Leroy Richard Arthur "Roy" Kettle OBE (born 1949) is a retired United Kingdom

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who, among many other achievements, was one of the principal architects of the

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know Kettle as a prolific co-author with

John Brosnan John Raymond Brosnan (7 October 1947 – 11 April 2005) was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works in the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London, fro ...

, publishing under the names Harry Adam Knight and Simon Ian Childer. With

Greg Pickersgill Greg Pickersgill (born 1951), is a British science fiction fan. Pickersgill's love of science fiction led him into UK fandom where he has been involved in both fan-writing and convention-running. He joined the BSFA in 1967, and began writing revi ...

, he was a leading light of "Ratfandom" in London in the 1970s. He produced two

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, ''Fouler'' (with Pickersgill) and ''True Rat'', both noted for their acid humour; and participated in the

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fanzine ''An Egregious Guide To The Conventions'' with Pickersgill.BRITISH FANZINE BIBLIOGRAPHY 1971-1980
/ref> He married Kathleen in 1985, with whom he has two children, Jennifer and Nathan, and lives in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kettle, Roy British civil servants British science fiction writers Living people Officers of the Order of the British Empire 1949 births