Les Martin
Born (1934-09-03) September 3, 1934
New York City, US
OccupationWriter
Period1971-Present

Lester Martin Schulman (born September 3, 1934), who writes as Les Martin,[1] is a US writer of speculative fiction media tie-ins, particularly within the Blade Runner, Frankenstein, Indiana Jones, and The X-Files fiction series.

Schulman received a BA 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

  1. ↑ "Martin, Les". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. October 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Robert Reginald, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 2. 1979.
  3. ↑ "Young Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Terror by Les Martin - review". The Guardian. June 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ Oram, John D. (1997). "Review of "Fear"". Vector 194. p. 34.
  5. ↑ Oram, John D. (1997). "Review of "E.B.E."". Vector 194. p. 34.
  6. ↑ Oram, John D. (1997). "Review of "Die, Bug, Die!"". Vector 194. p. 34.
  7. ↑ Wilkinson, Gary (2000). "Review of "X-Files: Quarantine"". Vector 214. p. 26.
  8. ↑ uncredited (1996). "Review of "The Shadow"". Pulp Vault, November 1996. p. 71.
  9. ↑ "For Young Readers". The New York Times. March 1, 1970.
  10. ↑ "CHILDREN'S BOOKS: Bookshelf". The New York Times. December 2, 1990.


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