Richard Paul Russo
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Richard Paul Russo is an American science fiction writer.
He attended the Clarion Workshop
in 1983; his first story, "Firebird Suite", appeared in Amazing Stories
in 1981 and his first novel, Inner Eclipse, was published in 1988. His second novel, Subterranean Gallery, won the Philip K. Dick Award for 1989. He won that award again in 2001 for Ship of Fools
. Subterranean Gallery was also a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award
.
As of 2010 he lives in Seattle, Washington
with his wife Candace, four cats and a dog.
An omnibus of the three was published in 2003 as Carlucci.
He attended the Clarion Workshop
Clarion Workshop
Clarion is a six-week workshop for new and aspiring science fiction and fantasy writers. Originally an outgrowth of Knight and Wilhelm's Milford Writers' Conference, held at their home in Milford, Pennsylvania, USA, it was founded in 1968 by Robin Scott Wilson at Clarion State College in...
in 1983; his first story, "Firebird Suite", appeared in Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
in 1981 and his first novel, Inner Eclipse, was published in 1988. His second novel, Subterranean Gallery, won the Philip K. Dick Award for 1989. He won that award again in 2001 for Ship of Fools
Ship of Fools
The ship of fools is an allegory that has long been a fixture in Western literature and art. The allegory depicts a vessel populated by human inhabitants who are deranged, frivolous, or oblivious, passengers aboard a ship without a pilot, and seemingly ignorant of their own direction...
. Subterranean Gallery was also a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award
Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. The award was established with a grant from Arthur C. Clarke and the first prize was awarded in 1987...
.
As of 2010 he lives in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
with his wife Candace, four cats and a dog.
Novels about Lt. Frank Carlucci
- Destroying Angel (1992)
- Carlucci's Edge (1995)
- Carlucci's Heart (1997)
An omnibus of the three was published in 2003 as Carlucci.
Singleton novels
- Inner Eclipse (1988)
- Subterranean Gallery (1989)
- Ship of FoolsShip of Fools (Russo novel)Ship of Fools is a science fiction novel by Richard Paul Russo. First published in 2001, it won the Philip K. Dick Award for that year.The novel has been rereleased by Orbit Books under the name Unto Leviathan.-Overview:...
(2001)- Entitled as Unto Leviathan in the UK.
- The Rosetta Codex (2005)
Online stories
External links
- Sci-Fiction biography segment
- Golden Gryphon Press official site - About Terminal Visions