Julian Jay Savarin

Julian Jay Savarin is a British musician, songwriter, poet and science fiction author.

Biography

Born in Dominica, Savarin moved to Great Britain in 1962. He was the organist and main songwriter of Julian's Treatment, a group that recorded two albums, A Time Before This (1970, but some sources claim 1969, 1971 and 1973) and Waiters on the Dance (1971); the latter album credits Savarin alone, rather than the group, on its cover.

As a writer, Julian Savarin is best known for his science fiction trilogy Lemmus: A Time Odyssey, which also serves as the basis for the two concept albums by the musical group of Julian's Treatment. The first work in the series, Waiters on the Dance (1972), tells of the Galactic organisation and dominions, which existed long before earth's historic times. There are three primary, sometimes interwoven, threads to the story, played against the backdrop of the mighty but allegedly benevolent G.O.D. One is of the incredibly brilliant and extra sensory perception-adept Alda, a woman of Serius, who wants to rule the galaxy through behind-the-scenes efforts. The second is about her distant, evil relatives, the Kizeesh male line, eventual rulers of Hulio from the neighbouring Cetus system, who also want to rule the galaxy after breaking with G.O.D. The third thread is played out from a skein about an experiment by G.O.D. to send an amalgam of humans from around the galaxy to the planet Terra under the leadership of Jael Adaamm. The pioneers are screened off from the rest of humanity. Terra subverts the humans, causing them to inexorably sink into meanness and war. This is caused by a vermoid growth (apparently the appendix) that appears in increasing numbers in infants not born on Atlantis, the heart-land of the human pioneers on Terra. Meanness turns to ugliness and that to murder and war, until all the rest of Terra wages war on Atlantis, eventually destroying it.

Savarin wrote a series of action thrillers featuring the exploits of Gordon Gallagher and David Pross, who had been pilot and navigator, respectively, of a Phantom in the British Royal Air Force. Gordon subsequently became a secret agent, and Pross an accomplished pilot of helicopter gunships. Gallagher is an excellent lead character in the mould of James Bond, whereas Pross is more grounded with a family life and business interests. Pross has an unusual relationship with a young agent that is almost brother/sister, and has a dual persona in the books – as an individual he is mild mannered and fairly timid. When piloting a gunship Pross becomes an amazing and ruthless pilot.

Bibliography

Lemmus: A Time Odyssey

1. Waiters on the Dance, London, Arlington Books, 1972. x, 221 p. ISBN 0-85140-199-6^[1][2]
   • Reprint: New York, St. Martin's Press, 1978. 252p. ISBN 0-312-85416-1 $8.95
2. Beyond the Outer Mirr, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1980. 252 p. ISBN 0-312-07781-5 $8.95
3. The Archives of Haven, London, Corgi Books, 1977.
   • Reprint: New York, St. Martin's Press, 1980. 205 p. ISBN 0-312-04816-5 $8.95

Gordon Gallagher

• Wolfrun (also published as Wolf Run), London, Allison & Busby, 1984. 288 p. ISBN 0-85031-547-6

Water Hole, London, Allison & Busby, 1982. 267p. ISBN 0-85031-458-5

• • Reprint: New York, St. Martin's Press, c1982. 267 p. ISBN 0-312-85768-3 $13.95
• Naja (1987)
  • Reprint: New York, St. Martin's Press, 1990, c1986. 252 p. ISBN 0-312-03969-7 $16.95
• The Queensland File, New York, HarperPaperbacks, 1994. 420p. ISBN 0-06-100683-1
  • Reprint: New York, Walker and Co., 1991. 285 p. ISBN 0-8027-1148-0 $19.95
  • Reprint: New York, HarperPaperbacks, 1992. 448p. ISBN 0-06-100474-X
• Villiger, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1991. 315 p. ISBN 0-312-05532-3 $18.95
• Windshear, New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. 340p. ISBN 0-06-100432-4

David Pross (Helicopter Gunship Pilot)

• Lynx, New York, Walker, 1986, c1984. 235 p. ISBN 0-8027-0890-0
• Wind Shear (1985)
• Gunship, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1988, c1985. 296 p. ISBN 0-312-01439-2 $17.95^[3]
• Hammerhead, London, Secker & Warburg, 1987. 278p. ISBN 0-436-44159-4
  • Reprint: New York, St. Martin's Press, c1987. 278 p. ISBN 0-312-01770-7 $16.95
  • Reprint: New York, Kensington, 1990, 350 p. ISBN 0-8217-2899-7
  • Reprint: Ulverscroft, 1990. 587p. (large print). ISBN 0-7089-2228-7

MacAllister

1. MacAllister's Run (1995)
2. MacAllister's Task (1997)

Muller and Pappenheim

1. A Cold Rain in Berlin (2002)
2. Romeo Summer (2003)
3. Winter and the General (2003)
4. A Hot Day in May (2004)
5. Hunters Rain (2004)
6. Summer of the Eagle (2005)
7. Seasons of Change (2005)
8. The Other Side of Eden (2006)
9. Sunset and the Major (2006)

Standalone novels

• Arena (1979)
• Red Gunship, New York, Kensington Pub., 1989. 334 p. ISBN 0-8217-2733-8
• Trophy, New York, HarperCollins, 1990. 470p. ISBN 0-06-100104-X
• Target Down!, New York, HarperPaperbacks, 1991. 357p. ISBN 0-06-100169-4
• Pale Flyer, New York, HarperPaperbacks, 1994. 344 p. ISBN 0-06-100676-9
• Horsemen in the Shadows, New York, Severn House Publishers Ltd, 1996. 336 p. ISBN 978-0727853226
• Starfire, New York, Severn House Publishers Ltd, 2000. 288 p. ISBN 978-0727855824

Sources

• The Tapestry of Delights – The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963–1976, Vernon Joynson, ISBN 1-899855-04-1 Excerpted online

References

1. Nicholls, Peter (1987), The science in science fiction, Crescent Books, p. 180, ISBN 978-0-517-65335-7
2. Pringle, David (1995), The ultimate guide to science fiction: an A-Z of science-fiction books by title (2 ed.), Scolar Press, p. 208, ISBN 978-1-85928-071-3
3. Murray, Ian (3 August 1985). "Glimpse of power politics". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2011.

External links

• Julian Jay Savarin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Review of A Time Before This at Hippy.com
• A Time Before This, Julian's Treatment first album, on the Cherry Red Records website
• Julian Jay Savarin (author) entry at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction