Robert Reginald

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Robert Reginald (born February 11, 1948 in Fukuoka , Japan ; died November 20, 2013 in San Bernardino , California ) was an American bibliographer , author, editor and publisher in the field of science fiction and fantasy . His real name was Michael Roy Burgess , but he published mostly under the pseudonym Robert Reginald . In addition to this, he used a number of other pseudonyms.

Life

Burgess was born on Kyushu Island in Japan where his father, 1st Lt. Walter Burgess was stationed with the US Air Force at Itazuke Air Force Base , now Fukuoka Airport . His mother was Betty Jane, née Kapel. In 1949 his father was relocated to Oakland , California, then to locations in Massachusetts , Izmir in Turkey and finally to Wichita , Kansas, where Burgess attended Chaplain Kapaun Memorial High School from 1961 . After his father left the Air Force, the family moved to Spokane , Washington , where Burgess attended Gonzaga Preparatory School , a Catholic private school.

From 1965, Burgess studied English and Ancient Greek on a scholarship at Gonzaga University in Spokane. In 1968 he published his first article, a critical treatise on the history of science fiction, under the pseudonym R. Reginald , which he decided to use for his publications from then on. In the same year he attended his first SF convention , the BayCon in Berkeley , and considered the project of an SF biobibliography ;

“It occurred to me that no one had ever compiled a 'Who's Who' of the science-fiction field. I bounced the idea off Emil on a bus ride from San Francisco to Berkeley, and he thought it was a good idea. So I did it. I learned more from putting that first book together than from any writing class I took at Gonzaga, however worthy. "

“It struck me that no one had put together a“ Who's Who ”of science fiction. On a bus trip from San Francisco to Berkeley, I ventilated the idea with Emil [= Emil Petaja ], who thought it was good. She was too. While writing this first book, I learned more than any valuable course in Gonzaga. "

He sent 500 questionnaires to SF authors and submitted the result, a collection of 483 bibliographies and 308 biographies, as a study paper. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1969 and began studying library science at the University of Southern California on a fellowship . In the same year he met Douglas Menville know, with whom he was to publish a number of books.

In 1970 Reginald graduated with a master's degree and took a position as a librarian at California State University (Cal State) in San Bernardino , where he was to work until 1991. The result of his study project was published in 1970 as Stella Nova: The Contemporary Science Fiction Authors under Reginald's imprint Unicorn & Sons . Together with Menville he was the editor of the fantasy magazine Forgotten Fantasy: Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy , which was discontinued after five issues, but the collaboration continued: From 1971 to 1980, Reginald was together with Menville the editorial team of the publishing house Newcaste Publishing , where the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library series appeared, reprinting the works of unjustly forgotten authors such as Henry Rider Haggard and William Morris at the time.

With the publisher Gale Research concluded Reginald 1,970 contracts for two projects from bibliographic, namely a comprehensive bibliography of SF literature and a bibliography of published 1939-1959 paperback series that as Cumulative Paperback Index, 1939-1959 appeared 1973rd

In 1974 he got the permanent position at Cal State. In the same year he began to publish a SF book series together with Menville at Arno Press . Stella Nova also appeared there in 1975 in the second edition under the title Contemporary Science Fiction Authors .

In 1975 Reginald founded the small publisher The Borgo Press with the royalties from Gale , with distribution initially through Newcastle Publishers . The following year he married Mary Alice Rogers, née Wickizer, who had two children from his first marriage. By 1999, when the publisher was liquidated, Reginald and Mary Burgess had published over 300 titles at Borgo Press . In 2003, Borgo Press was revived as an imprint by Wildside Press .

1979 Gale then published Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. A Checklist, 1700–1974 with contemporary science fiction authors II , in addition to the earlier works by Everett Franklin Bleiler and Donald H. Tuck, remains an indispensable reference work, especially due to the relatively detailed information on family and curriculum vitae in the short biographies and the supplementary questionnaire answers of the biographed. The follow-up volume Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature 1975-1991 appeared in 1992 and was nominated for the 1993 Locus Award .

