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Robert Rankin

Rankin, Robert Fleming

July 27, 1949 (age 76)

Birth place: Parsons Green, Fulham, London, England, UK

65 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
June 1984 24 Review East of Ealing White Dwarf, June 1984
April 1991 10 Review Armageddon: The Musical Paperback Inferno, #89
June 1991 60 Review Armageddon: The Musical Fear, June 1991
August 1991 31 Review They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie Locus, #367 August 1991
September 1991 6 Interview An Evening with Robert Rankin FTL, Autumn 1991
September 1991 71|71.3 Review They Came and Ate Us, Armageddon II: The B-Movie Interzone, September 1991
December 1991 25|25.4 Review East of Ealing FTL, Winter 1991
December 1991 25|25.2 Review The Antipope FTL, Winter 1991
December 1991 25|25.3 Review The Brentford Triangle FTL, Winter 1991
December 1991 22 Interview The Robert Rankin Story Interzone, December 1991
December 1991 25|25.5 Review The Sprouts of Wrath FTL, Winter 1991
April 1992 13 Review The Antipope Paperback Inferno, #95
September 1992 64|64.1 Review The Suburban Book of the Dead, Armageddon III: The Remake Interzone, September 1992
October 1992 37 Review The Brentford Triangle Vector 169
April 1993 Review East of Ealing Vector 172
June 1993 61|61.3 Review East of Ealing Interzone, June 1993
June 1993 61 Review The Antipope Interzone, June 1993
June 1993 61|61.2 Review The Brentford Triangle Interzone, June 1993
August 1993 33 Review The Suburban Book of the Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake Vector 174
December 1993 22 Review The Book of Ultimate Truths Vector 176
January 1994 66|66.3 Review The Book of Ultimate Truths Interzone, January 1994
June 1994 42 Review Raiders of the Lost Car Park Vector 179
June 1994 53 Review The Book of Ultimate Truths Vector 179
November 1994 62|62.2 Review Raiders of the Lost Car Park Interzone, November 1994
November 1994 12 Review The Greatest Show Off Earth Vector 181
1995 Review Raiders of the Lost Car Park Vector 182 Spring 1995
1995 33 Review The Greatest Show Off Earth Vector 184 Summer 1995
1995 23 Review The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived Vector 184 Summer 1995
August 1995 57 Review The Greatest Show off Earth Interzone, August 1995
August 1995 57 Review The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived Interzone, August 1995
October 1995 95 Review The Garden of Unearthly Delights SFX, #5
December 1995 Review The Garden of Unearthly Delights Vector 186
December 1995 Review The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived Vector 186
1996 47 Review The Garden of Unearthly Delights Albedo One, #10
January 1996 53 Review The Garden of Unearthly delights Interzone, January 1996
July 1996 51 Review A Dog Called Demolition Interzone, July 1996
December 1996 55 Review Nostradamus Ate My Hamster Interzone, December 1996
March 1997 50 Review A Dog Called Demolition The Zone and Premonitions, Spring 1997
September 1997 Review Nostradamus Ate My Hamster Vector 195
September 1997 Review Sprout Mask Replica Vector 195
September 1999 56 Review Apocalypso Interzone, September 1999
October 1999 56 Review Apocalypso The Zone and Premonitions, Autumn 1999
November 1999 56 Review Snuff Fiction Interzone, November 1999
April 2000 58 Review Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls Interzone, April 2000
January 2001 36 Review Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls Vector 215
January 2001 56 Review Waiting for Godalming Interzone, January 2001
January 2001 36 Review Waiting for Godalming Vector 215
January 2002 61 Review The Fandom of the Operator Interzone, January 2002
January 2002 62 Review Web Site Story Interzone, January 2002
January 2002 75 Interview Wombat Salad or Krishna Says to Spank Your Monkey Macabre, #1
May 2002 34 Review Fandom of the Operator Vector 223
November 2002 35 Review The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse Vector 226
October 2003 106 Review The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #9, October/November 2003
September 2004 36 Review The Witches of Chiswick Vector 237
November 2004 35 Review Knees up Mother Earth Vector 238
April 2005 118 Review Knees Up Mother Earth Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #18, April/May 2005
November 2005 61 Review The Brightonomicon Interzone, November-December 2005
March 2006 101 Interview Interview: Robert Rankin Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest #5, Spring 2006
2008 35 Review Da Da De Da Da Code Vector 255 Spring 2008
October 2009 |13 Review Necrophenia AntipodeanSF, October 2009
December 2009 Essay Stirred Not Shaken Murky Depths, December 2009
2010 40 Review Retromancer Vector 264 Autumn 2010
September 2010 44 Review The Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions Interzone, September-October 2010
September 2010 Short Fiction The Robot and the Elongated Author Murky Depths, September 2010
November 2010 Review The Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions Strange Horizons, 29 November 2010

