Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Her story "Recovering Apollo 8" won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History (short form) in 2008. Her novel The Enemy Within won the Sidewise (long form) in 2015. She is married to fellow writer Dean Wesley Smith; they have collaborated on several works. She edited The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction for six years, from mid-1991 through mid-1997, winning one Hugo Award as Best Professional Editor. Rusch and Smith operated Pulphouse Publishing for many years and edited the original (hardback) incarnation of Pulphouse Magazine; they won a World Fantasy Award in 1989. Beginning in July 2010, Rusch had a regular column in the bi-monthly The Grantville Gazettes e-zine called Notes from The Buffer Zone until the magazine's demise in August 2022. Rusch became a Writer Judge for the Writers of the Future contest in 2010.

The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is belletristic literature and fantasy literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are science fiction. Distinctions recorded are Astounding Award for Best New Writer, Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Hugo Award for Best Novelette and Locus Award for Best Novella.

• Name — Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Born — 4 June 1960 • Occupation — Writer • Genre — Science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, mainstream • Spouse — Dean Wesley Smith

Novels: • Diving into the Wreck, Pyr Books, 2009, • City of Ruins, Pyr Books, 2011, • Boneyards, Pyr Books, January 2012, • Skirmishes, WMG Publishing, September 2013, • The Falls, WMG Publishing 2016, • The Runabout, Asimov's cover story May/June 2017, WMG Publishing 2017, • The Renegat, WMG Publishing 2019, • Squishy's Teams, WMG Publishing 2020, • Thieves, WMG Publishing 2021, Novellas: • Diving into the Wreck, Asimov's cover story, December 2005 • Room of Lost Souls, Asimov's cover story, April/May 2008 • The Spires of Denon, Asimov's cover story, April/May 2009; WMG Publishing 2019, • Becoming One with the Ghosts, Asimov's, October/November 2010 • Becalmed, Asimov's, April/May 2011, • Stealth, Asimov's, October/November 2011 • Strangers at the Room of Lost Souls, WMG Publishing, 2013 • Dix, Asimov's cover story March/April 2018 • Joyride, Asimov's, November/December 2018 • The Death Hole Bunker, Asimov's, July/August 2023

• Vol. 1: The Sacrifice, 1995 (Illustrated by David O'Connor (illustrator), Dawn Wilson in 1996, and Albin Egger-Lienz in 2001) • Vol. 2: The Changeling, 1996 (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) • Vol. 3: The Rival, 1997 (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) • Vol. 4: The Resistance, 1998 (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) • Vol. 5: Victory, 1998 (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert)

• Vol. 1: The Black Queen, 1999 • Vol. 2: The Black King, 2000

• Vol. 1: The Disappeared, 2002 • Vol. 2: Extremes, 2003 • Vol. 3: Consequences, 2004 • Vol. 4: Buried Deep, 2005 • Vol. 5: Paloma, 2006 • Vol. 6: Recovery Man, 2007 • Vol. 7: Duplicate Effort, 2009 • Vol. 8: Anniversary Day: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 1, 2011 • Vol. 9: Blowback: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 2, 2012 • Vol. 10: A Murder of Clones: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 3, 2015 • Vol. 11: Search & Recovery: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 4, 2015 • Vol. 12: The Peyti Crisis: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 5, 2015 • Vol. 13: Vigilantes: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 6, 2015 • Vol. 14: Starbase Human: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 7, 2015 • Vol. 15: Masterminds: Anniversary Day Saga, Book 8, 2015

• The New Rebellion, 1996

• The Gallery of His Dreams, 1991 • The White Mists of Power, 1991 • Heart Readers, 1993 • Façade, 1993 • Traitors, 1993 • Alien Influences, 1994 • Sins of the Blood, 1994 • The Devil's Churn, 1996 • Fantasy Life, 2003 • The Tower, 2013 • The Enemy Within, 2014

• Collections • Stained Black, 1992 • Stories for an Enchanted Afternoon, 2001 • Little Miracles and Other Tales, 2001 • The Retrieval Artist and Other Stories, 2002 • Recovering Apollo 8 and Other Stories, 2010

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Kristine Kathryn Rusch has written one mainstream novel as "Kris Rusch". • Hitler's Angel, 1998

Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes mystery novels using the pen-name "Kris Nelscott", featuring Smokey Dalton, an African-American unlicensed private investigator, in Memphis, Tennessee.

• Vol. 1: A Dangerous Road, 2000 • Vol. 2: Smoke-Filled Rooms, 2001 • Vol. 3: Thin Walls, 2002 • Vol. 4: Stone Cribs, 2004 • Vol. 5: War at Home, 2005 • Vol. 6: Days of Rage, 2006 • Vol. 7: Street Justice, 2015

Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes romances, under the name "Kristine Grayson". • Utterly Charming, 2000 • Thoroughly Kissed, 2001 • Completely Smitten, 2002 • Simply Irresistible, 2003 • Absolutely Captivated, 2004 • Totally Spellbound, 2005 • Wickedly Charming, 2011

Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith use the common pseudonym "Sandy Schofield" for a part of their collaborative works. • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Big Game, 1993 • Aliens: Rogue, 1995 • Quantum Leap: The Loch Ness Leap, 1997 • Predator: Big Game, 1999

Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith use the common pseudonym "Kathryn Wesley" for a part of their collaborative works. • The 10th Kingdom, 2000 • Aladdin, 2000 • The Monkey King, 2001 • Salem Witch Trials, 2003

• Vol. 1: Afterimage, 1992 • Vol. 1-2: Afterimage/Aftershock, 1998

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• Vol. 1: The Tenth Planet, 1999 • Vol. 2: The Tenth Planet: Oblivion, 2000 • Vol. 3: The Tenth Planet: Final Assault, 2000

• No Good Deed, 2001 • Little Green Men, 2002

• The Rings of Tautee, 1996 • Treaty's Law, 1997 • New Earth 5: Thin Air, 2000

• Klingon!, 1996 • The Soldiers of Fear, 1996 • Vectors: Double Helix #2, 1999

• The Escape, 1995 • Echoes, additionally with Nina Kiriki Hoffman, 1998 • Section 31: Shadow, 2001

• The Mist: The Captain's Table #3, 1998 • The Long Night, 1996

• By the Book, 2002

• X-Men, 2000

• "It Is Just Good Business," L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume VII, pp. 322–329. Bridge Publications: Los Angeles. 1991.

• A murder of clones * • The Peyti crisis * ——————— • Bibliography notes

She also worked under the names Kathryn Wesley, Kristine Dexter and Kris DeLake. Her recorded language was English. She married Dean Wesley Smith.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is recorded as having received Astounding Award for Best New Writer, Sidewise Award for Alternate History and Hugo Award for Best Novelette.