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James, Roby

Pseudonym of US scriptwriter, spiritual adviser and author Rhoda Blecker (?   -    ); the Starfire sequence, comprising Commencement (1996) and Commitment (1997), features a young woman with Psi Powers who, after being trained to use them for evil by an interstellar government, learns to use them for good, which benefits all. Beyond the Hedge (2006) is fantasy. [JC]

Rhoda Blecker

born

works

series

Earth Blood

• Commencement (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1996) [Starfire: pb/Bruce Jensen]
• Commitment (New York: Ballantine Books/Del Rey, 1997) [Starfire: pb/Bruce Jensen]

individual titles

• Beyond the Hedge (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Juno, 2006) [pb/Timothy Lantz]
• A Song of Awakening (Winnetka, California: Norilana Books, 2011) [hb/]

works as editor

series

Warrior Wisewoman

• Warrior Wisewoman (Winnetka, California: Norilana Books, 2008) [anth: Warrior Wisewoman: pb/Sir George Frampton]
• Warrior Wisewoman 2 (Winnetka, California: Norilana Books, 2009) [anth: Warrior Wisewoman: pb/]
• Warrior Wisewoman 3 (Winnetka, California: Norilana Books, 2010) [anth: Warrior Wisewoman: pb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
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