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Roberto de Sousa Causo

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     FOO FIGHTERS (38k)
     SAVE THE WOLVES (7k)

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       Roberto de Sousa Causo has stories published in Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, and Portugal. His essays and reports also appeared in the United States and in Scotland. In Brazil he had his stories printed in the Brazilian versions of the magazines Playboy and Asimov's Science Fiction.

       He edits fanzines, organizes conventions, researches and criticizes science fiction and fantasy for the Brazilian professional media. With Bruce Sterling he moderates the RGP distribution list, concerned with global SF. Since 1989 he is the Brazilian correspondent for Locus - The Newspaper of the Science Fiction Fields. Some of his essays have appeared in the academic journal Extrapolation.

       The fiction he writes goes from hard SF to heroic fantasy, magic realism and dark fantasy.

       As an editor he worked in the assembling of the anthologies Dinossauria Tropicalia (about dinosaurs) and Estranhos Contatos (with SF about UFOs).

BOOK PUBLISHED

• A DanÚa das Sombras, story collection, with 13 pieces of sf, horror and contemporary fantasy. Lisbon: Editorial Caminho, Caminho FicÚÇo CientÎfica N.œ 189, July 1999, 226 pp. With a foreword by Portuguese author AntÕnio de Macedo.

PROFESSIONALLY PUBLISHED SHORT FICTION

• 'La Derniere Chance', hard sf short story. AntarÉs - Science Fiction et Fantastic sans Frontieres N.œ 34. Associacion AntarÉs, Chemin Calabro (France), 1989.
• 'Duelo Neural', cyberpunk short story. Os Guerreiros de Jobah - Um Mundo de Aventuras N.œ 1, ICEA, Campinas (Brazil), 1990.
  'Duelo Neural'. OMNIA N.œ 34, setembro de 1991 (the Portuguese version of the American magazine OMNI), MFCR, Sociedade de Estudos e PublicaÚÈes, Lisbon (Portugal).
  'Duel Neuronique'. AntarÉs - Science Fiction sans Frontieres N.œ 45. Associacion AntarÉs, Chemin Calabro (France), 1994.
• 'Patrulha para o Desconhecido', sf novelette. Isaac Asimov Magazine (the Brazilian version) N.œ 14, Editora Record, Rio de January (Brazil), 1991.
• 'Infiltrado', sf short story. Literary journal Rio Arte & Literatura, December de 1991, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 1992.
  'Infiltrado'. DragÇo Brasil N.œ 4, Editora Trama, SÇo Paulo (Brazil), January 1995.
  'Infiltrado.' In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'Capacetes Azuis, Verdes e Amarelos', military sf short story. Anthology TrÎplice Universo, FicÚÇo CientÎfica GRD N.œ 14, EdiÚÈes GRD, SÇo Paulo (Brazil), 1993.
  'Capacetes Azuis, Verdes e Amarelos'. Anthology O Atl×ntico Tem Duas Margens, JosÊ Manuel Morais, ed., Caminho FicÚÇo CientÎfica N.œ 155, Caminho Editorial, Lisbon (Portugal), 1993.
• 'A MoÚa que Veio Depois do ÿltimo Round', contemporary fantasy short story. Playboy Magazine (the Brazilian version) Abril 1994, N.œ 255, Editora Abril, SÇo Paulo (Brazil).
  As 'O BËbado de Pancada.' In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'O Mar da DanÚa do Sol', sf short story. Anthology Dinossauria Tropicalia, Roberto de Sousa Causo, ed., FicÚÇo CientÎfica GRD N.œ 18, EdiÚÈes GRD, SÇo Paulo (Brazil), 1994.
• 'Save the Wolves', contemporary fantasy short story. ConAdian Souvenir Book, 52nd World Science Fiction Convention, Conadian A, Inc., Winnipeg (Canada), 1994.
• 'A Sombra dos Homens', heroic fantasy short story. DragÇo Brasil N.œ 5, Editora Trama, SÇo Paulo (Brazil), February 1995.
• 'Tekoa', horror short story. SÕ Aventuras N.œ 1, Editora Trama, SÇo Paulo (Brazil), March 1995.
• 'Trilhas Cruzadas', survivalist sf short story. DragÇo Brasil N.œ 10, Editora Trama, SÇo Paulo (Brazil), August 1995.
• 'HistÕria de Amores e RetribuiÚÈes', horror/erotic short story. Best View N.œ 6, FC Editora, Rio de January (Brazil), August 1995.
  'HistÕria de Amores e RetribuiÚÈes.' In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'A Mulher', hard sf short story. Neo-Interativa (a magazine in CD-ROM) N.œ 7, Nova MÎdia Editorial, SÇo Paulo, December 1995.
• 'Sangue no Grande Rio', heroic fantasy short story. DragÇo Brasil N.œ 20, Editora Trama, SÇo Paulo, September 1996.
• 'A VitÕria dos Minßsculos', sf short story. Nossas EdiÚÈes N.œ 4, Editora Legmar, SÇo Paulo, July 1997.
  'A VitÕria dos Minßsculos.' DragÇo Brasil N.œ 38, Editora Trama, SÇo Paulo, May 1998.
  'A VitÕria dos Minßsculos.' In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'Terra de Lobos', contemporary fantasy short story. Magma N.œ 4. Post-graduating Program, Literary Theory and Compared Literature Department, College of Letters of the University of SÇo Paulo, 1997.
  'Terra de Lobos.' In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'Foo Fighters', sf short story. Science Fiction World N.œ 137, September 1997, Chengdu Sichuan, China.
• 'The Most Beautiful Woman in the World', first contact sf short story. Science Fiction World N.œ 139, December 1997, Chengdu Sichuan, China.
  'The Most Beautiful Woman in the World.' Anthology Fronteiras, AntÕnio de Macedo, ed. Simetria - AssociaÚÇo Portuguesa de FicÚÇo CientÎfica, Cascais, Portugal, September 1998.
• VÆo Sobre o Mar da Loucura, sf novelette. ColeÚÇo ImpÊrio Volume 1, M&C Editora, August 1998, SÇo Paulo.
  'VÆo Sobre o Mar da Loucura.' In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'What Immortal Hand or Eye', sf novelette. Ikarie, August 1998. Prague, the Czech Republic.
  'What Immortal Hand or Eye.' Science Fiction World, second half of 1998. Chengdu Sichuan, China.
• 'Os Fantasmas da Serra', sf short story. Anthology Estranhos Contatos: Um Panorama da Ufologia em 15 Narrativas ExtraordinÂrias. Caio Editora, December 1998, SÇo Paulo.
  'Os Fantasmas da Serra.' In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'Encontro Imediato', sf novelette. In Encontro Imediato, under the pseudonym of Ronaldo SÉmper Fidelis. M&C Editora, January 1999, SÇo Paulo.
  As 'Encontro no VigÊsimo-Oitavo Andar.' In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• A Deusa do Amor, contemporary fantasy/erotic novella. Cristal Editora, February 1999, SÇo Paulo. Under the pseudonym of Jeremias Moranu.
• 'O Beijo da Locomotiva,' mainstream short story. In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'Trem de ConsequËncias,' horror short story. In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'Parada 93,' horror novelette. In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'MistÊrios no Fim da HistÕria,' mainstream short story. In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.
• 'Acenda uma Fogueira,' magic realist short story. In A DanÚa das Sombras, July 1999.