In 1981, Burgess became an associate professor and in 1984 an associate professor at Cal State. Most recently he was the head librarian of the Pfau Library there . In 2010 he retired. In 2013, Burgess died of heart failure at the age of 65 after suffering a severe heart attack in 2003.

bibliography

Non-fiction

  • Stella Nova: The Contemporary Science Fiction Authors (1970, 2nd edition 1975 as Contemporary Science Fiction Authors )
  • Cumulative Paperback Index, 1939–1959 (1973, as MR Burgess and R. Reginald)
  • Science Fiction: 62 Books (1975, with Douglas Menville)
  • Supernatural & Occult Fiction: 63 Books (1976, with Douglas Menville)
  • Things to Come: An Illustrated History of the Science Fiction Film (1977, with Douglas Menville)
  • Lost Race and Adult Fantasy Fiction: 69 Books (1978, with Douglas Menville)
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: A Checklist, 1700-1974, with Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II (1979)
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy Awards (1981, 2nd ed. 1991 as Reginald's Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards , as Robert Reginald and Daryl F. Mallett)
  • The House of the Burgesses: being a genealogical history of Edward Burgess of King George and Stafford counties, Virginia, with his sons… (1983)
  • A Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy in the Library of Congress Classification Scheme (1984, as Michael Burgess)
  • Futurevisions: The New Golden Age of the Science Fiction Film (1985, with Mary Wickizer Burgess and Douglas Menville)
  • Mystery and Detective Fiction in the Library of Congress Classification Scheme (1987, as Michael Burgess, 2nd ed. 2011)
  • A Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Library of Congress Classification Scheme, Second Edition (1988, 2nd extended edition 1988)
  • Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (1992, as Michael Burgess)
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature 1975 - 1991: A Bibliography of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Fiction Books and Nonfiction Monographs (1992)
  • St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers (1995)
  • BP 250: An Annotated Bibliography of the First 250 Publications of the Borgo Press, 1975-1996 (1996, with Mary Wickizer Burgess)
  • Xenograffiti: Essays on Fantastic Literature (1996)
  • Codex Derynianus (1998, with Katherine Kurtz, expanded edition 2005)
  • Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror: Second Edition (2002, with Lisa R. Bartle, as Michael Burgess)
  • Murder in Retrospect: A Selective Guide to Historical Mystery Fiction (2005, with Jill H. Vassilakos, as Michael Burgess)
  • Classics of Fantastic Literature; or, Les Épines Noires: Selected Review Essays (2005, with Douglas Menville)
  • Trilobite Dreams; or, The Autodidact's Tale: A Romance of Autobiography (2006)
  • BP 300: An Annotated Bibliography of the First 300 Publications of the Borgo Press, 1975-1998 (2007, with Mary Wickizer Burgess)
  • Contemporary Science Fiction Authors (2009)
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-vol. II, No. January 13, 1979-February 1980 (2009, with Neil Barron)
  • Choice Words: The Borgo Press Book of Writers Writing on Writing (2010)
  • The Coyote Chronicles: A Chronological History of California State University, San Bernardino, 1960-2010 (2010, as Michael Burgess)
An Annotated Bibliography & Guide
  • The Work of Jeffrey M. Elliot: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide (1984, as Boden Clarke)
  • The Work of R. Reginald: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide (1985, with Jeffrey M. Elliot, as Michael Burgess, 2nd ed. 1992)
  • The Work of Julian May: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide (1985, with TE Dikty)
  • The Work of George Zebrowski: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide (1986, with Jeffrey M. Elliot)
  • The Work of William F. Nolan: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide (1988, with William F. Nolan, as Boden Clarke and James Hopkins)
  • The Work of Ian Watson: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide (1989, with Douglas A. Mackey, as Boden Clarke)
  • The Work of Pamela Sargent: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide (1990, with Jeffrey M. Elliot, as Boden Clarke)
  • The Work of Jack Dann: An Annotated Bibliography (1990, with Jeffrey M. Elliot, as Boden Clarke)
  • The Work of Katherine Kurtz: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide (1993, with Mary Wickizer Burgess, as Boden Clarke)

