Davis, Russell
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author, Editor.
(1970- ) US author, editor and publisher in many genres whose pseudonyms include David Cian and Christopher Tracy; he has edited a number of anthologies, most in collaboration with Martin H Greenberg. In his sf novel Touchless (2002) the protagonist, whose dead wife is in Cryonic storage, is offered the choice (reminiscent of an episode in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence [2001]) between having her restored for one day as a Virtual Reality Avatar, with no hope of further revival, or allowing her a chance of full physical healing in some perhaps distant future. Megawar (2005) as by David Cian centres on a 2038 invasion from Mars, with Earth defended by giant human-piloted Mecha. Davis was president of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2008-2010. [DRL]
Russell Davis
born Missouri: 1970
works (selected)
- Cloak and Dagger (New York: Berkley Jam, 2001) with John Helfers [Tom Clancy's Net Force Explorers: pb/]
- Touchless (Holicong, Pennsylvania: Wildside Press, 2002) [hb/]
- Annihilation (New York: ibooks, 2003) as David Cian [tie: #2: Transformers: War Against the Keepers: pb/]
- Transformers Trilogy (New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2004) [anth/omni of the above plus #1 Hardwired (2003) and #3 Fusion (2004), both by Scott Ciencin: tie: Transformers: War Against the Keepers: hb/]
- A Gathering of Shadows (New York: ibooks, 2003) [tie to The Twilight Zone: The Twilight Zone: pb/]
- The Librarian: The Search for the Spear of Destiny (New York: ibooks, 2004) as by Christopher Tracy [tie to tv film The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004): pb/]
- Megawar (New York: ibooks, 2005) as by David Cian [pb/John Harris]
collections
- Waltzing with the Dead: Poems and Stories (Holicong, Pennsylvania: Wildside Press, 2004) [coll: hb/]
- The End of All Seasons (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2013) [coll: pb/]
works as editor
- Courts of the Fey (New York: DAW Books, 2011) with Martin H Greenberg [anth: pb/Shutterstock]
- Apprentice Fantastic (New York: DAW Books, 2002) with Martin H Greenberg [anth: Fantastic: pb/]
- Faerie Tales (New York: DAW Books, 2004) with Martin H Greenberg [anth: pb/uncredited]
- Haunted Holidays (New York: DAW Books, 2004) with Martin H Greenberg [anth: pb/uncredited]
- The Transformers: Legends (New York: ibooks, 2004) as by David Cian [anth: pb/Evan Roberts]
- If I Were an Evil Overlord (New York: DAW Books, 2006) with Martin H Greenberg [anth: Antiheroes; Villains: pb/uncredited]
- Millennium 3001 (New York: DAW Books, 2006) with Martin H Greenberg [anth: pb/uncredited]
- Courts of the Fey (New York: DAW Books, 2011) with Martin H Greenberg [anth: pb/Shutterstock]
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