Richard Rydon is a writer who has published numerous books, articles and poems over the years.
Richard Rydon is an award-winning science fiction novelist. His first three books in the Luper Series, 'The Oortian Summer' (2007), 'The Omega Wave' (2008), and 'The Palomar Paradox: A SETI Mystery' (2011), have been given excellent reviews and were published in hardcover and paperback by Lulu Publishing.
Richard’s second novel, The Omega Wave, was selected as one of the finalists in the Science Fiction Category of the Reader Views Literary Awards and was awarded an Honorary Mention in the Reviewers Choice Awards in 2009.
Richard is an honours science graduate. More recently, he has obtained numerous certificates and diplomas in Psychology, Counselling, Theology, and a Diplôme de Cuisine Française. He is a prolific writer and has published over 300 papers, articles and poems in scientific journals, international magazines and local papers to date.
Richard has also published an anthology of poetry containing 100 poems, titled ‘A Golden Fuchsia-Laden Girl’ (2nd Edition, 2011).
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Accomplishments: Richard is an honours science graduate with a PhD. More recently, he has obtained numerous certificates and diplomas in Human Relations, Psychology, Counselling, Theology, and a Diplôme de Cuisine Française. Richard's second novel, The Omega Wave, was selected as one of the finalists in the Science Fiction Category of the Reader Views Literary Awards and was awarded an Honorary Mention in the Reviewers Choice Awards in 2009.
The Palomar Paradox: A SETI Mystery (Kindle) by Richard Rydon Book three in the Luper series, ‘The Palomar Paradox: A SETI Mystery’, sees Luper back in an astronomical observatory searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. He finds himself working with Leila, a young girl recovering from leukaemia, and Karina, an experienced astronomer, among others. As their research continues, unusual signals are picked up by their radio telescope. The signals a... Kindle (eBook)
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The Oortian Summer (Paperback) by Richard Rydon ‘The Oortian Summer’ is a powerful science fiction adventure centering on work colleague relationships in an astronomical observatory as two massive comets approach the Earth. Unlike similar themes in the past, the unusual twist in this story involves a perilous attempt to bring the comets even closer to the Earth in order to prevent an impending geomagnetic flip.... Kindle (eBook)
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The Oortian Summer (Kindle) by Richard Rydon Book one in the Luper Series, ‘The Oortian Summer’ by Richard Rydon, is a powerful science fiction adventure centering on work colleague relationships in an astronomical observatory as two massive comets approach the Earth. Unlike similar themes in the past, the unusual twist in this story involves a perilous attempt to bring the comets even closer to the Earth in order to prevent an impending geo... Kindle (eBook)
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The Palomar Paradox: A SETI Mystery (Digest) by Richard Rydon ‘The Palomar Paradox’ sees Luper back in an astronomical observatory searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. He finds himself working with Leila, a young girl recovering from leukaemia, and Karina, an experienced astronomer, among others. As their research continues, unusual signals are picked up by their radio telescope. The signals are explained, one by one, until …
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The Oortian Summer E-Book (PDF) by Richard Rydon ‘The Oortian Summer’ is a powerful science fiction adventure centering on work colleague relationships in an astronomical observatory as two massive comets approach the Earth. Unlike similar themes in the past, the unusual twist in this story involves a perilous attempt to bring the comets even closer to the Earth in order to prevent an impending geomagnetic flip.... Kindle (eBook)
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The Oortian Summer (Hardcover) by Richard Rydon ‘The Oortian Summer’ is a powerful science fiction adventure centering on work colleague relationships in an astronomical observatory as two massive comets approach the Earth. Unlike similar themes in the past, the unusual twist in this story involves a perilous attempt to bring the comets even closer to the Earth in order to prevent an impending geomagnetic flip.... Kindle (eBook)
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The Omega Wave (Paperback) by Richard Rydon Not for the faint-hearted, ‘The Omega Wave’ is a full-length science fiction novel exploring gothic facets of consciousness and human nature. Luper a sensible young scientist finds himself working with Frieda a giddy teenager. As their relationship grows, so do the biological computers called neurospheres that they have developed. Encouraged by Quade, their acquisitive boss, and counselled by Broc... Kindle (eBook)
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The Omega Wave E-Book (PDF) by Richard Rydon Not for the faint-hearted, ‘The Omega Wave’ is a full-length science fiction novel exploring gothic facets of consciousness and human nature. Luper a sensible young scientist finds himself working with Frieda a giddy teenager. As their relationship grows, so do the biological computers called neurospheres that they have developed. Encouraged by Quade, their acquisitive boss, and counselled by Broc... Kindle (eBook)
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The Omega Wave (Hardcover) by Richard Rydon Not for the faint-hearted, ‘The Omega Wave’ is a full-length science fiction novel exploring gothic facets of consciousness and human nature. Luper a sensible young scientist finds himself working with Frieda a giddy teenager. As their relationship grows, so do the biological computers called neurospheres that they have developed. Encouraged by Quade, their acquisitive boss, and counselled by Broc... Kindle (eBook)
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Short Stories A Children's Play: A Short Play by Richard Rydon The three young children, CORA, PAULA and WADE, are around twelve to thirteen years of age. They live in the countryside in idyllic surroundings. They are innocent and intense about life. They speak s...
