Doedens timer
  [Danish] (1973)
- Translation: Omänsklig fasa [Swedish] (1973)
- Translation: Skrekkens timer [Norwegian (Bokmal)] (1974)
- Translation:
  Opfer der Dämonen^?Opfer der Daemonen
  [German] (1974)
- Translation: Le quattro ore di Satana [Italian] (1978)
- Translation: La paura [Italian] (1981)
- Translation: Au bout du cauchemar [French] (1994)
- Translation: Le quattro ore del terrore [Italian] (1996)
- Translation: Korku [Turkish] (2001)
- Serializations:
- Fear (Complete Novel) (1940)
- Translation: Le quattro ore di Satana (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1955)
To the Stars (1954) also appeared as:
- Variant: Return to Tomorrow (1954)
- Translation:
  宇宙航路^?Uchū kōro
  [Japanese] (1956) [as by
  エル・ロン・ハバード^?Eru Ron Habādo
  ]
- Translation:
  Retour à demain^?Retour a demain
  [French] (1957)
- Translation:
  Återkomst till morgondagen^?Aaterkomst till morgondagen
  [Swedish] (1957)
- Translation: Gefangen in Raum und Zeit [German] (1957)
- Translation: Ritorno al domani [Italian] (1974)
- Translation:
  Retorno al mañana^?Retorno al manana
  [Spanish] (1976)
- Translation: Ritorno al domani [Italian] (1981)
- Translation: To the Stars [Dutch] (2007)
- Translation: Ritorno al domani [Italian] (2007) [as by Ron Hubbard]
- Serializations:
- To the Stars (Part 1 of 2) (1950)
- To the Stars (Part 2 of 2) (1950)
- Translation: Ritorno al domani (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1957)
Battlefield Earth (1982) also appeared as:
- Translation: Campo de Batalha: Terra [Portuguese] (1985)
- Translation: Terre champ de bataille: Les derniers hommes [French] (1985)
- Translation: Terre champ de bataille: Le secret des Psychlos [French] (1986)
- Translation:
  Terre champ de bataille: La reconquête^?Terre champ de bataille: La reconquete
  [French] (1988)
- Translation: A Reconquista - Campo de Batalha Terra [Portuguese] (2000)
The Case of the Friendly Corpse (1991)
The Ghoul (1991) also appeared as:
- Translation: Il "Ghoul" [Italian] (1981)
- Serializations:
- The Ghoul (complete novel) (1939)
Ai! Pedrito! When Intelligence Goes Wrong (1998) with Kevin J. Anderson
A Very Strange Trip (1999) with Dave Wolverton

Collections

The Kingslayer (1949) also appeared as:
- Variant: Seven Steps to the Arbiter (1975)
Triton and Battle of Wizards (1949)
From Death to the Stars (1953)
Die Kämpfer des Lichts^?Die Kaempfer des Lichts
[German] (1967)
La trama tra le nubi [Italian] (1980)
L'uomo che non poteva morire [Italian] (1982)
Science Fiction Short Stories Volume 1 (1993)
The Invaders & The Beast (1993)
De Koningsmoordenaar [Dutch] (2008)
De Moordende Doden [Dutch] (2008)
Moord Onder Water [Dutch] (2008)
Vogelvrij [Dutch] (2008)
If I Were You (2008)
The Great Secret (2008)
Danger in the Dark (2009)
When Shadows Fall (2009)
The Professor Was a Thief (2009)
A Matter of Matter (2010)
The Crossroads (2010)
Golden Age Stories - Fantasy Tales: Danger in the Dark, If I Were You (2010)
Greed (2011)
Beyond All Weapons (2012)
The Magic Quirt (2012)
Gunman's Tally (2013)
One Was Stubborn (2014)

