US speculative fiction writer (born 1934)
Lester Martin Schulman (born September 3, 1934), who writes as Les Martin,[1] is an American writer of speculative fiction media tie-ins, particularly within the Blade Runner, Frankenstein, Indiana Jones, and The X-Files fiction series.
Education and career
Schulman received a bachelor of arts degree from Antioch College in 1955.[2] He was an editor for Popular Library (1963–1965), Bantam Books (1966–1967), and Dell Publishing from 1969.[2]
Select bibliography
Indiana Jones
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) – young-adult novelization of the 1984 film
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) – young-adult novelization of the 1989 film
Young Indiana Jones
Young-adult novels set in the Young Indiana Jones universe
- Young Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Terror (1990)[3]
- Young Indiana Jones and the Secret City (1990)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Princess of Peril (1991)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Gypsy Revenge (1991)
- Field of Death (1992)
- Trek of Doom (1992)
- Prisoner of War (1993)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Titanic Adventure (1993)
X-Files
- X Marks the Spot (1995) – novelization of the X-Files pilot episode from 1993
- Darkness Falls (1995) – novelization of the first season X-Files episode "Darkness Falls" from 1994
- Tiger, Tiger (1996) – novelization of the second season X-Files episode "Fearful Symmetry" from 1995
- Humbug (1996) – novelization of the second season X-Files episode "Humbug" from 1995
- Fear (1996) – novelization of the second season X-Files episode "Blood" from 1994.[4]
- E. B. E. (1996) – novelization of the first season X-Files episode "E.B.E." from 1994[5]
- Die, Bug, Die! (1997) – novelization of the third season X-Files episode "War of the Coprophages" from 1996[6]
- Ghost in the Machine – novelization of the first season X-Files episode "Ghost in the Machine" from 1993
- Fresh Bones (1997) – novelization of the second season X-Files episode "Fresh Bones" from 1995
- The Host (1997) – novelization of the second season X-Files episode "The Host" from 1994
- Quarantine (1999) – novelization of the second season X-Files episode "F. Emasculata" from 1995[7]
Other novelizations
- Blade Runner (1982) – photo-illustrated novelization based on the screenplay for the 1982 film
- The Bride: A Tale of Love and Doom (1985) – novelization of the 1985 film The Bride
- The Shadow (1994) – novelization of the 1994 film[8]
Anthologies
All anthologies were edited under the name L. M. Schulman:
- Come Out the Wilderness (1965)
- Winners and Losers: An Anthology of Great Sports Fiction (1968)
- The Loners: Short Stories About the Young and Alienated (1970)[9]
- The Cracked Looking Glass: Stories of Other Realities (1971)
- Travelers: Stories of Americans Abroad (1972)
- A Woman's Place: An Anthology of Short Stories (1974)
- Autumn Light: Illuminations of Age" (1978)
- The Random House of Sports Stories (1990), illustrated by Thomas B. Allen[10]
- Shakespeare's Life and World (2016), with Katherine Duncan-Jones
References
- ^ "Martin, Les". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Robert Reginald, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 2. 1979.
- ^ "Young Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Terror by Les Martin – review". The Guardian. June 17, 2014.
- ^ Oram, John D. (1997). "Review of "Fear"". Vector 194. p. 34.
- ^ Oram, John D. (1997). "Review of "E.B.E."". Vector 194. p. 34.
- ^ Oram, John D. (1997). "Review of "Die, Bug, Die!"". Vector 194. p. 34.
- ^ Wilkinson, Gary (2000). "Review of "X-Files: Quarantine"". Vector 214. p. 26.
- ^ uncredited (1996). "Review of "The Shadow"". Pulp Vault, November 1996. p. 71.
- ^ "For Young Readers". The New York Times. March 1, 1970.
- ^ "Children's Books: Bookshelf". The New York Times. December 2, 1990.
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