Fat girls by Richard Rydon Fat Girls... Adrift by Richard Rydon Adrift... Just a weed by Richard Rydon Just a weed... Promises by Richard Rydon Promises... All down to Carraroe by Richard Rydon All down to Carraroe... You and me by Richard Rydon You and me... Love poem by Richard Rydon Love poem... Sad Irish girl by Richard Rydon Sad Irish girl... Like Him by Richard Rydon Like Him... Above the light by Richard Rydon Above the light... Butterfly by Richard Rydon Butterfly... Emotion by Richard Rydon Emotion... Familiar objects by Richard Rydon Familiar objects... Words by Richard Rydon Words... Parody by Richard Rydon Parody
(with apologies to Gerard Manley Hopkins)... Time to live by Richard Rydon Time to live... Impermanence by Richard Rydon Impermanence... Innocence by Richard Rydon Innocence... Prayer by Richard Rydon Prayer...
Articles Attraction by Richard Rydon Attraction... Fundamental Laws of Conscious Entities by Richard Rydon Exerpt from the Preface of the Science Fiction book, 'The Omega Wave', by Richard Rydon.... A Children's Play by Richard Rydon A Short Children's Play...
News New Book on 'Matter, Energy and Mentality' by Richard Rydon Available as a paperback and in several electronic forms; this new book is brief and daring. It deals mainly with the idea that mentality is an extensive amorphous form of consciousness.
... And another Review of The Palomar Paradox by Richard Rydon A Review of The Palomar Paradox Feathered Quill Book Reviewers
Ellen Feld, May 8, 2011... The Palomar Paradox Reviewed by Richard Rydon A Review of The Palomar Paradox by Paige Lovitt (Reader Views)
**** May 5, 2011... Another Review of The Palomar Paradox by Richard Rydon A Review of The Palomar Paradox by Melissa Brown Levine (IP Book Reviewers)
**** April 25, 2011... The Palomar Paradox: A SETI Mystery by Richard Rydon Richard Rydon fans will be delighted to learn that his third science fiction novel, in the 'Luper Trilogy', is now published. Another full length novel, 'The Palomar Paradox' takes the protagonist... Another Feathered Quill review: The Oortian Summer by Richard Rydon ‘The Oortian Summer’ is a powerful science fiction adventure centering on work colleague relationships in an astronomical observatory as two massive comets approach the Earth. Unlike similar themes in... Feathered Quill reviews 'The Omega Wave by Richard Rydon Not for the faint-hearted, ‘The Omega Wave’ is a full-length science fiction novel exploring gothic facets of consciousness and human nature. Luper a sensible young scientist finds himself working wit... Another Professional Review of The Oortian Summer by Richard Rydon A Review by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views... Reader Views Announces Finalists in the Annual Literary Awards by Richard Rydon Literary Award for the novel "The Omega Wave" by Richard Rydon... Another Review of The Omega Wave by Richard Rydon by Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media,
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discoveries@kirkusreviews.com... Professioinal Review of The Omega Wave by Richard Rydon by Independent Professional Book Reviewers
Melissa B. Levine... Another Professional Review for The Omega Wave by Richard Rydon Review by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views... Hardcover edition of Golden Fuchsia-laden Girl now published by Richard Rydon The long-awaited hardcover edition of Philip Fortune's (aka Richard Rydon) anthology of poetry "Golden Fuchsia-laden Girl" is now published by Lulu.com. See full details under My Books.... THE OMEGA WAVE by Richard Rydon The long-awaited second science fiction novel by Richard Rydon "The Omega Wave" is now available, published by Lulu.com. It is a complex story of the darker side of life and hope for the future.... PROFESSIONAL REVIEW OF THE OORTIAN SUMMER by Richard Rydon PROFESSIONAL REVIEW
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Rydon, Richard
THE OORTIAN SUMMER
Lulu (388 pp.)
July 24, 2007
ISBN: 978-1-43031329-8
... Professional Review of The Oortian Summer by Richard Rydon by Independent Professional Book Reviewers
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Events Richard Rydon publishes non-fiction book 11/1/2012 Richard Rydon has published a short non-fiction book titled “Matter, Energy and Mentality: Exploring Metaphysical Reality”....
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Richard Rydon fans will be delighted to learn that his third science fiction novel, in the 'Luper Trilogy', is now published. Another full length novel, 'The Palomar Paradox: A SETI Mystery' takes the protagonist, ‘Luper Beauchamps’, into even more exciting unknown territory dealing with SETI: The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
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