Omnibus

Typewriter in the Sky / Fear (1951) [O/2N] also appeared as:
- Variant: Fear & Typewriter in the Sky (1977) [O/2N]
Fear & The Ultimate Adventure (1970) [O/2N]
Le quattro ore di Satana [Italian] (1981) [O]
Golden Age Stories - Action/Adventure Tales: Under the Black Ensign, the Chee-Chalker (2010) [O]
Stories from the Golden Age (2012) [O]
Sci-Fi / Fantasy 10th Anniversary Book Collection (2018) [O]

Chapbooks

The Kingslayer (1957) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Rebell der Milchstraße^?Rebell der Milchstrasse
  [German] (1957)
The Indigestible Triton (1993)
The Automagic Horse (1994)
The Ultimate Adventure (2005)
The Last Drop (2006)
Branded Outlaw (2008)
Trouble on His Wings (2012)
Strain (2020)
240,000 Miles Straight Up (2023)

Nonfiction

Fortress in the Sky (1957)

Short Fiction

The Dangerous Dimension (1938) also appeared as:
- Translation: A Dimensão Perigosa [Portuguese] (1972)
- Translation: La dimension périlleuse [French] (1973)
- Translation: Die negative Dimension [German] (1973)
General Swamp, C.I.C. (1939) only appeared as:
- Serializations:
- General Swamp, C.I.C. (Part 1 of 2) (1939) [as by Frederick Engelhardt]
- General Swamp, C.I.C. (Part 2 of 2) (1939) [as by Frederick Engelhardt]
This Ship Kills! (1939) [only as by Frederick Engelhardt]
Trouble on His Wings (1939)
The Ultimate Adventure (1939) also appeared as:
- Translation: L'avventura delle Mille e una Notte... [Italian] (1982)
Danger in the Dark (1939)
Vanderdecken (1939) [only as by Frederick Engelhardt]
If I Were You (1940)
The Professor Was a Thief (1940)
Triton (1940) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Indigestible Triton (1940) [as by René Lafayette]
- Translation: Il tritone indigesto [Italian] (1981)
The Kraken (1940) [only as by Frederick Engelhardt]
The Devil's Rescue (1940)
One Was Stubborn (1940) [also as by Rene La Fayette]
History Class, 2133 A.D. (1941) [only as by Frederick Engelhardt]
The Crossroads (1941)
The Case of the Friendly Corpse (1941) also appeared as:
- Translation: Il cadavere affezionato [Italian] (1981)
Borrowed Glory (1941)
The Last Drop (1941) with L. Sprague de Camp [also as by L. Ron Hubbard]
The Invaders (1942) also appeared as:
- Variant: Behind the Black Nebula (1942)
- Translation: Der Feind [German] (1957)
- Translation:
  Derrière la nébuleuse noire^?Derriere la nebuleuse noire
  [French] (1977)
He Didn't Like Cats (1942)
Strain (1942)
The Room (1942)
The Slaver (1942)
Space Can (1942)
The Beast (1942)
The Great Secret (1943)
The Obsolete Weapon (1948)
When Shadows Fall (1948) also appeared as:
- Translation: Quand montent les ombres [French] (1975)
- Translation: Quando le stelle si allontanano ... [Italian] (1981)
- Translation: Sjene nad Zemljom [Croatian] (1985)
240,000 Miles Straight Up (1948)
Story Preview: A Matter of Matter (1949)
The Kingslayer (1949) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Rebell der Milchstraße^?Rebell der Milchstrasse
  [German] (1957)
- Translation: Il regicida [Italian] (1980)
- Translation: De Koningsmoordenaar [Dutch] (2008)
The Conroy Diary (1949) [also as by René Lafayette]
Battle of Wizards (1949)
A Matter of Matter (1949)
The Automagic Horse (1949)
The Planet Makers (1949)
A Can of Vacuum (1949) also appeared as:
- Translation: Een Blikje Vacuüm [Dutch] (2008)
Beyond All Weapons (1950) also appeared as:
- Translation: Bortom tid och rum [Swedish] (1961)
Hoss Tamer (1950) only appeared as:
- Translation: De Paardentemmer [Dutch] (2008)
Greed (1950)
Battling Bolto (1950)
Final Enemy (1950)
Tough Old Man (1950) also appeared as:
- Translation: Un "vecchio duro" [Italian] (1981)
Epilogo (I ribelli dell'universo) [Italian] (1980)
The Were-Human (1981)
He Found God (1982)
Prologo (L'uomo che non poteva morire) [Italian] (1982)
Foreword (Ole Doc Methuselah) (1992) only appeared as:
- Variant: Foreword (Ole Doc Methuselah) (1992) [as by René Lafayette]
- Translation: Premessa (Soldato della luce) [Italian] (1997)
Unlucky Pistols (2003)
The Death Flyer (2008)
The Professor was a Thief (excerpt) (2008)

