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John Jakes

Jakes, John William

March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023 (aged 90)

Birth place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

62 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
December 1950 44 Short Fiction Your Number Is Up! Amazing Stories, December 1950
August 1951 50 Short Fiction Half-Past Fear Super Science Stories, August 1951
January 1952 32 Short Fiction The Android Kill Planet Stories, January 1952
February 1952 122 Short Fiction The Fire Magicians Amazing Stories, February 1952
July 1952 104 Short Fiction And the Monsters Walk Fantastic Adventures, July 1952
July 1952 84 Short Fiction Frozen Hell Planet Stories, July 1952
September 1952 96 Short Fiction Coffins to Mars Fantastic Adventures, September 1952
September 1952 120 Short Fiction With Wings Space Science Fiction, September 1952
October 1952 134 Short Fiction Idiot Command Amazing Stories, October 1952
November 1952 154 Short Fiction The Opener of the Crypt Fantastic, November-December 1952
January 1953 104 Short Fiction Checkmate Morning Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, January 1953
April 1953 104 Short Fiction Forever Is So Long Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, April 1953
April 1953 70 Short Fiction Jackrogue Second Rocket Stories, April 1953
September 1953 48 Short Fiction The Fiends in the Bedroom Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, September 1953
November 1953 17 Short Fiction With Intent to Kill Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, November 1953
March 1954 59 Short Fiction Survey Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, March 1954
September 1954 95 Short Fiction Crack-Up The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1954
September 1954 102 Short Fiction Dirge for the Sane Fantastic Universe, September 1954
November 1954 101 Short Fiction The Revenge of Edwin Mudd Amazing Stories, November 1954
August 1955 30 Short Fiction The Taint Science Fiction Quarterly, August 1955
February 1956 82 Short Fiction Shango If, February 1956
February 1956 117 Short Fiction The Cybernetic Kid Fantastic Universe, February 1956
October 1956 107 Short Fiction My Brother on the Highway Infinity Science Fiction, October 1956
January 1957 40 Short Fiction Hero at Work Venture Science Fiction Magazine, January 1957
March 1957 60 Short Fiction Alias Napoleon Tales of the Frightened, Spring 1957
March 1957 41 Short Fiction The Devil Spins a Sun-Dream Space Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1957
September 1958 42 Short Fiction Feed Me, Mr. Wodgett Monster Parade, September 1958
April 1960 116 Short Fiction The Red Telephone Amazing Science Fiction Stories, April 1960
May 1960 120 Short Fiction The Strange Paintings of Felix A. Orth Fear!, May 1960
March 1961 123 Short Fiction Political Machine Amazing Stories, March 1961
August 1961 106 Short Fiction The Highest Form of Life Amazing Stories, August 1961
October 1961 94 Short Fiction A Cabbage Named Sam Fantastic Stories of Imagination, October 1961
February 1962 125 Short Fiction Recidivism Preferred Amazing Stories, February 1962
May 1962 50 Short Fiction The Protector Amazing Stories, May 1962
August 1962 164 Short Fiction One Race Show Galaxy Magazine, August 1962
January 1963 16 Short Fiction In the Days of King Arsgrat Fantastic Stories of Imagination, January 1963
May 1963 6 Short Fiction Devils in the Walls Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1963
May 1963 48 Short Fiction Underfollow The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1963
June 1963 158 Short Fiction The Sellers of the Dream Galaxy Magazine, June 1963
November 1963 68 Serial Witch of the Four Winds (Part 1 of 2) Fantastic Stories of Imagination, November 1963
December 1963 70 Serial Witch of the Four Winds (Part 2 of 2) Fantastic Stories of Imagination, December 1963
August 1964 6 Serial When the Idols Walked (Part 1 of 2) Fantastic Stories of Imagination, August 1964
September 1964 50 Serial When the Idols Walked (Part 2 of 2) Fantastic Stories of Imagination, September 1964
January 1965 6 Short Fiction The Girl in the Gem Fantastic Stories of Imagination, January 1965
March 1965 34 Short Fiction The Pillars of Chambalor Fantastic Stories of Imagination, March 1965
April 1965 41 Short Fiction No Vinism Like Chau-vinism Amazing Stories, April 1965
April 1965 101 Short Fiction The Silk of Shaitan Fantastic Stories of Imagination, April 1965
May 1965 120 Short Fiction Miranda Fantastic Stories of Imagination, May 1965
June 1965 90|2 Short Fiction Unc Solves Flix Flap Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1965
September 1965 17|1 Short Fiction Unc Probes Pickle Plot Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1965
January 1966 123 Short Fiction Buggaratz Worlds of Tomorrow, January 1966
January 1966 10 Short Fiction Love Is a Punch in the Nose Bizarre Mystery Magazine, January 1966
January 1966 33|2 Short Fiction Unc Foils Show Foe Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1966
September 1968 6 Short Fiction The Mirror of Wizardry Worlds of Fantasy, #1, 1968
January 1970 17 Short Fiction Merry Xmas, Post/Gute Amazing Science Fiction, January 1970
July 1970 8 Essay Title List and Ms. Return Survey Results The SFWA Bulletin, July 1970
December 1970 98 Short Fiction Seedling from the Stars Worlds of Tomorrow, Winter 1970
January 1971 38 Review Master of the Dark Gate Science Fiction Review, January 1971
May 1973 171 Review Mention My Name in Atlantis Worlds of If, May-June 1973
February 1976 27 Review Mention My Name in Atlantis Delap's F & SF Review, February 1976
July 1994 10 Short Fiction Mercy at Gettysburg USA Weekend, July 1-3, 1994
8888 Short Fiction The Running of Ladyhound The Haunt of Horror, October 1973

