Richard Purtill

{{short description|American novelist}} {{Infobox writer |name = Richard L. Purtill |image = |imagesize = 150px | |caption = |pseudonym = |birth_date = {{birth date|1931|3|13|mf=y}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2016|12|4|1931|3|13|mf=y}} |death_place = |occupation = Educator, author |genre = [[Fantasy]] |movement = |magnum_opus = |debut_works = |influences = |influenced = |website = {{URL|http://www.alivingdog.com/purtill/R._Purtill_Official_Site.html}} }}

'''Richard Purtill''' (March 13, 1931 – December 4, 2016) was an American philosopher and writer, and professor emeritus of Philosophy at [[Western Washington University]], [[Bellingham, Washington]], US. He was a writer of [[fantasy]] and [[science fiction]], critical non-fiction on the same genres, and various works on [[religion]] and [[philosophy]]. He is best known for his novels of the "Kaphtu" universe. He wrote as both Richard Purtill and Richard L. Purtill, a variant form of his name. He was active in professional writing circles, being a member of the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]], the [[Authors Guild]] and the [[National Writers Union]].

His book ''[[J.R.R.Tolkien: Myth, Morality and Religion]]'' won the 1987 [[Mythopoeic Awards|Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies]].<ref>[http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/winners/ Mythopoeic Award winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006192054/http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/winners/ |date=2014-10-06 }}</ref>

== Bibliography == ===Kaphtu Universe=== '''The Kaphtu Trilogy''' *''The Golden Gryphon Feather'' (1979) *''The Stolen Goddess'' (1980) *''The Mirror of Helen'' (1983)

'''Lost Tales Of Kaphtu''' *''The Gryphon Seal'' (2005) *''The Eleusinian Gate'' (2006) *''Letter to Nausicaa'' (2008)

===Other novels=== *''Murdercon'' (1982) *''The Parallel Man'' (1984) *''Enchantment At Delphi'' (1986)

===Short stories=== *"Others' Eyes" (1980) *"By the Dragon's Cave" (1984) *"Gorgonissa" (1985) *"Something in the Blood" (as by Richard L. Purtill) (1986) *"The Counterfeit Maiden" (1996) *"Grey Wolf's Tale" (1999) *"The Firebird's Feather, the King Horse, and Baba Yaga's Grandniece" (1999)

===Non-fiction=== *''Logic for Philosophers'' (1971) *''Solutions to Odd-numbered Exercises to Accompany Logic for Philosophers'' (1971) *''Lord of the Elves and Eldils: Fantasy and Philosophy in C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien'' (1974) *''Reason to Believe'' (1974) *''Philosophically Speaking'' (1975) *''Thinking About Ethics'' (1976) *''Thinking About Religion: A Philosophical Introduction to Religion'' (1978) *''Logic: Argument, Refutation, and Proof'' (1979) *''C S Lewis' Case for the Christian Faith'' (as by Richard L. Purtill) (1981, rev. 2004) *''J.R.R.Tolkien: Myth, Morality and Religion'' (1984) *''Philosophical Questions: An Introductory Anthology'' (1984) (with [[Peter Kreeft]] and [[Michael H. MacDonald]]) (1984) *''Moral Dilemmas'' (1985) *''A Logical Introduction to Philosophy'' (1988) *''Logical Thinking'' (1992)

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www.alivingdog.com/purtill/R._Purtill_Official_Site.html Richard Purtill's official home page] *[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/richard-purtill/ Fantastic Fiction entry] *[http://file770.com/?p=33594 File770 obituary] *{{ISFDB name|id=Richard_Purtill|name=Richard Purtill}}

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