Richard L. Tierney

Infobox Writer


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birthdate = 1936
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occupation = poet, novelist, short story writer
nationality = United States
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genre = poetry, fantasy, horror

Richard L. Tierney (born 1936) is an American writer and poet. Tierney, a scholar of H. P. Lovecraft, has written Cthulhu Mythos novels and is the coauthor (with David C. Smith) of a series of Red Sonja novels, featuring cover art by Boris Vallejo.

Novels

*"The Winds of Zarr" (Silver Scarab Press, 1975)
*"For The Witch Of The Mists" (Ace Books, 1978), with David C. Smith, featuring Bran Mak Morn.
*"The House of the Toad" (Fedogan and Bremer, 1993)
*"The Gardens of Lucullus" (Sidecar Preservation Society, 2001), (with Glenn Rahman), featuring Simon Magus.
*"The Drums of Chaos" (forthcoming in 2008 from Mythos Books), featuring Simon Magus

Red Sonja series (with David C. Smith):

* #1 "The Ring of Ikribu" (Ace 1981) (Adapted to comics by Roy Thomas and Esteban Maroto in "The Savage Sword of Conan" issues 230-3)
* #2 "Demon Night" (Ace 1982)
* #3 "When Hell Laughs" (Ace 1982)
* #4 "Endithor's Daughter" (Ace 1982)
* #5 "Against the Prince of Hell" (Ace 1983)
* #6 "Star of Doom" (Ace 1983)

hort Stories

* "Tigers Of The Sea" (1975), with Robert E. Howard (posthumous collaboration), featuring Cormac Mac Art.

Simon Magus series:

* "Scroll of Thoth: Simon Magus and the Great Old Ones" (Chaosium, 1997) collects all 12 Simon Magus stories solely written by Richard L. Tierney. A partial list of original publication locations and dates is on-line at the Crypt of Cthulhu archive [http://www.clare.ltd.new.net/cryptofcthulhu/simongitta.htm] .Not included in this collection are:
* "The Wedding of Sheila-Na-Gog" (Crypt Of Cthulhu #29, 1985), with Glenn Rahman. Available on-line from the Crypt of Cthulhu archive [http://www.clare.ltd.new.net/cryptofcthulhu/wedding.htm] .
* "The Throne of Achamoth" (Weirdbook #21, 1985), with Robert M. Price. Republished in 1995 in The Azathoth Cycle.

Poetry

*"" (Arkham House 1981)(an earlier version of this collection appeared as "Dreams and Damnations" (Madison, WI: The Strange Co, 1975).
* "The Blob That Gobbled Abdul And Other Poems And Songs" (Sidecar Preservation Society)

References

*cite book | last=Joshi| first=S.T.| authorlink=S.T. Joshi | title=Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography | location=Sauk City, WI | publisher=Arkham House| pages=149 | date=1999 | id=ISBN 0-87054-176-5
*cite book | last=Lovecraft | first=Charles | title=Richard L. Tierney: A Bibliographical Checklist | location=Sydney, Australia | publisher=P'rea Press | pages=48 | date=2008 | id=ISBN 978-0-9804625-0-0
*cite web
title = Fantastic Fiction
url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/t/richard-l-tierney/
accessdate = 2007-01-20
*cite web
title = Interview at Sword & Sorcery
url=http://www.swordandsorcery.org/int-tierney.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-24
*cite web
title = Index of online material from "Crypt of Cthulhu" by author, including Richard L. Tierney
url=http://www.clare.ltd.new.net/cryptofcthulhu/author.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-24