Anthologies

  • Ancestral Voices: An Anthology of Early Science Fiction (1975, with Douglas Menville)
  • Ancient Hauntings (1976, with Douglas Menville)
  • Phantasmagoria (1976, with Douglas Menville)
  • RIP: Five Stories of the Supernatural (1976, with Douglas Menville)
  • The Specter Bridegroom and Other Horrors (1976, with Douglas Menville)
  • Dreamers of Dreams: An Anthology of Fantasy (1978, with Douglas Menville)
  • King Solomon's Children: Some Parodies of H. Rider Haggard (1978, with Douglas Menville)
  • They: Three Parodies of H. Rider Haggard's She (1978, with Douglas Menville)
  • Worlds of Never: Three Fantastic Novels (1978, with Douglas Menville)
  • Whodunit? The First Borgo Press Book of Crime and Mystery Stories (2011)
  • More Whodunits: The Second Borgo Press Book of Crime and Mystery Stories (2011)
  • The Dog Megapack: 25 Curly Canine Tales, Old and New (2013, with Mary Wickizer Burgess)
  • The Horse Story Megapack: 25 Exciting Equine Tales, Old and New (2013, with Mary Wickizer Burgess)
  • The Doll Story Megapack: 25 Delightful Tales, Old and New (2013, with Mary Wickizer Burgess)
Borgo Press Book of Science Fiction Stories
  • 1 Yondering: The First Borgo Press Book of Science Fiction Stories (2011)
  • 2 To the Stars — and Beyond: The Second Borgo Press Book of Science Fiction Stories (2011)
  • 3 Once Upon a Future: The Third Borgo Press Book of Science Fiction Stories (2011)
Cat mega pack
  • 1 The Cat Megapack: Frisky Feline Tales, Old and New (2013, with Mary Wickizer Burgess and John Gregory Betancourt)
  • 2 The Second Cat Megapack: Frisky Feline Tales, Old and New (2013, with Mary Wickizer Burgess)
Christmas megapack
  • 1 The Christmas Megapack (2012, with Mary Wickizer Burgess and John Gregory Betancourt)
  • 2 The Second Christmas Megapack: Yuletide Stories (2012, with Mary Wickizer Burgess)

Fiction

Series

Phantom Detective

  • The Phantom's Phantom: A Novel of the Phantom Detective Agency: As Taken from the Case Files of Richard Curtis Van Loan, the Phantom (2007)
  • The Nasty Gnomes: A Novel of the Phantom Detective Agency: As Taken from the Case Files of Richard Curtis Van Loan, the Phantom (2008)

Nova Europa fantasy saga

  • 1 Melanthrix the Mage: The Hieromonk's Tale, Book One (2011)
  • 2 Killingford: The Hieromonk's Tale, Book Two (2012)
  • 3 Ware the Dark-Haired Man: The Hieromonk's Tale, Book Three (2013)
  • 10 The Cracks in the Æther: The Hypatomancer's Tale, Book One (2011)
  • 11 The Pachyderms' Lament: The Hypatomancer's Tale, Book Two (2011)
  • 12 The Fourth Elephant's Egg: The Hypatomancer's Tale, Book Three (2011)
  • The Dark-Haired Man, or, The Hieromonk's Tale: A Romance of Nova Europe (2004)
  • The Exiled Prince, or, The Archquisitor's Tale: A Romance of Nova Europa (2004)
  • Quæstiones, or, The Protopresbyter's Tale: A Romance of Nova Europa (2005)

