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Rick Cook (writer)

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Rick Cook
Born1944 (1944)
DiedJanuary 13, 2022(2022-01-13) (aged 77–78)
Other namesSir Richard Ironsteed
OccupationWriter
Years active1987–1998
Websiterickcooks.blogspot.com[1]

James Richard Cook (1944 – January 13, 2022) was an American author of novels and stories.

Personal life and death

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James Richard Cook was born in 1944.[2] In 1988, Cook was living in Phoenix, Arizona. That June, he was a contestant on Jeopardy!; over the course of two days, he won a boxed Jeopardy! game, a Caribbean resort vacation on Saint Martin via Eastern Air Lines,[3] and US$12,300 (equivalent to $31,688 in 2023).[4] In the Society for Creative Anachronism, where he co-founded the Kingdom of Atenveldt, he was known as Sir Richard Ironsteed. Cook died on January 13, 2022.[5]

Published works

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Articles

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As of January 2022, Locus listed five articles published by Cook:[6]

  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (July 1986). "A Long Stern Chase: A Speculative Exercise". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 106, no. 7. Davis Publications. p. 32.
  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (December 1986). "The Season of the Witch". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 106, no. 12. Davis Publications. p. 4.
  • Baen, Jim, ed. (November 1988). "Robert A. Heinlein and the Coming Age of Space". New Destinies. Vol. VI. Baen Books. p. 76. ISBN 0-671-69796-X.
  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (August 1989). "Neural Nets". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 109, no. 8. Davis Publications. p. 86.
  • With Manly, Peter L. (April 1992). Schmidt, Stanley (ed.). "Cyberspaced Out: Manners and Mores in the Global Village". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 112, no. 5. Davis Publications. p. 52.

Stories

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As of January 2022, Locus listed 13 stories published by Cook:[6]

  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (January 1987). "Mortality". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 107, no. 1. Davis Publications. p. 104.
  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (October 1987). "Catalyst". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 107, no. 10. Davis Publications. p. 144.
  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (February 1988). "Dreamers". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 108, no. 2. Davis Publications. p. 116.
  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (April 1988). "Seance". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 108, no. 4. Davis Publications. p. 80.
  • Bradley, Marion Zimmer, ed. (August 1988). "Revised Standard Virgin". Sword and Sorceress. Vol. V. DAW Books. pp. 272–280. ISBN 0-88677-288-5.
  • Baen, Jim, ed. (November 1988). "Megaphone". New Destinies. Vol. VI. Baen Books. pp. 76–93. ISBN 0-671-69796-X.
  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (April 1989). "Hackers". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 109, no. 4. Davis Publications. p. 56.
  • Herron, Jon L., ed. (1992). "Spelling Lesson". Midnight Zoo. Vol. 2, no. 4. Walnut Creek, California: Experiences Unlimited. pp. 45–47.
  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (December 1992). "…And He Did Ride". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 112, no. 14. Bantam Doubleday Dell. p. 96.
  • With Manly, Peter L. (July 1994). Schmidt, Stanley (ed.). "Symphony for Skyfall". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 114, no. 8&9. Bantam Doubleday Dell. p. 78. (Nominated for the 1995 Theodore Sturgeon Award)[7]
  • With Manly, Peter L. (December 1995). Schmidt, Stanley (ed.). "Unfinished Symphony". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 115, no. 15. Dell Magazines. p. 10.
  • With Manly, Peter L. (May 1997). Schmidt, Stanley (ed.). "On the Application of Quantum Probability Tunneling to Improve Manufacturability of Printed Circuit Board Designs: A Case Study". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 117, no. 5. Dell Magazines. p. 92.
  • Schmidt, Stanley, ed. (October 1998). "O'Carolan's Revenge". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 118, no. 10. Dell Magazines. p. 61.

Novels

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As of January 2022, Locus listed eight books published by Cook:[2]

  • Wizard's Bane. Baen Books. January 1989. ISBN 0-671-69803-6.
    The first in Cook's Wizardry series, the novel and its December second printing were originally sold for US$3.50 (equivalent to $8.6 in 2023).
  • Limbo System. Baen Books. July 1989. ISBN 0-671-69835-4.
    Originally sold for $3.50 (equivalent to $8.6 in 2023).
  • The Wizardry Compiled. Baen Books. December 1989. ISBN 0-671-69856-7.
    The sequel to Wizard's Bane, it originally sold for $3.95 (equivalent to $9.71 in 2023) with cover art by Larry Schwinger.
  • The Wizardry Cursed. Baen Books. March 1991. ISBN 0-671-72049-X.
    The third Wizardry novel originally sold for $4.95 (equivalent to $11.07 in 2023) with cover art by Gary Ruddell.
  • Mall Purchase Night. Baen Books. November 1993. ISBN 0-671-72198-4.
    Originally sold for $4.99 (equivalent to $10.52 in 2023), with cover art by Gary Ruddell.
  • The Wizardry Consulted. Baen Books. November 1995. ISBN 0-671-87700-3.
    The fourth book in the Wizardry series, it originally sold for $5.99 (equivalent to $11.98 in 2023) with cover art by Cortney Skinner and Newell Convers.
  • The Wizardry Quested. Baen Books. February 1996. ISBN 0-671-87708-9.
    The fifth novel in the Wizardry series originally sold for $5.99 (equivalent to $11.64 in 2023) and had cover art by Newell Convers and John Pierrard.
  • The Wiz Biz. Baen Books. September 1997. ISBN 0-671-87846-8.
    Omnibus of Wizard's Bane and The Wizardry Compiled, it originally sold for $6.99 (equivalent to $13.27 in 2023), with cover art by Tom Kidd.

References

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  1. ^ "Rick Cook". Baen Books. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Books, Listed by Author". Locus. ISSN 0047-4959. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Show #899 - Thursday, June 30, 1988". J! Archive. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Show #898 - Wednesday, June 29, 1988". J! Archive. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Glyer, Mike (January 14, 2022). "Pixel Scroll 1/14/22 Do Starros Work As Facemasks? What About Tribbles?". File 770. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Stories, Listed by Author". Locus. ISSN 0047-4959. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 1995". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
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