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Smith, Robert Arthur

(1944-    ) UK-born author, in Canada from an early age; he is of sf interest for The Kramer Project (1975), a Near Future Technothriller describing in a Cold War frame a conflict between the Russians and the West over the Invention of a serum capable of raising Intelligence, though with unknown side-effects. His remaining novels are horror, including Vampire Notes (1990), an unusually intricate take on Vampire topoi. [JC]

Robert Arthur Smith

born Kidderminster, Worcestershire: 1944

works

• The Kramer Project (Toronto, Ontario: Doubleday Canada, 1975) [hb/Mayer and Garbutt]
• The Prey (Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1977) [pb/uncredited]
• The Toymaker (Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1984) [pb/uncredited]
• The Keeper (Greenwich, Connecticut: Ballantine/Fawcett Gold Medal, 1986) [pb/uncredited]
• Deadly Admirer (Greenwich, Connecticut: Ballantine/Fawcett Gold Medal, 1987) [pb/uncredited]
• Vampire Notes (Greenwich, Connecticut: Ballantine/Fawcett Gold Medal, 1990) [pb/uncredited]
• Silent Witness (Greenwich, Connecticut: Ballantine/Fawcett Gold Medal, 1991) [pb/uncredited]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 10:58 am on 19 January 2025.
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