38 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1967 Novel When the Star Kings Die John Jakes
1968 Novel Brak the Barbarian John Jakes
1969 Novel Brak the Barbarian Versus the Mark of the Demons John Jakes
1969 Novel Brak the Barbarian Versus the Sorceress John Jakes
1969 Novel Secrets of Stardeep John Jakes
1969 Novel The Asylum World John Jakes
1969 Novel The Hybrid John Jakes
1969 Novel The Last Magicians John Jakes
1969 Novel The Planet Wizard John Jakes
1969 Omnibus Tonight We Steal the Stars / The Wagered World Laurence M. Janifer & S. J. Treibich & John Jakes
1970 Novel Black in Time John Jakes
1970 Novel Master of the Dark Gate John Jakes
1970 Novel Monte Cristo #99 John Jakes
1970 Novel Six-Gun Planet John Jakes
1970 Novel The Mark of the Demons John Jakes
1970 Novel The Sorceress John Jakes
1970 Omnibus The Star Virus / Mask of Chaos Barrington J. Bayley & John Jakes
1972 Novel Mention My Name in Atlantis John Jakes
1972 Novel Time Gate John Jakes
1972 Novel Witch of the Dark Gate John Jakes
1973 Novel On Wheels John Jakes
1974 Novel Conquest of the Planet of the Apes John Jakes
1976 Chapbook Bloodstar Robert E. Howard & John Jakes
1977 Collection The Best of John Jakes John Jakes
1978 Novel When the Idols Walked John Jakes
1980 Novel Excalibur! Gil Kane & John Jakes
1980 Collection The Fortunes of Brak John Jakes
1981 Novel Brak Vs. The Mark of the Demons John Jakes
1981 Novel Brak vs.The Sorceress John Jakes
1981 Novel Brak: When the Idols Walked John Jakes
1982 Omnibus Secrets of Stardeep / Time Gate John Jakes
2012 Omnibus Brak the Barbarian / Mark of the Demons John Jakes
2012 Omnibus On Wheels / Six-Gun Planet: Two Novels of the Future John Jakes
2012 Omnibus Witch of the Four Winds / When the Idols Walked John Jakes
2017 Omnibus Planet of the Apes: Omnibus 2 John Jakes & David Gerrold & William T. Quick
2019 Chapbook Shango John Jakes
2020 Chapbook The Android Kill John Jakes
2026 Chapbook The Cybernetic Kid John Jakes

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1964 Hugo Award Best Novel Brak the Barbarian Versus the Sorceress Nominee
1975 British Fantasy Award Best Short Story Ghoul's Garden Nominee
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September 1969 The Last Magicians A Portion of the World (map)