Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born June 1960) is an American writer. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and mainstream. Rusch won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2001 for her story "Millennium Babies". Received the 2003 Endeavour Award for The Disappeared 2002. She is married to fellow writer Dean Wesley Smith; they have collaborated on several works. She edited The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction for six years, from mid-1991 through mid-1997, winning one Hugo Award as Best Professional Editor. Rusch and Smith operated Pulphouse Publishing for many years and edited the original (hardback) incarnation of Pulphouse Magazine; they won a World Fantasy Award in 1989.
Works
Works as by Kris Rusch
Kristine Kathryn Rusch wrote a mainstream novel, as “Kris Rusch”.
- Hitler's Angel, 1998
Works as by Kris Nelscott
Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes mystery novels, using the pen-name “Kris Nelscott”.
Smokey Dalton
- Vol. 1: A Dangerous Road, 2000
- Vol. 2: Smoke-Filled Rooms, 2001
- Vol. 3: Thin Walls, 2002
- Vol. 4: Stone Cribs, 2004
- Vol. 5: War at Home, 2005
- Vol. 6: Days of Rage, 2006
Works as by Kristine Grayson
Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes romances, under the name “Kristine Grayson”.
- Utterly Charming, 2000
- Thoroughly Kissed, 2001
- Completely Smitten, 2002
- Simply Irrisistable, 2003
- Absolutely Captivated, 2004
- Totally Spellbound, 2005
Works as by Sandy Schofield
Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith use the common pseudonym “Sandy Schofield” for a part of their collaborative works.
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Big Game, 1993
- Aliens: Rogue, 1995
- Quantum Leap: The Loch Ness Leap, 1997
- Predator: Big Game, 1999
Works as by Kathryn Wesley
Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith use the common pseudonym “Kathryn Wesley” for a part of their collaborative works.
- The 10th Kingdom, 2000
- Aladdin, 2000
- The Monkey King, 2001
- Salem Witch Trials, 2003
Works as by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, with Kevin J. Anderson
Afterimage
- Vol. 1: Afterimage, 1992
- Vol. 1-2: Afterimage/Aftershock, 1998
Works as Kristine Kathryn Rusch, with Dean Wesley Smith
The Tenth Planet
- Vol. 1: The Tenth Planet, 1999
- Vol. 2: The Tenth Planet: Oblivion, 2000
- Vol. 3: The Tenth Planet: Final Assault, 2000
Roswell
- No Good Deed, 2001
- Little Green Men, 2002
Star Trek
Classic
- The Rings of Tautee, 1996
- Treaty's Law, 1997
- New Earth 5: Thin Air, 2000
The Next Generation
- Klingon!, 1996
- The Soldiers of Fear, 1996
- Vectors: Double Helix #2, 1999
Voyager
- The Escape, 1995
- Echoes, additionally with Nina Kiriki Hoffman, 1998
- Section 31: Shadow, 2001
Deep Space Nine
- The Mist: The Captain's Table #3, 1998
- The Long Night, 1996
Enterprise
- By the Book, 2002
X-Men
- X-Men, 2000
Works as by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, solo
The Fey Universe
The Fey
- Vol. 1: The Sacrifice, 1995
- Vol. 2: The Changeling, 1996
- Vol. 3: The Rival, 1997
- Vol. 4: The Resistance, 1998
- Vol. 5: The Victory, 1998
Black Throne
- Vol. 1: The Black Queen, 1999
- Vol. 2: The Black King, 2000
Retrieval Artist
- Vol. 1: The Disappeared, 2002
- Vol. 2: Extremes, 2003
- Vol. 3: Consequences, 2004
- Vol. 4: Buried Deep, 2005
- Vol. 5: Paloma, 2006
- Vol. 6: Recovery Man, 2007
Star Wars
- The New Rebellion, 1996
Stand-alone novels
- The Gallery of His Dreams, 1991
- The White Mists of Power, 1991
- Heart Readers, 1993
- Façade, 1993
- Traitors, 1993
- Alien Influences, 1994
- Sins of the Blood, 1994
- The Devil's Churn, 1996
- Fantasy Life, 2003
Collections
- Stained Black, 1992
- Stories for an Enchanted Afternoon, 2001
- Little Miracles and Other Tales, 2001
- The Retrieval Artist and Other Stories, 2002
References
- John Hickman. "Implacable Justice: Arguing Politics and Theories of Law via the Encounter with Powerful Alien Species." Extrapolation. (September 2007) 48(2): 302-313.
External links
- Official website
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Golden Gryphon Press official site - About Stories for an Enchanted Afternoon
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch's awards and nominations at the Locus Index to SF Awards
- Ammona
- Disty
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| NAME | Rusch, Kristine Kathryn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rusch, Kris (pen-name); Nelscott, Kris (pen-name); Grayson, Kristine (pen-name); Schofield, Sandy (pen-name, with Dean Wesley Smith); Wesley, Kathryn (pen-name, with Dean Wesley Smith) |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
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