Andrew J. Offutt

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Andrew Jefferson V Offutt (born August 16, 1934 in Taylorsville , Kentucky ; died April 30, 2013 ) was an American author of fantasy , science fiction and erotic or pornographic literature, mostly published under the pseudonym John Cleve .

Life

Offutt was born on a farm near the small town of Taylorsville in Spencer County , Kentucky. During the Great Depression , his parents rented the main house and the family moved into a log cabin on the farm Offutt lived on until he moved to Taylorsville in 1950, where he attended high school. Still on the farm, he taught himself to typing in, wrote two novels and began secretly first fetish - Comics to draw. While still in high school, he won a national writing competition with the short story The Devil's Soul .

After graduating high school, he started with a grant from the Ford Foundation at the University of Louisville to study, where he in 1955 with the English Bachelor graduated. While still at university, he won another SF magazine If writing competition with the story And Gone Tomorrow, which appeared there in December 1954. His father died the year before. He joined the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) in the hope of becoming a pilot later. The plan came to nothing when it was discovered that Offutt was color blind . His application as a draftsman for the fetish magazine Bizarre was also turned down and Offutt began to draw commercial art for a furniture store in Louisville. After graduation, he worked for a men's clothing store in Louisville and then as a traveling salesman for Procter & Gamble . At the draft in 1956 he was rejected because he suffered from asthma .

In 1957 he was transferred from Procter & Gamble to Lexington , where he met his future wife, Mary Joe "Jodie" McCabe, at a Catholic youth organization. Before his marriage in the same year, he sank all self-made fetish comics in the Cumberland River , with the exception of Cade of the Galactic Patrol , a seven-volume comic series. His efforts as a cartoonist for fetish comics did not end there. In 1959 he applied unsuccessfully as a draftsman to Irving Klaw and in the same year began to draw for himself The Saga of Valkyria Barbosa , a new comic series that he would continue for many years. The marriage to Jodie lasted over 50 years until Offutts death and the couple had four children (born in 1958, 1961, 1962 and 1964). The eldest son Christopher "Chris" John Offutt also became a writer and his father's biographer. In 1962 Offutt accepted a job as a sales representative for Coastal States Life Insurance , the family moved to Morehead , Kentucky, and in 1964 they moved to Haldeman, Kentucky, where Offutt was andrew j. offutt associates (he later used the lower case of his name as an author). The deal was successful, with Offutt buying a Mercedes - the only one in the county - and opening stores in Winchester and Lexington in 1968 .

In the meantime, a professional reorientation was announced. Although the story Blacksword appeared in Galaxy Magazine at the end of 1959 , further publications did not follow until 1966 with Mandroid (together with Robert E. Margroff and Piers Anthony ) and The Forgotten Gods of Earth . After all, the following year the story Population Implosion was included in the anthology World's Best Science Fiction , but it was not the basis for a family of six. The market for the mass production of erotic and pornography looked completely different, where the demand exploded in those years, on top of that Offutt was able to give free rein to his interest in fetish, bondage and BDSM . In 1968 Bondage Babes was published under the pseudonym Alan Marshall, Offutts first book publication, which was followed by 4 more in the same year, in 1969 there were already 6 novels and in 1970 the production doubled again and on average one more or less pornographic novel Offutts pro appeared Month. He uses the pseudonym John Cleve with increasing frequency, derived, according to Offutt, from John Cleland , the author of Fanny Hill . Such literary productivity does not allow any other activity, which is why Offutt gave up the insurance agency.

In 1970 Evil Is Live Spelled Backwards was the first SF novel to be published under Offutts own name. In the following years he published more science fiction and especially fantasy novels and short stories, with which he found recognition, which was expressed, for example, in the fact that he was appointed toastmaster of the Worldcon 1974 (Discon 2). The fantasy anthologies Swords Against Darkness, which he compiled with short stories by lesser known authors, have been nominated several times for the Locus Award and Balrog Award and the novel My Lord Barbarian (German as Valeron the Barbarian ) was proposed for the British Fantasy Award in 1978 . Offutt was Treasurer in 1975 and President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America twice between 1976 and 1978 . In 1986 he was finally honored with the Phoenix Award for his life's work and his services to the SF community in the south .

In the cycles and series, Offutt preferred to use figures and fictional worlds by other authors. For example, he wrote three novels with Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian as a hero and expanded Cormac Mac Art , another Howard's character, into a fantasy cycle. For the novel series Thieve's World (German title: Diebeswelt ) by Robert Lynn Asprin and Lynn Abbey, he created the character Hanse and wrote three novels from this world between 1987 and 1993.

