I put up the cover for A Murder of Clones because you can now pre-order it! A Murder of Clones official goes on sale everywhere on January 13, 2015. Then you’ll be able to get the remaining books in the saga one per month until Masterminds appears in June.
Continue ReadingMy latest story, “Playing With Reality,” has just appeared in Asimov’s October/November issue, with lots of other wonderful fiction. I personally can’t wait to dig into the issue. The writers I know in this volume are favorites, and I suspect the writers I don’t know will be new favorites. I love what editor Sheila Williams is […]
Continue ReadingHere we go again. Another Retrieval Artist novel finished. I’ve just turned Vigilantes over to Dean, who is my first reader. I’ve finished four novels in less than two months. Sounds impressive, right? But it’s not that impressive. It would be more accurate to say that I’ve assembled four novels in less than two months. I’ve been […]
Continue ReadingIn April, I went over A Murder of Clones, and fixed the ending. Then I started what I was calling RA 11. I finished it yesterday. The book is now titled Search & Recovery. Today I go over the book I initially thought would come next—The Peyti Crisis
Continue ReadingI’ve finished the first draft of the second book in my completion of the Anniversary Day Saga. This book is tentatively titled The Peyti Crisis. Now, for those of you who are wondering what the heck I’m talking about, here’s the short version: I wrote Anniversary Day, expecting to finish the entire saga in one volume. […]
Continue ReadingI publish this blog late on Wednesday night my time so that readers have the blog on Thursday. In the United States, this Thursday is our annual day set aside for giving thanks. Before I start this blog, let me give thanks for all of you. You’ve come to this blog on a regular basis […]
Continue ReadingAbout this time, you Retrieval Artist fans have started looking for the next book. In December, it’ll be one year since the previous book, Blowback, came out, and in a perfect world, you would have the next Retrieval Artist novel before the end of 2013. The book is even completed. But… (You knew there would […]
Continue ReadingI just heard from Audible.com that they’ve decided to put several of my audiobooks on a great special. If you have already bought the Kindle edition of the books listed below, then you can get the audiobook for 99 cents. That’s right: If you bought the Kindle edition, you can get the audio edition for less than […]
Continue ReadingIt’s official! The next Retrieval Artist novel, Blowback, is out in all formats. The reviews so far have been wonderful. RT Book Reviews says: “Rusch offers up a well-told mystery with interesting characters and a complex, riveting storyline that includes a healthy dose of suspense, all building to an ending that may not be what it appears.” […]
Continue ReadingOnce a month, I’ll publish an excerpt of one of my novels, and I hope you’ll be intrigued enough to buy the rest of the book. I began this practice in 2011. Unlike the free fiction I put up every Monday, the novel excerpts will remain on the site. If you want to read the opening […]
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