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

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in 1983; his first story, "Firebird Suite", appeared in ''

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''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 ''

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''. ''Subterranean Gallery'' was also a finalist for the

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. As of 2010 he lives in

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with his wife Candace, four cats and two dogs.

Bibliography

Novels

*'' Inner Eclipse'' (1988) *'' Subterranean Gallery'' (1989) *''

'' (2001) *'' The Rosetta Codex'' (2005)

Carlucci series

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'' (1992) # '' Carlucci's Edge'' (1995) # '' Carlucci's Heart'' (1997) * ''Carlucci'' - omnibus collection (2003)

Short story collection

*'' Terminal Visions'' (2000)

Online stories

The Dread and Fear of Kings

External links

*

- About ''Terminal Visions''

Reviews

Interviews

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