Offutt showed himself to be much more independent with the cycles in the erotic area. The Crusader cycle (1974–1976) against the historical backdrop of the Crusades and the Spaceways cycle (1982–1984), a series of erotic science fiction novels that Offutt wrote for Playboy Enterprises , should be mentioned in particular . Both series appeared with John Cleve as the author. Cleves had already approached the SF genre when "John Cleve" was the guest of honor at the Kubla Khan Sex , an SF convention in Nashville , at which Offutt declared himself John Cleve.

Another field of activity Offutt opened up with the contact with the comic artist and fetish artist Eric Stanton , to whom Offutt had written a fan letter in 1975, which resulted in a visit to Stanton in New York and ultimately a lifelong friendship and collaboration. Stanton sent his stantoons , bondage drawings and comics, by mail to interested customers in the USA and internationally, with Offutt providing suitable texts. A fruit of this collaboration was Blunder Broad , a Wonder Woman - pastiche in which, Amazon queen is tied regularly and looks exposed to various unpleasant and degrading treatments. When Stanton's health worsened, Offutt took over part of his customer base and offered them pornography tailored to the customer's fetish for a considerable fee.

Until recently, Offutt and his wife lived relatively secluded in Rowan County in the Kentucky woods. In recent years, Offutts health has also deteriorated. On April 17, 1999, he suffered a heart attack that required a triple bypass . In 2004, Dark of the Moon was released , his last published short story. Offutt died in 2013 at the age of 78 of complications from cirrhosis of the liver . Until recently, he had continued to work on Valkyria , the comic epic that began in 1959 and now has 4,000 pages. The biography of his son Chris Offutt, in which he reports in particular about the sighting and processing of his father's extensive estate and the effect that this had on him, was published in 2016. He summarized his father's work as a pornographer as follows: “My father was a workhorse in the field of written pornography. After five decades he died in the dishes. "

bibliography

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

Fantasy and SF

Cormac Mac Art

Volume 1 Tigers of the Sea (German: Die Tigers der See ) of the seven-volume series comes from the estate of Robert E. Howard. The volume order of the German translation has been changed compared to the original edition.

  • 2 The Sword of the Gael (1975)
  • 3 The Undying Wizard (1976)
  • 4 The Sign of the Moonbow (1977)
  • 5 The Mists of Doom (1977)
  • 6 When Death Birds Fly (1980, with Keith Taylor)
  • 7 The Tower of Death (1982, with Keith Taylor)
War of the Wizards (with Richard K. Lyon)
  • Demon in the Mirror (1977)
  • The Eyes of Sarsis (1980)
  • Web of the Spider (1981)
Conan (series of novels by Robert E. Howard )
  • Conan and the Sorcerer (1978)
  • The Sword of Skelos (1979)
  • Conan the Mercenary (1980)
War of the Gods on Earth
  • The Iron Lords (1979)
  • Shadows Out of Hell (1980)
  • King Dragon (1980)
  • The Lady of the Snowmist (1983)
Tiana's World (short stories, with Richard K. Lyon)
  • 1 The Hungry Apples (1979)
  • 2 Inn of the White Cat (1979)
  • 3 Devil on My Stomach: A Tale of Tiana's World (1980)
  • 4 The Iron Mercenary: A Tale of Tiana (2007)
  • 5 Arachnis: A Tale of Tiana (2008)
  • 6 Naked Before Mine Enemies: a Tale of Tiana (2008)
Druin (short stories, with Richard K. Lyon)
  • 1 The Inn at World's End (1980)
  • 2 The Whispering Mirror (1980)
    • English: The whispering mirror. In: Werner Fuchs (Ed.): The whispering mirror. Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5804), 1985, ISBN 3-426-05804-9 .
World of Thieves (novel series by Robert Lynn Asprin and Lynn Abbey)
  • Shadowspawn (1987)
  • Deathknight (1990)
  • The Shadow of Sorcery (1993)
Single novels
  • Evil is Live Spelled Backwards (1970)
  • The Great 24-Hour Thing (1971)
  • My Country, Right or Wrong (1971)
  • The Castle Keeps (1972)
  • Ardor on Aros (1973)
  • The Galactic Rejects (1973)
  • Messenger of Zhuvastou (1973)
  • The Black Sorcerer of the Black Castle (1974)
  • Operation: Super Ms. (1974)
  • Genetic Bomb (1975, with D. Bruce Berry)
  • Chieftain of Andor (1976, also: Clansman of Andor )
  • My Lord Barbarian (1977)
Short stories
  • And Gone Tomorrow (1954)
  • Blacksword (1959)
  • Mandroid (1966, with Robert E. Margroff and Piers Anthony )
  • The Forgotten Gods of Earth (1966)
  • Population Implosion (1967)
    • German: The absolute number. In: Science-Fiction-Stories 35. Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 # 65 (3037)), 1974, ISBN 3-548-03037-8 .
  • Swordsmen of the Stars (1967, with Robert E. Margroff)
  • The Defendant Earth (1969)
  • The Book (1970, with Robert E. Margroff)
  • Ask A Silly Question (1970)
  • My Country, Right or Wrong (1971)
  • For Value Received (1972)
  • Sareva: In Memoriam (1973)
  • Meanwhile, We Eliminate (1973)
  • The Black Sorcerer of the Black Castle (1974)
  • Gone With the Gods (1974)
  • Enchante (1975)
  • The Greenhouse Defect (1976)
  • Last Quest (1977)
  • The Sign of the Moonbow (1977)
  • Nekht Semerkeht (1977, with Robert E. Howard)
    • German: Nekht Semerkeht. In: Atlantis is everywhere. 1981. Also as: Nekht Semerkeht. In: Lin Carter (ed.): The best fantasy stories 4. Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction # 3827), 1988, ISBN 3-8118-3827-X .
  • Conan and the Sorcerer (1978)
  • Shadowspawn (1979)
  • Symbiote (1980)
  • Little Boy Waiting at the Edge of the Darkwood (1981)
  • The Vivisectionist (1981)
  • Godson (1982)
    • German: Gottsohn. In: Hugh Walker (Ed.): Magira, # 38. EDFC, 1992.
  • Rebels Aren't Born in Palaces (1984)
  • The Veiled Lady, or A Look at the Normal Folk (1985)
  • Spellmaster (1986, with Jodie Offutt)
  • Night Work (1989)
  • Role Model (2002)
  • Dark of the Moon (2004)
Swords Against Darkness (series of fantasy anthologies)
  • Swords Against Darkness (1977)
  • Swords Against Darkness II (1977)
  • Swords Against Darkness III (1978)
  • Swords Against Darkness IV (1979)
  • Swords Against Darkness V (1979)
  • German: Atlantis is everywhere. Translated by Heinz Nagel. Goldmann TB # 23802, 1981, ISBN 3-442-23802-1 (selection from the 5 anthologies).
Poems
  • Words for a Picture I've Never Seen (1980)