38 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1981 Novel The Antipope Robert Rankin
1982 Novel The Brentford Triangle Robert Rankin
1984 Novel East of Ealing Robert Rankin
1988 Omnibus The Brentford Trilogy Robert Rankin
1988 Novel The Sprouts of Wrath Robert Rankin
1990 Novel Armageddon: The Musical Robert Rankin
1991 Novel They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie Robert Rankin
1992 Novel The Suburban Book of the Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake Robert Rankin
1993 Novel The Book of Ultimate Truths Robert Rankin
1994 Novel Raiders of the Lost Car Park Robert Rankin
1994 Novel The Greatest Show Off Earth Robert Rankin
1995 Novel The Garden of Unearthly Delights Robert Rankin
1995 Novel The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived Robert Rankin
1996 Novel A Dog Called Demolition Robert Rankin
1996 Novel Nostradamus Ate My Hamster Robert Rankin
1997 Novel Sprout Mask Replica Robert Rankin
1997 Novel The Brentford Chainstore Massacre Robert Rankin
1998 Novel Apocalypso Robert Rankin
1998 Novel The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag Robert Rankin
1999 Novel Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls Robert Rankin
1999 Novel Snuff Fiction Robert Rankin
2000 Novel Waiting for Godalming Robert Rankin
2001 Novel The Fandom of the Operator Robert Rankin
2001 Novel Web Site Story Robert Rankin
2002 Novel The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse Robert Rankin
2003 Novel The Witches of Chiswick Robert Rankin
2004 Novel Knees Up Mother Earth Robert Rankin
2005 Novel The Brightonomicon Robert Rankin
2006 Omnibus Eddie Bear, Private Detective Robert Rankin
2006 Novel The Toyminator Robert Rankin
2007 Novel The Da Da De Da Da Code Robert Rankin
2008 Novel Necrophenia Robert Rankin
2008 Novel The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code Robert Rankin
2009 Novel Retromancer Robert Rankin
2010 Novel The Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions Robert Rankin
2011 Novel The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age Robert Rankin
2012 Novel The Educated Ape and Other Wonders of the Worlds Robert Rankin
2013 Novel The Chickens of Atlantis and Other Fowl and Filthy Fiends Robert Rankin

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1998 British Fantasy Award August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel) The Brentford Chainstore Massacre Nominee
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Artwork Necrophenia Nominee
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Year Publication Title
Cover April 1991 They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie They Came and Ate Us: Armageddon II: The B-Movie
Cover 1992 The Suburban Book of the Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake The Suburban Book of the Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake
Cover 1998 The Garden of Unearthly Delights The Garden of Unearthly Delights
Cover December 1998 Apocalypso Apocalypso
Cover December 1998 The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag
Cover 1999 Snuff Fiction Snuff Fiction
Cover October 2000 Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls
Cover October 2000 Waiting for Godalming Waiting for Godalming
Cover 2001 Web Site Story Web Site Story
Cover November 2001 The Fandom of the Operator The Fandom of the Operator
Cover September 2002 The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
Cover August 2003 The Witches of Chiswick The Witches of Chiswick
Cover July 2004 The Witches of Chiswick The Witches of Chiswick
Cover August 2004 Knees Up Mother Earth Knees Up Mother Earth
Cover July 2005 Knees Up Mother Earth Knees Up Mother Earth
Cover July 2006 The Brightonomicon The Brightonomicon
Cover August 2006 The Toyminator The Toyminator
Cover December 2009 Retromancer Retromancer
Cover July 2010 The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
Cover September 2011 The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age
Cover November 2012 The Educated Ape and Other Wonders of the Worlds The Educated Ape and Other Wonders of the Worlds
Cover September 2013 The Chickens of Atlantis and Other Fowl and Filthy Fiends The Chickens of Atlantis and Other Fowl and Filthy Fiends