AS EDITOR

• Editor Dinossauria Tropicalia, thematic science fiction anthology, with nine stories, a poem and an essay about dinosaurs', by Finisia Fideli, Miguel Carqueija, Daniel Fresnot, Ricardo Teixeira, Pereira Lima, Leonardo Nahoum, Cesar R.T.Silva, Gerson Lodi-Ri-beiro, Roberto de Sousa Causo e Jorge Luiz Calife. FicÚÇo CientÎfica GRD N.œ 18, EdiÚÈes GRD, SÇo Paulo (Brazil), 1994, 141 pages.
• Editorial free-lancer assistant to the SF lines Star Trek e Zenith, from Editora Aleph (SÇo Paulo), from November 1994, to January 1996.
• Editor Ensaios Internacionais de FicÚÇo CientÎfica, anthology of essays and reviews about Brazilian SF and fantasy. Edgar GuimarÇes, Editor, February 1997, 52 pages.
• Editor Estranhos Contatos: Um Panorama da Ufologia em 15 Narrativas ExtraordinÂrias, anthology with fifteen stories, by Nilson D. Martello, Rubens Teixeira Scavone, Charles Sheffield, Carlos Orsi Martinho, Philip K. Dick, Cid Fernandez, Anna Creuza Zacharias, Marien Calixte, Daniel Munduruku, Arlan Andrews, Sr., Roberto de Sousa Causo, AtaÎde Tartari, Thomas M. Disch, Ivan Carlos Regina, and Finisia Fideli. Caio Editora, December 1998, SÇo Paulo, 245 pages.
• Editor of the SF line ColeÚÇo ImpÊrio FicÚÇo CientÎfica e Fantasia, for M&C Editora (SÇo Paulo), since August 1998. Three volumes.