The fungus harry adam knight book

A spectacularly gruesome nasty, written with inventiveness, grisly wit, and considerably more intelligence than almost any of its competitors. The plague has been unleashed by a group of repellent manhating female separatists, out to destroy the human species. John raymond brosnan 7 october 1947 11 april 2005 was an australian writer of both fiction and nonfiction works in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Harry adam knight was a pseudonym used by australian resident in london sf author and film critic john brosnan, sometimes in collaboration with leroy kettle. The fungus by harry adam knight chars horror corner. The mutated spores escape the lab and spread across all of england. The fungus is one of the hak collaborations and the initials of the pseudonym give an indication of what brosnan and kettle thought of the work published under the name.

What would happen if, through a genetic experiment gone awry, fungimushrooms, toadstools. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. One of the most interesting books i ever read was republished last year. Harry adam knight, leroy kettle, john brosnan isbn. I recently read another book by this author, two authors, really, using the pseudonym of harry adam knight. The fungus by knight, harry adam and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. By harry adam knight horror book details the fungus. Harry adam knight is the pseudonym of the late australian author john brosnan. Dec 22, 2011 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.

First published in 1985, it is being rereleased by valancourt books. He was born in perth, western australia, and died in south harrow, london, from acute pancreatitis. Ramsey campbell called it a spectacularly gruesome nasty, written with inventiveness, grisly wit, and considerably more intelligence than almost any of. Some of them were cowritten by british author leroy kettle. Buy the fungus by roy kettle, harry adam knight isbn. Harry adam knight is one of several pseudonyms used by australianborn writer john brosnan 7 october 1947 11 april 2005. Knight hardly lets up on the rapidfire pace, packing in plenty of mayhem, violence, and gore as the uk. A brilliant london scientist breaks a genetic code that will end world hunger, but something goes terribly wrong in the lab and a plague is released upon great. He was born in perth, western australia, and died in south harrow, london, from acute pancreatitis on the 11th. Harry adam knight was the pseudonym used by john brosnan 19472005 and leroy kettle b. The fungus is a fast paced, funny and disgusting 80s horror story that contains everything youd ever want from a fungibased creature feature. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He was also a regular columnist for the starburst magazine. When i was given this book i must admit i had my doubts. Oct 22, 2018 the fungus is a 191page horror novel written by the duo known as harry adam knight. Watts edition, in english the fungus 1989 edition open library. The fungus is a 191page horror novel written by the duo known as harry adam knight. The fungus by harry adam knight a penname for collaborators john brosnan and roy kettle is a pageturner right from the getgo, wasting absolutely no time at all thrusting readers into the horror of a grandiose and apocalyptic plague. Jan 26, 2014 harry adam knight was a pseudonym used by australian resident in london sf author and film critic john brosnan, sometimes in collaboration with leroy kettle. Dec 03, 2018 but i think my most interesting acquisition was the fungus, a reprint of a gonzo 1985 horror novel by harry adam knight the pseudonym of british writers john brosnan and leroy kettle.

Aug 11, 2018 harry adam knight was the pseudonym used by john brosnan 19472005 and leroy kettle b. The two also teamed up to publish horror under another pseudonym, simon ian childer, releasing novels like tendrils 1986 and worm 1987. Ironically, among the first victims of this gruesome killer are two lesbians. A scientist trying to come up with a method to end world hunger by altering fungi accidentally releases a plague upon the world. Harry adam knight with a new introduction by roy kettle book description when a brilliant scientist seeking to solve the problem of world hunger tries to create giant mushrooms through genetic manipulation, what could possibly go wrong. The fungus was our second novel together, after slimer in 1983, though john had used the harry adam knight pseudonym to write carnosaur on his own in 1984. Knight hardly lets up on the rapidfire pace, packing in plenty of mayhem, violence, and gore as the uk collapses quickly and totally. The fungus isnt harry adam knights best book, but its one of the only novels from the british author still in print. Also, this book presents some truly terrifying ideas which did get under my skin on a just like the only other harry adam knight book that i have read carnosaur this one is. Jan 01, 1985 the fungus by harry adam knight a penname for collaborators john brosnan and roy kettle is a pageturner right from the getgo, wasting absolutely no time at all thrusting readers into the horror of a grandiose and apocalyptic plague. Brosnan wrote four novels between 1983 and 1992 as knight.

The fungus ebook by harry adam knight rakuten kobo. The book concerns the takeover of the world by genetically engineered fungi. He sometimes published under the pseudonyms harry adam knight, simon ian childer both sometimes used together with leroy kettle. With a perfect mix of nightmarish horror and black humor, harry adam knights cult classic the fungus 1985 will grow on you. The fungus by harry adam knight author of carnosaur and slimer. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buy a cheap copy of the fungus book by harry adam knight. The fungus harry adam knight, as we know, was a pseudonym used predominantly by john brosnan, sometimes in conjunction with roy. Harry adam knight, as we know, was a pseudonym used. The fungus kindle edition by harry adam knight, john brosnan, leroy kettle. Even people who become a part of the fungus or much worse, food for it. Dec 8, 2018 the fungus is a 191page horror novel written by the duo known as harry adam knight. The fungus by harry adam knight, leroy kettle, john brosnan.

It eventually takes over all of london and proceeds to encompass all of england. What happens in the rest of the book is just awesome and i wont say any more than that. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The cover for the original star paperback features a man enduring something similar to the page image up above, with various fungi growing out. John raymond brosnan who wrote under the pseudonym of harry adam knight along with writer roy kettle was an australian writer of both fiction and nonfiction works in the fantasy and science fiction genres. But i think my most interesting acquisition was the fungus, a reprint of a gonzo 1985 horror novel by harry adam knight the pseudonym of british writers john brosnan and leroy kettle. John wrote novels in the horror and fantasy genres under a number of names including john raymond, james blackstone and simon ian childer.

Black gate articles a spectacularly gruesome nasty. With a perfect mix of nightmarish horror and black humor, harry adam knight s cult classic the fungus 1985 will grow on you. See more ideas about pulp fiction, fiction and pulp fiction book. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Part of valancourt books revamp of 1970s and 80s creature horror, the fungus delivers on the nostalgia and a wickedly grotesque monster. It was our most successful and genuinely well thought of horror novel, despite what seems to be much of the print run of the first british edition which had a terrible cover still lurking. A spectacularly gruesome nasty, written with inventiveness, grisly wit, and considerably more intelligence than. Harry adam knight with a new introduction by roy kettle book description. Harry adam knight was ahead of his time when he wrote both slimer and carnosaur and i am convinced he must have been an inspiration to some of michael crichtons work. Oct 11, 2018 the fungus is a fast paced, funny and disgusting 80s horror story that contains everything youd ever want from a fungibased creature feature. A group of potential heroes are enlisted to find a cure and a way to stop the fungus spreading globally. What would happen if, through a genetic experiment gone awry, fungimushrooms, toadstools, molds and yeastswere to go out of control and grow with unprecedented vigor and speed and tenacity, and in places formerly inimicable to them. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.