LORY, Robert (Edward)

LORY, Robert (Edward)
(1936-)
   US public relations adviser and writer who began publishing sf with "Rundown" for Worlds of If in 1963; his stories have been assembled as A Harvest of Hoodwinks (coll 1970 dos). His sf novels, mostly light, fantasy-laced adventures, are unambitious but competent; they include Identity Seven (1974) and The Thirteen Bracelets (1974). The Trovo series- The Eyes of Bolsk (1969 dos) and Master of the Etrax (1970) - and the Shamryke Odell sequence - Masters of the Lamp (1970 dos) and The Veiled World (1972 dos) - are SCIENCE FANTASY of an undemanding sort.
   JC
   Other works: 2 horror/fantasy series: the Dracula sequence, comprising Dracula Returns! (1973), The Hand of Dracula (1973), Dracula's Brother (1973),Dracula's Gold (1973), Drums of Dracula (1974), The Witching of Dracula (1974), Dracula's Lost World (1974), Dracula's Disciple (1975) and Challenge to Dracula (1975), featuring an immortal Dracula who has survived ATLANTIS; the Horrorscope sequence, comprising The Green Flames of Aries (1974), The Revenge of Taurus (1974), The Curse of Leo (1974) and Gemini Smile, Gemini Kill (1975).

Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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