Richard Paul Russo Quote
I can imagine the second part of the verse as perhaps once mistranscribed, or misunderstood—maybe even out of fear. Change it ever so slightly, just a couple of words, and it becomes something very different. He closed his eyes, and quoted the changed verse. But unto Leviathan thou gavest the seventh part, namely the moist; and hast kept him to devour whom thou wilt, and when. He paused again. Now we have something that appears to describe our alien ship quite well. I
Richard Paul Russo
I can imagine the second part of the verse as perhaps once mistranscribed, or misunderstood—maybe even out of fear. Change it ever so slightly, just a couple of words, and it becomes something very different. He closed his eyes, and quoted the changed verse. But unto Leviathan thou gavest the seventh part, namely the moist; and hast kept him to devour whom thou wilt, and when. He paused again. Now we have something that appears to describe our alien ship quite well. I
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About Richard Paul Russo
Richard Paul Russo (born 1954) 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 two dogs.
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.