War of Two Worlds

  • 1 invasion! Earth vs. the Aliens (2007)
  • 2 Operation Crimson Storm (2007)
  • 3 The Martians Strike Back! (2007)
  • Invasion! Earth vs. the Aliens (2007, collective issue from 1–3)
Novels
  • Academentia: A Future Dystopia (2001)
  • Knack 'Attack ( The Human-Knacker War # 2, 2010)
Collections
  • Katydid & Other Critters: Tales of Fantasy and Mystery (2001)
  • The Elder of Days: Tales of the Elders (2010)
  • The Judgment of the Gods and Other Verdicts of History (2011)
Short stories
  • The Attempted Assassination of John F. Kennedy: A Political Fantasy (1976, also as Lucas Webb)
  • Up Your Asteroid (1977, as C. Everett Cooper)
  • If JFK Had Lived: A Political Scenario (1982, with Jeffrey M. Elliot)
  • A Little Light Reading (1985)
  • Occam's Razor (1998)
  • Hell's Belles (1998)
  • A Matter of Time: A Romance of Genealogy (2001)
  • A Spear of Asparagus (2001)
  • Academentia: A Fytte in Nine (2001)
  • Ad Gehennam Tecum (2001)
  • After All (2001)
  • Boneyard (2001)
  • Bugs (2001)
  • Dead Librarians (2001)
  • Dog Eat Dog: A Christmas Tale (2001)
  • Eldering (2001)
  • Incognito (2001)
  • Katydid (2001)
  • Saving Jane Austen (2001)
  • Occam's Treasure (2002)
  • Rÿna's Dolls (2004)
  • The Judgment of the Gods (2005)
  • Occam's Measure (2011)
  • Nipper ... Nip .. Nip (2013)
  • Cat Burglar (2013)
  • The Sound of the Barkervilles (2013)
  • Horse Latitudes: Return to the Country of the Houyhnhnms (2013)
  • Dolly Putin (2013)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ R. Reginald: Anatomy of a Phenomenon In: Charter: Journal of Liberal Arts (Spring 1968), pp. 85-96. Printed in: Xenograffiti: Essays on Fantastic Literature and Other Divers Topics, Second Edition. Borgo Press, San Bernadino 2005, ISBN 0-8095-1900-3 , pp. 9-18.
  2. ↑ a b Robert Reginald ( Memento from March 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Michael Burgess: The Work of Robert Reginald: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide, Second Edition. Borgo Press, San Bernadino 1992, ISBN 0-8095-1505-9 , p. 8.
  4. ^ Mary Burgess ( Memento from March 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Robert Reginald: Measuring the Marigolds: The Fall and Rise of Borgo Press. In: (ders.): Xenograffiti: Essays on Fantastic Literature and Other Divers Topics, Second Edition. Borgo Press, San Bernadino 2005, ISBN 0-8095-1900-3 , pp. 217-220.
  6. ^ According to Burgess: The Work of Robert Reginald. San Bernadino 1992, p. 13, the book was nominated for the Hugo Award in 1980 . There was no evidence of this. See the list of the Hugo Awards 1980 .
  7. ↑ Michael Burgess, AKA Robert Reginald (1948-2013) , obituary at Locus , accessed on March 10, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Reginald, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burgess, Michael Roy (real name); Burgess, Michael R. (alternative spelling); Burgess, Mike (alternative spelling); Reginald, R. (pseudonym); Alcade, Miguel (pseudonym); Burgess, Michael (pseudonym); Burgess, MR (pseudonym); Clarke, Boden (pseudonym); Cooper, C. Everett (pen name); Demotes, Michael (pseudonym); Durand, G. Forbes (pseudonym); Grazhdanin, Misha (pseudonym); Harding, Peter (pseudonym); Kapel, Andrew (pseudonym); Lawson, Jacob (pseudonym); Miletus, Rex (pseudonym); Mobley, Walt (pseudonym); Nimble, Jack B. (pseudonym); Painter, Daniel (pseudonym); Rale, Nero (pseudonym); Reginald, R. (pseudonym); Sharpe, Lucretia (pseudonym); Spartacus, Tertius (pseudonym); Webb, Lucas (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American bibliographer, science fiction author, editor, and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Fukuoka , Japan
DATE OF DEATH 20th November 2013
Place of death San Bernardino , California