Essay Series

Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future)
- Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future) (1985) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Original Introduction (L. Ron Hubbard Presents the Best of Writers of the Future) (2000)

Essays

The Manuscript Factory (1935)
Circulate (1935)
Magic Out of a Hat (1936)
Suspense (1937)
Tomorrow's Miracles (1938)
Fortress in the Sky (1947)
Preface (Final Blackout) (1948) also appeared as:
- Translation: Prefazione (Il tenente) [Italian] (1985)
- Translation: Prefazione (L'ultimo vessillo) [Italian] (1996)
Preface (The Kingslayer) (1949)
Why I Selected- The Professor was a Thief (1949)
Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science (1950)
Letter (Astounding, August 1950) (1950)
The Analytical Mind (1950)
Author's Note (Fear) (1951) also appeared as:
- Translation: Nota dell'autore (Le quattro ore del terrore) [Italian] (1996)
Dianometry (1951)
The Dianetics Question: Homo Superior, Here We Come! (1951)
Preface (Slaves of Sleep) (1967) also appeared as:
- Translation: Prefazione dell'autore (Schiavi del sonno) [Italian] (1998)
By L. Ron Hubbard (1969)
Art, More About (1973)
Art and Communication (1977)
Nota dell'Autore (Le quattro ore di Satana) [Italian] (1978)
Prefazione (Schiavi del sonno) [Italian] (1978)
Premessa (I ribelli dell'universo) [Italian] (1980)
Postfazione (L'impero dei Mille Soli) [Italian] (1981)
Premessa (L'impero dei Mille Soli) [Italian] (1981)
Introduction (Battlefield Earth) (1982) also appeared as:
- Translation: Introduction (Terre champ de bataille: Les derniers hommes) [French] (1985)
Introduction (Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000) (1982)
How to View Art (1984)
Author's Introduction: Science Fiction and Satire (The Invaders Plan) (1985) also appeared as:
- Translation: Science-fiction et satire [French] (1988)
- Variant: Author's Introduction: Science Fiction and Satire (2003)
Introduction (Terre champ de bataille: Les derniers hommes) [French] (1986)
Search for Research (1991)
Boos and Taboos (1992)
Story Vitality (1993)
Presentazione (Ritorno al domani) [Italian] (1995)
Steps in the Right Direction (1995)
The Fast Production Writer (1997)
How to Drive a Writer Crazy (1998)
Art vs. Eats (1999)
Boos and Taboos (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XVII) (2001)
Magic Out of a Hat (L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XVIII) (2002)
Introducing "Tomorrow's Miracles" (2005)
Advice to the Word-Weary (2006)
The Pulp Paper Puzzle (2006)
On Writing and Science Fiction (2009)
The Golden Pen (2010)
Artistic Presentation (2014)
Art (2015)
Boos and Taboos (2022)
Circulate (2023)
"In writing an adventure story ... " (unknown)
Untitled Quote (The Great Secret ) (unknown)

Interviews with This Author

L. Ron Hubbard (1983) by Charles Platt
L. Ron Hubbard: Excerpts from Rocky Mountain News Interview (1983) by Bjo Trimble
On Writing and Science Fiction (2024) by uncredited

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