Hermann Werner Peters
Hermann Werner Peters (born March 27, 1931 in Lüneburg ; died March 18, 1984 in Karlsruhe ) was a German writer, best known as the author of notebook novels , especially science fiction . He wrote under numerous pseudonyms , including Staff Caine, John Curtis, R. Gordon, Jeff Mescalero, Neil Porter and Bert Stranger, and under the publishing pseudonyms Jerry Cotton , GW Jones and Ted Scott .
Life
Peters grew up in Heide in Holstein , where he also attended high school. He was interested in astronomy and science fiction already at school . From about 1970 to 1976 he worked as an editor for the Bastei publishing house , where he also supervised the crime series Jerry Cotton .
In 1962 he began to write booklet novels for the science fiction series Mark Powers , later he was involved in the series Ren Dhark and Spaceship Promet , thus in all well-known attempts to compete with the best-known German SF series Perry Rhodan . In addition to science fiction, he also wrote crime novels, including for the series of Fledermaus crime novels .
When the series Sea Wolves - Corsairs of the Oceans was started in 1975 , he was one of the authors from the beginning and wrote over 30 novels for the series between 1975 and 1983 under the pseudonym John Curtis. Until his death he wrote synopsis for the Seewolfe paperback series with Manfred Wegener .
Peters died in 1984 at the age of 52.
bibliography
The series are sorted by the year of publication of the first title.
1962–1966 as Staff Caine and Jeff Mescalero
- 12 The deadly ring
- 20 "Twice Sunball"
- 23 Spurs of Annihilation
- 32 In the center of the galaxy
- 37 The degenerate of the seven suns
- 42 The merciless sun
- 47 Forgetting on Thuum
- Hunt for Tayro (= Utopia science fiction 496)
1963 as Ted Scott
- 191 The Legacy of the Tyrans
1965 as Ted Scott and Staff Caine
- 318 Clash at Mira Ceti
- 455 Unscrupulous punitive action
1966-1969 as Staff Caine
- 15 Raid from the 8th planet
- 24 death zone T-XXX
- 27 Lost in Pluto
- 28 Jonas experiment
- 36 cyborgs to the front!
- 46 The junk planet
- 49 The end of the dictator
- 58 Where is Ren Dhark?
- 61 Silent horror Cal
- 78 SOS from the spiral arm
- 82 Home in nowhere
- 95 Cosmic Abyss
1972–1974 as Bert Stranger and Staff Caine
- 09 The legacy of the Chirr
- 15 Stranded on Suuk
- 22 Space jump to Moran
- 24 Planet of the Black Space
- 29 In the death ring of the 7 suns
- 35 SOS by Mira Ceti
- 39 In the clutches of Orff
- 44 The secret of the necronids
- 48 The message of the uncanny
- 59 The call of the agars
- 65 Disaster on Bankor
1972–1974 as Neil Porter, Staff Caine and Jeff Mescalero
- 04 Gamma campaign
- 43 Cosmic Decision (= Utopia Science Fiction455)
- 62 The legacy of the Tyrans (= Utopia large volume 191)
1975-1983 as John Curtis
- 016 Duel in the pirate bay
- 018 coastal sharks
- 024 In the trap of the Spaniards
- 027 men in chains
- 031 Cape of Demons
- 033 The thunder of cannons in Death Bay
- 036 Caribbean pirates
- 042 In the hail of the broadsides
- 043 harbor hyenas
- 045 Enemy coast
- 049 Calipu, the pirate
- 051 Man overboard!
- 055 A man is being keeled
- 071 Rebels at sea
- 072 The Queen's henchmen
- 076 Settlement off Tortuga's coast
- 109 Arcana, the serpent
- 154 Capsized
- 173 North Sea - Murder Sea
- 180 The Brotherhood of Privateers
- 184 wind force 12
- 200 The white god of Bora Bora
- 224 In the kingdom of the Indras
- 243 Attack on Snake Island
- 244 The cunning of the snakes
- 268 The Temple of Isis
- 287 Departure of the Vikings
- 313 The revenge of the Red Corsair
- 343 The Red Corsair's ultimatum
- 353 The hatred of the Seminoles
- 356 The curse of the serpent god
as Staff Caine and John Curtis
- 528 Joe Calham inherits hell
- 817 People die around the clock
- 825 The girl catchers of Zion
- 837 Mr. Nemo's inquest
Web links
- Hermann Werner Peters in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Hermann Werner Peters , article by Uwe Weiher on Zauberspiegel-online.de
- John Curtis alias Hermann Werner Peters: The man with the pseudonyms , contribution by Uwe Schnabel on Zauberspiegel-online.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peters, Hermann Werner |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caine, Staff (pseudonym); Cotton, Jerry (pseudonym); Curtis, John (pen name); Gordon, R. (pseudonym); Jones, GW (pen name); Mescalero, Jeff (pseudonym); Porter, Neil (pen name); Scott, Ted (pen name); Stranger, Bert (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luneburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1984 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |