Richard Gordon (Scottish author)

Richard Gordon (Scottish author)

Richard Alexander Steuart Gordon (b. 1947) is a Scottish author born in Banff, Scotland who has written numerous science fiction novels, encyclopedias, and travel guides. Gordon's novels are noted for their mix of historical fact and creative fictionalized events.

Due to objections from publishers to his using his given name--because there was already a published Richard Gordon--Gordon published many of his best known works under the pen names Alex R. Stuart and Stuart Gordon.

One interesting note of Gordon's work is the colorful dedications he had in his earliest works, such as the following dedication for the "The Bikers": To She Who Types Like a Drunken Midget Playing The Piano.

While Gordon has never written fictional pieces set in Scotland, the characters in his books occasionally pass through his hometown. In "Fire in the Abyss" time-warped Sir Humphrey Gilbert passes through Buckie, where Gordon grew up.

Gordon is currently teaching in China.

Partial list of works

Works are published under pseudonym Stuart Gordon unless otherwise noted.

*The Bikers. (1971) - published under pen name Alex R. Stuart
*The Outlaws. (1972)- published under pen name Alex R. Stuart
*Time Story (1972)
*The Bike from Hell. (1973) - published under pen name Alex R. Stuart
*The Devil's Rider. (1973) - published under pen name Alex R. Stuart
*One-Eye. (1973)
*Two-Eyes (1974)
*Suaine and the Crow-God. (1975)
*Three-Eyes (1975)
* (1981)
*Fire in the Abyss. (1983)
*"Archon." (1988)
*"The Hidden World." (1988)
*"Down the Drain: Water, Pollution and Privatisation." (1989) - with coauthor Jennie Smith
*"The Mask." (1990)
*"Eye in the Stone." (1990)
*"The Paranormal: An Illustrated Encyclopedia." (1992)
*"The Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends." (1993)
*"The Book of Miracles: From Lazarus to Lourdes." (1995)
*"The Book of Hoaxes: An A-Z of famous fakes, frauds and cons." (1995)
*"The Book of Curses: True Tales of Voodoo, Hoodoo and Hex." (1995)
*"Round Iverness, The Black Isle and Nairn: Walks and History." (1998) - Published under Richard Gordon
*"Round Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey: Walks and History." (1999)- Published under Richard Gordon
*"Round Aberdeen from Beeside to the Deveron." (2000)- Published under Richard Gordon

External links

* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/stuart-gordon/ Stuart Gordon at Fantasticfiction.co.uk]


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