Roy Kettle


Leroy Richard Arthur "Roy" Kettle OBE is a retired United Kingdom civil servant who, among many other achievements, was one of the principal architects of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
With Greg Pickersgill, he was a leading light of "Ratfandom" in London in the 1970s. He produced two science fiction fanzines, Fouler and True Rat, both noted for their acid humour. He also participated in the oneshot fanzine An Egregious Guide To The Conventions with Pickersgill.
Kettle has authored and co-authored a number of books in the science fiction, horror, and humour genres.
He married Kathleen in 1985, with whom he has two children, Jennifer and Nathan, and lives in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Publications

Slimer, Star Books 1983, ISBN 0-352-31366-8The Fungus, Star Books 1985, ISBN 0-352-31546-6Tendrils 1986, ISBN 0-586-06437-0Bedlam, Gollancz 1992, ISBN 0-575-04995-2; 1993, ISBN 0-575-05347-XThe Dirty Movie Book, Grafton Books 1988, ISBN 0-586-06944-5 Future Perfect Pitchblende Books 2014, ISBN 9780992879006True Rat: The Beast of Leroy Kettle Ansible Editions 2018, ISBN 9781913451394 2022, ISBN 9781471635489

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