Rynosseros

TitleRynosseros
Year for Search1990
AuthorsDowling, Terry [Terence William](b. 1947)
Date Published1990
PublisherAphelion Publications
Place PublishedNorth Adelaide, SA, Australia
KeywordsAustralian author, Male author
Annotation

A complex future Australia with both eutopian and dystopian elements. There is a deep division between the powerful descendants of the Aborigines who are able to tap into the Dreamtime and the Nationals, the descendants of the current non-Aboriginal population. Many of the stories take place in the desolate center of Australia. Much concern with artificial intelligence. The main protagonist of the series has an uncertain past but has won the right from the tribes to captain one of the sandships that travel the interior of Australia. See also 1992, 1993, 2007, and 2009 Dowling. An additional Rynosseros story that fits between Rynosseros and 1992 Dowling is “Marmordesse.” Omega Science Digest (January/February 1987): 47-61. Rpt. in The Complete Rynosseros: The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros. Volume I (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing/Drugstore Indian Press, 2020), 219-52. See also “Songs from the Inland Sea: Writing the Tom Rynosseros Series.” The Complete Rynosseros: The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros. Volume III (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing/Drugstore Indian Press, 2020), 1-124. The volume also contains Dowling’s “Dancing with Scheherazade: Some Reflections in a Djinni’s Glass” (125-40); originally published in Parabolas of Science Fiction. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013. Ed. Brian Attebery and Veronica Hollinger (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013), 24-35; Richard Scott, “The Adventures of Tom Ryosseros: One Reader’s View” (141-153); originally published online in October 2007; and an “Author’s Note” (155-56).

Additional Publishers

Rpt. [New York]: Guild America Books, 1993; Parramatta, NSW, Australia: MirrorDanse, 2003; Alexandria, NSW, Australia: Coeur de Lion Publishing, 2007; and in The Complete Rynosseros: The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros. Volume II (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing/Drugstore Indian Press, 2020), 1-218. Parts were published separately as "What We Did to the Tyger." Omega Science Digest (Sydney, NSW, Australia), [no. 29] (January/February 1986): 76-80; "The Only Bird in Her Name." Aphelion (Adelaide, SA, Australia), no. 1 (Summer 1985/86): 22-33; "Time of the Star." Aphelion (Adelaide, SA, Australia), no. 3 (Winter 1986): 3-22; rpt. in Antique Futures: The Best of Terry Dowling (Nedlands, WA, Australia: mp Books, 1999), 369-404. "Mirage Diver" (163-89) was rpt. in The Best of the Rest 1990: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy from the Small Press. Ed. Stephen Pasechnick and Brian Youmans (Cambridge, MA: Edgewood Press, 1991), 3-31; "The Robot Was Running Away from the Trees" and "Spinners" were rpt. in Antique Futures: The Best of Terry Dowling (Nedlands, WA, Australia: mp Books, 1999), 131-59 and 281-303; and they were rpt. in his Make Believe: A Terry Dowling Reader (Greenwood, WA, Australia: Ticonderoga Publications, 2009), 109-36 and 217-38.

Info Notes

An additional Rynosseros story that fits between Rynosseros and 1992 Dowling is “Marmordesse.” Omega Science Digest (January/February 1987): 47-61. Rpt. in The Complete Rynosseros: The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros. Volume I (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing/Drugstore Indian Press, 2020), 219-52. See also “Songs from the Inland Sea: Writing the Tom Rynosseros Series.” The Complete Rynosseros: The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros. Volume III (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing/Drugstore Indian Press, 2020), 1-124. The volume also contains Dowling’s “Dancing with Scheherazade: Some Reflections in a Djinni’s Glass” (125-40); originally published in Parabolas of Science Fiction. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013. Ed. Brian Attebery and Veronica Hollinger (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013), 24-35; Richard Scott, “The Adventures of Tom Ryosseros: One Reader’s View” (141-153); originally published online in October 2007; and an “Author’s Note” (155-56).

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

Australian author (b. 1947).

Full Text

1990 Dowling, Terry [Terence William] (b. 1947). Rynosseros. North Adelaide, SA, Australia: Aphelion Publications. Rpt. [New York]: Guild America Books, 1993; Parramatta, NSW, Australia: MirrorDanse, 2003; Alexandria, NSW, Australia: Coeur de Lion Publishing, 2007; and in The Complete Rynosseros: The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros. Volume II (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing/Drugstore Indian Press, 2020), 1-218. Parts were published separately as “What We Did to the Tyger.” Omega Science Digest (Sydney, NSW, Australia), [no. 29] (January/February 1986): 76-80 (101-16 in the text); “The Only Bird in Her Name.” Aphelion (Adelaide, SA, Australia), no. 1 (Summer 1985/86): 22-33 (47-68 in the text); “Time of the Star.” Aphelion (Adelaide, SA, Australia), no. 3 (Winter 1986): 3-22 (191-228 in the text); rpt. in Antique Futures: The Best of Terry Dowling (Nedlands, WA, Australia: mp Books, 1999), 369-404. “Mirage Diver” (163-89 in the text) was rpt. in The Best of the Rest 1990: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy from the Small Press. Ed. Stephen Pasechnick and Brian Youmans (Cambridge, MA: Edgewood Press, 1991), 3-31; “The Robot Was Running Away from the Trees” (71-99 in the text) and “Spinners” (119-41 in the text) were rpt. in Antique Futures: The Best of Terry Dowling (Nedlands, WA, Australia: mp Books, 1999), 131-59 and 281-303; and they were rpt. in his Make Believe: A Terry Dowling Reader (Greenwood, WA, Australia: Ticonderoga Publications, 2009), 109-36 and 217-38. M, MoU-St, PSt

A complex future Australia with both eutopian and dystopian elements. There is a deep division between the powerful descendants of the Aborigines who are able to tap into the Dreamtime and the Nationals, the descendants of the current non-Aboriginal population. Many of the stories take place in the desolate center of Australia. Much concern with artificial intelligence. The main protagonist of the series has an uncertain past but has won the right from the tribes to captain one of the sandships that travel the interior of Australia. See also 1987, 1992, 1993, 2007, and 2009 Dowling. An additional Rynosseros story that fits between Rynosseros and 1992 Dowling is “Marmordesse.” Omega Science Digest (January/February 1987): 47-61. Rpt. in The Complete Rynosseros: The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros. Volume I (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing/Drugstore Indian Press, 2020), 219-52. See also “Songs from the Inland Sea: Writing the Tom Rynosseros Series.” The Complete Rynosseros: The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros. Volume III (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing/Drugstore Indian Press, 2020), 1-124. The volume also contains Dowling’s “Dancing with Scheherazade: Some Reflections in a Djinni’s Glass” (125-40); originally published in Parabolas of Science Fiction. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013. Ed. Brian Attebery and Veronica Hollinger (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2013), 24-35; Richard Scott, “The Adventures of Tom Ryosseros: One Reader’s View” (141-153); originally published online in October 2007; and an “Author’s Note” (155-56). Australian author.