Richard Paul Russo

This article is about the science fiction author. For the author of Empire Falls, see Richard Russo.

Richard Paul Russo (born 1954) is an American science fiction writer.

Richard Paul Russo
Born	1954 (age 70–71)
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Education	Clarion Workshop
Genre	Science fiction
Notable awards	Philip K. Dick Award (1989)
Spouse	Candace

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 two dogs.

Bibliography

Novels

• Inner Eclipse (1988)
• Subterranean Gallery (1989)
• Ship of Fools (2001)
• The Rosetta Codex (2005)

Carlucci series

1. Destroying Angel (1992)
2. Carlucci's Edge (1995)
3. Carlucci's Heart (1997)

• Carlucci - omnibus collection (2003)

Short story collection

• Terminal Visions (2000)

Online stories

• The Dread and Fear of Kings

External links

• Sci-Fiction biography segment
• Richard Paul Russo at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Golden Gryphon Press official site - About Terminal Visions

Reviews

• Short story collection - Nick Gevers
• Ship of Fools - John Grant
• Ship of Fools - Claude Lalumière

Interviews

• Interview at Infinity plus
• Interview at scifi.com