Rutley, C Bernard
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1888-1956) UK author, mostly of Children's SF; several of his Lost Race tales, some clearly influenced by H Rider Haggard, are of interest. They include the Honor Lang sequence, beginning with The Ring of Nenuphar (1943), which climaxes in China. He also published several singletons, including The Golden Mirage (1938), which focuses on treasure; The Khan's Carpet (1940), set in the Hindu Kush, mainly Underground; and The Cave of Winds (1947), set in an enclave under the ice in the Antarctic inhabited by descendants of ancient Phoenicians. His other sf focuses on Inventions which have either been created for nefarious purposes, or are sought after by Villains; they include The Exploding Ray (1945), The Crimson Rust (1946) and Valley of Doom (1947) [JC]
Cecil Bernard Rutley
born London: 31 July 1888
died Basingstoke, Hampshire: 20 September 1956
works
series
Honor Lang
- The Ring of Nenuphar (London: George Newnes, 1943) [Honor Lang: hb/]
- The Quest of Honor (London: George Newnes, 1945) [Honor Lang: hb/]
- The Queen of Lost City (London: George Newnes, 1948) [Honor Lang: hb/]
individual titles (selected)
- In Quest for the Black Orchid (London: Frederick Warne, 1926) [chap: hb/Henry Evison]
- The Golden Mirage (Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1938) [illus/hb/J P Patterson]
- The Khan's Carpet (Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1940) [illus/hb/Reginald Cleaver]
- Sinister Island (Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1945) [hb/]
- The Exploding Ray (Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1945) [hb/]
- The Crimson Rust (Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1946) [illus/hb/F Stokes May]
- The Cave of Winds (London: Frederick Warne, 1947) [hb/]
- Valley of Doom (London: George Newnes, 1947) [hb/]
- The Country of Gold (Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1947) [illus/hb/Charles Roylance]
- The Golden Parrot (Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1948) [illus/hb/Thomas Perks]
- The Forbidden Land (Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie and Son, 1950) [illus/hb/John De Walton]
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