R.T. Campbell / Ruthven Todd Books in Order

A young climber crosses the Pale Peak into a strange authoritarian world, and his quest becomes a dark fable about fear, power, and freedom. Todd's first novel mixes fantasy, satire, and anti-fascist unease.

Todd's biography of Alexandre Dumas follows the novelist's rise with a lively eye for appetite, energy, and contradiction. It is a compact portrait of the man behind The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.

After a bomb blast, a young man is thrown into a dreamlike wasteland and a city ruled by irrational laws. This strange, unsettling novel turns a journey through nonsense and authority into a surreal quest.

This essay collection moves between art, literature, and scientific imagination, with major pieces on William Blake, Henry Fuseli, and John Martin. It shows the range of Todd's interests and the sharpness of his critical eye.

Adventurous gray kitten Flyball stows away aboard an airplane and finds a new companion in pilot Fred Stone. Their friendship soon takes the curious cat beyond ordinary travel as he joins a pioneering journey toward the Moon.

In an unnamed dictatorship at war, a new propaganda chief, a cabaret singer, and a troubled pastor circle one another as the regime tightens. Todd uses their story to build a bleak political novel about desire, fear, and collapse.

Flyball accompanies his pilot friend on a journey from the Moon to Venus, eager to discover another world. The explorers encounter unusual plants capable of communicating without speech, turning the adventurous cat’s curiosity into an encounter with unfamiliar intelligence.

Flyball and his Martian mate Moofa take their two lively kittens on an expedition to Alpha Centauri with Colonel Fred Stone. Searching for worlds suitable for humans introduces the family to surprising landscapes and creatures that turn exploration into a dangerous adventure.

A short, practical study of Blake's life as a working artist, following his career year by year. Todd pays close attention to materials, techniques, and the labor behind Blake's prints, paintings, and illuminated books.

Returning from Venus, Flyball and Colonel Fred are forced to land on Mars for repairs. Exploring while his human companion works, the resourceful cat encounters strange creatures and an unexpected feline survivor whose friendship may change their future voyages.