Erotic and pornography

Crusader (as John Cleve)
  • 1 The Accursed Tower (1974)
  • 2 The Passionate Princess (1974)
  • 3 Julanar The Liones (1975)
  • 4 My Lady Queen (1975)
  • 5 Saladin's Spy (1986)
Spaceways (as John Cleve)

Offutts involvement in volumes 11 to 18 is unclear. The named co-authors are probably the sole authors.

  • 1 Of Alien Bondage (1982)
  • 2 Corundum's Woman (1982)
  • 3 Escape from Macho (1982)
  • 4 Satana Enslaved (1982)
  • 5 Master of Misfit (1982)
  • 6 Purrfect Plunder (1982)
  • 7 The Manhuntress (1982, with Geo. W. Proctor )
  • 8 Under Twin Suns (1982)
  • 9 in Quest of Qalara (1982)
  • 10 The Yoke of Shen (1983, with Geo. W. Proctor)
  • 11 The Iceworld Connection (1983, with Jack C. Haldeman and Vol Haldeman)
  • 12 Star Slaver (1983, with GC Edmondson )
  • 13 Jonuta Rising! (1983, with Victor Koman)
  • 14 Assignment Hellhole (1983, with Robin Kincaid)
  • 15 Starship Sapphire (1983, with Roland J. Green )
  • 16 The Planet Murderer (1984, with Dwight V. Swain)
  • 17 The Carnadyne Horde (1984, with Victor Koman)
  • 18 Race Across the Stars (1984, with Robin Kincaid)
  • 19 King of the Slavers (1984)
Calamity (as John Cleve)
  • 1 Call me Calamity (1970)
  • 2 The Juice of Love (1970)
Single novels
  • Bondage Babes (1968, as Alan Marshall)
  • Sex Toy (1968, as JX Williams )
  • Bruise (1969, as John Cleve)
  • Nero's Mistress (1969, as John Cleve)
  • Slave of the Sudan (1969, as John Cleve)
  • Barbarana (1970, as John Cleve)
  • Black Man's Harem (1970, as John Cleve)
  • Captives in the Chateau de Sade (1970, as John Cleve)
  • The Devoured (1970, as John Cleve)
  • Fruit of the Loin (1970, as John Cleve)
  • Jodinareh (1970, as John Cleve)
  • Manlib! (1970, as John Cleve)
  • Mongol! (1970, as John Cleve)
  • The Prefects aka The Prussian Girls (1970, as PN Dedeaux)
  • Seed (1970, as John Cleve)
  • Swallow the Leader (1970, as John Cleve)
  • The Balling Machine (1971, with D. Bruce Berry , as Jeff Douglas)
  • Chain Me Again (1971, as Opal Andrews)
  • Four on the Floor (1971, as Joe Brown)
  • Hottest Room in the House (1971, as Jeremy Crebb)
  • A Miss Guided (1971, as Anonymous)
  • Pleasure Us! (1971, as John Cleve)
  • Pussy Island (1971, as John Cleve)
  • The Second Coming (1971, as John Cleve)
  • The Sex Pill (1971, as JX Williams )
  • Belly to Belly (1972, as Jack Cory)
  • Diana's Dirty Doings (1972, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Different positions! (1972, as Jack Cory)
  • Family "Secrets" (1972, as John Cleve)
  • High School Swingers (1972, as Jack Cory)
  • Peggy Wants It! (1972, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Snatch me! (1972, as John Cleve)
  • Wet Dreams (1972, as John Cleve)
  • The Wife Who Liked to Watch! (1972, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Ball in the Family! (1973, as Jeff Morehead)
  • The Domination of Camille (1973, as John Cleve, reissued as Tame Me ! , 1975, as Camille Colben)
  • Family Secrets (1973, as John Cleve, not the same book as Family "Secrets" from 1972)
  • The Farm Girl & the Hired Hand (1973, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Holly Would (1973, as John Cleve)
  • Losing It (1973, as John Denis)
