Robert R. Chase

Robert Reynolds Chase
Born(1948-08-30)August 30, 1948
Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2025(2025-10-20) (aged 77)
Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Reviewer
Alma mater
GenreScience fiction

Robert Reynolds Chase (August 30, 1948 – October 20, 2025) was an American writer of science fiction.[2] He was the chief counsel of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Silver Spring, Maryland.[3]

Early life and education

Born on August 30, 1948 in Attleboro, Massachusetts,[2] Chase earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Dartmouth College, located in Hanover, New Hampshire. He then earned a Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law, located in Durham, North Carolina.

Writing career

Chase's first published story, "Seven Scenes from the Ultimate Monster Movie", appeared in the July 1984 issue of Analog.[2] He followed this with multiple additional stories, primarily in the magazines Analog and Asimov's Science Fiction, and three novels, starting with The Game of Fox and Lion, published by Ballantine Books in 1986.[4][5]

The Game of Fox and Lion was a finalist for the Compton Crook Award for best first novel in 1987,[6] and his short stories have been nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, the Locus Award, the Analog Readers Poll, and the Asimov's Reader Poll.[7]

Death

Chase died in Silver Spring, Maryland, on October 20, 2025, at the age of 77.[8]

Bibliography

  • Chase, Robert R. (1986). The Game of Fox and Lion. Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780345333841.
  • Chase, Robert R. (1989). Shapers. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0345359453.
  • Chase, Robert R. (1991). Crucible. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0345366565.

References

  1. ^ Duke Law Magazine, 20, No. 2, Fall 2002. [1]
  2. ^ a b c Clute, John, "Chase, Robert R.," The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Chase, Robert (April 2010) "Science Friction", First Things. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Chow, Dan (September 1986). Review, Locus, Issue 308.
  5. ^ Waciuk, Vincent (August 21, 2023). "‘The Game of Fox and Lion’ Explores the Follies of Prejudice", Incomplete Futures. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "Compton Crook Award 1987", LibraryThing. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "Robert R. Chase". Science Fiction Awards Database. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Donald V. Borgwardt Funeral Home, "[2]," Robert Chase Obituary. Retrieved October 25, 2025
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