Roanoke’s sci-fi, fantasy and writing communities are mourning the passing of Rod Belcher, who published ten novels and a swath of short stories.
“R.S. Belcher, who I knew as Rod, was a writer of urban fantasy and horror, based in Roanoke,” says Mike Allen, a Roanoke-based sci fi and horror writer who knew Belcher well. “It’s my opinion that in terms of science fiction writing, he’s the biggest thing that ever happened in Roanoke in decades, and it’s just awful he’s no longer with us.”
Belcher’s first book was “The Six-Gun Tarot,” published in 2013. It was published by Tor Books, which gave Belcher a broad audience right off the bat…