Smith, Robert Charles
Entry updated 22 June 2026. Tagged: Author.
(1938- ) UK author, prolific in various genres under several pseudonyms, including Roger C Brandon, Robert Charles and Charles Leader. A Clash of Hawks (1975) as by Robert Charles depicts a Near Future conflict between Israel and the Arab world; Flowers of Evil (1981) as by Robert Charles is horror; and Nightworld (1984; vt The Comet 1985), also as by Charles, is an expertly told but fairly unadventurous sf Disaster tale, in which a Comet threatens to destroy the world, but does not. [JC]
Robert Charles Smith
born Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: 10 May 1938
works
- A Clash of Hawks (New York: Pinnacle Books, 1975) as by Robert Charles [pb/]
- Flowers of Evil (London: Futura, 1981) as by Robert Charles [pb/]
- Nightworld (London: Corgi Books, 1984) as by Robert Charles [pb/]
- The Comet (New York: Tor, 1985) as by Robert Charles [vt of the above: pb/]
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