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

He attended theClarion Workshop in 1983; his first story, "Firebird Suite", appeared inAmazing Storiesin 1981 and his first novel,Inner Eclipse, was published in 1988. His second novel,Subterranean Gallery, won thePhilip K. Dick Award for 1989. He won that award again in 2001 forShip of Fools.Subterranean Gallery was also a finalist for theArthur C. Clarke Award.

As of 2010 he lives inSeattle, Washington with his wife Candace, four cats and two dogs.

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

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

• Carlucci - omnibus collection (2003)

• Terminal Visions (2000)

• The Dread and Fear of Kings

• Sci-Fiction biography segment
• Richard Paul Russo at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
• Golden Gryphon Press official site - AboutTerminal Visions

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

• Interview at Infinity plus
• Interview at scifi.com

• 1954 births
• Living people
• 20th-century American male writers
• 20th-century American novelists
• 20th-century American short story writers
• 21st-century American male writers
• 21st-century American novelists
• 21st-century American short story writers
• American male novelists
• American male short story writers
• American science fiction writers
• Writers from Seattle

• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Date of birth missing (living people)
• Place of birth missing (living people)