(1911-1976) US writer whose work of sf interest was confined to pseudonymous contributions under House Names to various series. As Nick Carter, he wrote The Red Rays (1969) in the Nick Carter series; as Jeffrey Lord he wrote books 1 to 8 of the Richard Blade series: The Bronze Axe (1969), The Jade Warrior (1969), Jewel of Tharn (1969), Slave of Sarma (1970), Liberator of Jedd (1971), Monster of the Maze (1972), Pearl of Patmos (1973) and Undying World (1973); and as Ken Stanton he wrote two Aquanauts titles: Operation Sea Monster (1974) and Operation Mermaid (1974). [JC/DRL]

Manning Lee Stokes

born 1911

died 1976

works

• The Red Rays (New York: Award Books, 1969) as by Nick Carter [Nick Carter: pb/]
• Operation Sea Monster (New York: Manor Books, 1974) as by Ken Stanton [10 in series: Aquanauts: pb/]
• Operation Mermaid (New York: Manor Books, 1974) as by Ken Stanton [11 in series: Aquanauts: pb/]

as Jeffrey Lord

• The Bronze Axe (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1969) as by Jeffrey Lord [1: Richard Blade: pb/]
• The Jade Warrior (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1969) as by Jeffrey Lord [2: Richard Blade: pb/]
• Jewel of Tharn (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1969) as by Jeffrey Lord [3: Richard Blade: pb/]
• Slave of Sarma (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1970) as by Jeffrey Lord [4: Richard Blade: pb/]
• Liberator of Jedd (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1971) as by Jeffrey Lord [5: Richard Blade: pb/]
• Monster of the Maze (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1972) as by Jeffrey Lord [6: Richard Blade: pb/]
• Pearl of Patmos (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1973) as by Jeffrey Lord [7: Richard Blade: pb/]
• Undying World (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1973) as by Jeffrey Lord [8: Richard Blade: pb/]

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