  • Never Enough (1973, as John Denis)
  • The Palace of Venus (1973, as John Denis)
  • S as in Sensuous (1973, as John Denis)
  • Sex Doctor (1973, as John Denis)
  • Tight Fit (1973, as John Denis)
  • Every Inch a Man (1974, as John Cleve)
  • The Fires Down Below (1974, as Jeff Woodson)
  • A Vacation in the Erogenous Zones! (1974, as John Cleve)
  • The Sexorcist (1974, as John Cleve, reissued as Unholy Revelry , 1976)
  • Asking For It! (1975, as Turk Winter)
  • Beg For It! (1975, as Turk Winter)
  • A Degraded Heroine (1975, as Turk Winter)
  • The Domination of Ann (1975, as John Cleve)
  • A Family Ball (1975, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Family Bonds (1975, as Turk Winter)
  • The Governess (1975, with Eric Stanton , as John Cleve)
  • His Loving Sister (1975, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Horny Daughter-In-Law (1975, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Mother's Four Lovers (1975, as Jeff Morehead)
  • The Punisher Publisher (1975, with Eric Stanton, as John Cleve)
  • Beautiful Bitch (1976, as John Cleve)
  • Disciplined! (1976, as Jeff Morehead)
  • The Erogenous Zone (1976, as John Cleve)
  • Succulent Line-Up (1976, as John Cleve)
  • Serena, Darling (1976, as John Cleve)
  • The Submission of Claudine (1976, as Turk Winter)
  • Triple play! (1976, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Forced to Please (1977, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Rosalind Does it All (1977, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Her Pleasure Potion (1978, as Turk Winter)
  • The Look of Lust (1978, as Jeff Morehead)
  • Mark of the Master (1980, as Turk Winter)
  • Lady Beth, by A Woman of Quality (1984, as Anonymous, as edited by John Cleve)
Non-fiction
  • The Complete Couple (1976, as John Cleve, with Jane Cleve)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Occasionally (e.g. with John Clute) Louisville (Kentucky) is given as the place of birth . The information here refers to the biography of Christ Offutt.
  2. ^ A b Chris Offutt: My Father, the Pornographer. Atria Books, 2016, chap. 30th
  3. ↑ Chris Offutt: My Father, the Pornographer. Atria Books, 2016, chap. 25th
  4. ↑ Kubla Khan Sex in Fancyclopedia 3 , accessed June 13, 2018.
  5. ^ A b Chris Offutt: My Father, the Pornographer. Atria Books, 2016, chap. 26th
  6. ↑ According to Chris Offutt, the day of Stanton's death. In fact, Stanton died on March 17th.
personal data
SURNAME Offutt, Andrew J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Offutt, Andrew Jefferson V. (full name); Offutt, Andy (alternative spelling); Anonymous (pseudonym); Andrews, Jay (pseudonym); Andrews, Opal (pseudonym); Brown, Joe (pen name); Cleve, John (pseudonym); Colben, Camille (pseudonym); Cory, Jack (pen name); Crebb, Jeremy (pen name); Denis, John (pseudonym); Douglas, Jeff (pen name); Fowler, Drew (pseudonym); Hamlin, Roscoe (pseudonym); Marshall, Alan (pseudonym); Morehead, Jeff (pseudonym); Williams, JX (pen name); Winter, Turk (pseudonym); Woodson, Jeff (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Taylorsville, Kentucky , USA
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 2013