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Subject: glencook-fans-digest V1 #45
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glencook-fans-digest Sunday, October 15 2000 Volume 01 : Number 045
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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:38:06 -0700
From: "Tim McDowell" <mcdowelt@izzyspizza.com>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) 'new' books from the Science fiction book club
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Darin McGee <dmcgee@lycos.com>
To: <glencook-fans@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) 'new' books from the Science fiction book club
> What happened to the books of the south? Aren't they sort of neccessary
to make the timeline complete? Who runs the SFBC anyway? :P
>
> Darin
> --
>
Well Darin , I don't know what happened to the 'Books of the South'.
They definitly are needed to complete the story line. Perhaps they are
planned for a later release date (i jope so anyway).
As for who runs the SFBC, you can check out their web site at the
following address;
www.sfbc.com
Hopefully you'll find out more information that me. Have a great week-end
(even if it is *friday the 13th* and a full moon).
Tim
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Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 18:20:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: schew@interzone.com (Steve Chew)
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) 'new' books from the Science fiction book club
>
>> What happened to the books of the south? Aren't they sort of neccessary
>to make the timeline complete? Who runs the SFBC anyway? :P
>>
> Well Darin , I don't know what happened to the 'Books of the South'.
>They definitly are needed to complete the story line. Perhaps they are
>planned for a later release date (i jope so anyway).
> As for who runs the SFBC, you can check out their web site at the
>following address;
>
> www.sfbc.com
>
My wife and I were at AlbaCon last weekend where Glen Cook was
the guest of honor. It was a fairly small but fun Con. We got to chat
with him for a few minutes while he was at his dealer table. He's a
very friendly person and was nice to talk with. Unfortunately, I forgot
to ask him a couple of the questions that people had mentioned on here.
Here is what I did learn:
- - Glen said that all the Black Company books will be released by the SFBC,
including the books of the south (though he wasn't sure when they were
all coming out).
- - Glen did not have any copies of _October's Baby_ (sorry Amy). He said
he hasn't seen any since early this year.
- - He said that he was about 700 pages into the non-sci-fi book that
he's writing. It's a thriller/mystery about a couple of serial killers.
He expects to write another couple hundred pages on it.
- - As others have mentioned here, a Garrett book has been sent to the
publisher. He expects to write more of them.
- - He was selling books at his own table in the dealer room. He said
that he's been doing that since 1982 or so. He goes to around 15-20
conventions per year to sell books. He has a big truck to haul around
all his books when he goes to the conventions. Since AlbaCon was so
far (in Schenectady, NY) he only brought a minivan full of books.
He buys the books that he sells through wholesale dealers, mainly
from one which is very close to his house.
- - He said that he felt that _Soldiers Live_ wrapped up the Black
Company series. But, it's possible that he'll return to that
universe since he's getting pressure from his agent and editor.
He had no plans or ideas for a new one at the moment.
- - Glen was interviewed by David Hartwell at the AlbaCon "extravaganza".
He talked about how he first got started writing. He used to work for
GM in the late '60s. His job at that time was "sitting waiting for a
phone to ring 11 hours per day." Since it didn't ring very often, he
read a ton of books. After a while he had read most of the "good"
sci-fi and was reading the bottom of the barrel. He said to himself,
"I can do better than this." He got out the company typewriter and
stationary and started writing. A couple years later he published
his first book.
- - One of the first books that he wrote was a "Tolkien ripoff" which
was 1800 pages and was "terrible". Only one other person ever read
it. He doesn't plan on doing anything with it.
- - He talked a bit about his experience at Clarion too.
That's about all I can remember.
Steve
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Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 18:23:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: schew@interzone.com (Steve Chew)
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) 'new' books from the Science fiction book club
>
>> What happened to the books of the south? Aren't they sort of neccessary
>to make the timeline complete? Who runs the SFBC anyway? :P
>>
> Well Darin , I don't know what happened to the 'Books of the South'.
>They definitly are needed to complete the story line. Perhaps they are
>planned for a later release date (i jope so anyway).
> As for who runs the SFBC, you can check out their web site at the
>following address;
>
> www.sfbc.com
>
Was anyone else disappointed with the book cover shown on the
sfbc.com site? I hope that's not the actual cover. It was very bland
with no graphics.
Also, I was unable to search for Glen Cook by author. I had
to search for Black Company. Plus it didn't list anything by the one
Glittering Stone book. Maybe that's just because the books are new.
Steve
- --
Steve Chew - schew@interzone.com - http://www.interzone.com
"Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around
the sun."
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Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 18:27:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: schew@interzone.com (Steve Chew)
Subject: (glencook-fans) Heirs of Babylon...
While at AlbaCon I picked up a copy of "The Heirs of Babylon"
by Glen Cook at one of the tables. I already have a copy but I thought
that someone on this list might want one since it's pretty hard to
find. It cost me $7.50 and I'd just ask for that plus shipping for anyone
who wants to buy it. The first person to email me about it gets it.
Steve
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Steve Chew - schew@interzone.com - http://www.interzone.com
"Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around
the sun."
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Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:30:03 -0600
From: "Amy Weathers" <raistlin@zianet.com>
Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) 'new' books from the Science fiction book club
>
>- Glen did not have any copies of _October's Baby_ (sorry Amy). He said
>he hasn't seen any since early this year.
>
>
Rats! I guess it is fate. :P Maybe I'll find it one of these days.
Interestingly enough, my dad found a copy of "The Heirs of Babylon"
for 50 cents at a used book store about a month ago. I guess you win some
and then ya lose some.
Amy
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