Rob Chilson

Robert Chilson (born 1945) is an American science fiction author.^[1] Robert was born in Oklahoma. At about age six, he decided to be a writer.

He was discovered by John W. Campbell which led him to write stories for Analog, including collaborations with William F. Wu.^[2]

Bibliography

Novels

• Chilson, Robert (1974). As the curtain falls. DAW Books.
• The Star-Crowned Kings (1975).^[3]
• The Shores of Kansas (1976)
• Men Like Rats (1989)
• Rounded with Sleep (1990)
• Black as Blood (1998)

Isaac Asimov's Robot City series

The series is based on Isaac Asimov's Robot series.^[4]

• 5. Isaac Asimov's Robot City: Refuge (1988)^[5]

Short fiction

Title	Year	First published	Reprinted/collected	Notes
Less stately mansions	2011	Chilson, Rob (July–August 2011). "Less stately mansions". F&SF. 121 (1&2): 67–83.		Short story
The tansy tree	2014	Chilson, Rob (January–February 2014). "The tansy tree". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (1–2): 76–90.[6]		Short story
The tarn	2015	Chilson, Rob (July–August 2015). "The tarn". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (7&8): 102–118.		Novelette
The Mystery of My Death	2025	Chilson, Rob (March–April 2025) "The Mystery of My Death". Asimov's Science Fiction		Short story