Chase, Robert R
Entry updated 3 November 2025. Tagged: Author.
(1948-2025) US author who began to publish work of genre interest with "Seven Scenes from the Ultimate Monster Movie" in Analog for mid-December 1984; he remained active with this magazine and later with Asimov's, producing stories in more than one sequence (none collected into book form) until 2024. Chase first ventured into novels with the Game of Fox and Lion sequence of sf adventures set in a feudalized interplanetary venue, featuring a protagonist with genetically enhanced powers (see Genetic Engineering): The Game of Fox and Lion (1986) and Crucible (1991). Intrigues, Genetic Engineering, and a dash of Religion generate a moderately engaging narrative. Shapers (1989), about an Amnesia victim who awakens in a strange world, also invokes sf tradition. More recently, Chase contributed lively book reviews to Revolution Science Fiction (which see). [JC]
Robert Reynolds Chase
born Massachusetts: 1948
died 20 October 2025
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Game of Fox and Lion
- The Game of Fox and Lion (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1986) [Game of Fox and Lion: pb/Darrell K Sweet]
- Crucible (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1991) [Game of Fox and Lion: pb/Darrell K Sweet]
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