The Aviation Art of
Richard Louis Newman The mention of my books in the opening bio on my web page has
prompted several inquiries from visitors as to the availibility of my two
novels, SIEGE OF ORBITOR, and
ON WINGS OF EVIL. Here then are shots of the covers, and an attempt to
answer the most frequently asked questions. If you have a
copy of these novels, and you'd like them signed, just mail them to my
studio address along with return postage, and I'll sign and return them to you.
I have written three short stories that have seen publication.
Close, personal friend, CAB Taylor penned two of the three with me. Those were
PRESSURE POINT, which appeared in Espionage
Magazine, and EIGHT LEGS HATH THE SPIDER,
published in Haunts Magazine back in 1989. The third, a story titled
THE WISHING STONE, was published in The Tampa
Tribune's Fiction Quarterly. This work probably offered me the largest single
audience of anything I've done, with an estimated 800,000 readers. Unfortunately, I do not know where you can obtain copies of
any of the short fiction. I do not write often these days. Most of my time is spent
painting. Lately however, several people have asked if I ever get the urge to
write again, and to this I usually say, "Not much." However, a couple
years back, I began a book on which I wrote about 250 pages. Lately I've been
wondering whatever happened to the characters that I boxed up and stuck in a
closet. They're still in there -- and it seems lately they call out to me
whenever I pass that closet door. Soon I feel I will answer their call, drag
them out and get reacquainted. For theirs is an unfinished tale, their plight
unresolved. I owe it to them to complete the work. So yes -- I'll write again.
And with luck, some editor someplace will like what they read. And if that
happens, I'll see you in the bookstores... Richard 8 - August - 2004
Siege of Orbitor
hit the bookstands in October of 1980 -- 24 years ago -- when I was only 24
years old. This was my first effort as a writer. The Science Fiction book was
published by Leisure Books in New York City as a mass-market paperback. About
50,000 copies were distributed throughout the United States and Canada.
Currently, the book is out of print, but copies continue to pop up in used
bookshops all over the world. I learned recently that it had been spotted in the
United Kingdom! Copies are also available on-line via Amazon.com. Siege of Orbitor is pure space
opera. It contains profanity and one or two suggestive adult situations.
Therefore I do not recommend it for younger readers.
On Wings of Evil
is a horror novel that first saw print through Leisure Books in August of 1988.
The paperback book was reprinted about three years ago through Book Margins Inc.
with a new cover price. Acquiring the numbers of copies distributed from a
publisher is difficult at best, and with Leisure it's next to impossible. One
of my editors with the house at the time of publication reported the print run
to be between 80,000 & 100,000 copies. I do not know the edition size of
the second printing. Out of print at present, your best bet is to check with
Amazon.com, or your local used bookstores. You should be able to find a copy. There are
plenty of them out there. On Wings of Evil contains
a little bit of profanity, but there are no sexual references in the story. Of
my two books, it is the best, and if you like supernatural tales, it may do the
trick for you. Lock the doors, turn the lights down low and enjoy! It is my
hope that you will find yourself bathed in chill bumps...