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She is the Darkness?
by Matthew 27 Jul '08

27 Jul '08

Hi, I have all the books in this gritty fantastic sotry but can't find She is the Darkness for anything that isn't simply rip off. I don't want to read ahead of this book because I have a feeling this one we be real important to the story. I have had the library service in the UK check its whole network to no avail. So really I am begging someone who has the book to give or loan the book to me. I have extra copies of Silver Spike and Dreams of Steel (after buying Black Company Goes South to get Shadow Games) which I would happily trade or give to get my hands on She is the Darkness. I am guessing as some stage a compilation of all the Glittering Stone books is going to come out but I don't want to wait that long! Kind Regards, Matthew Wales, UK

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Re: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies
by Michele Riccio 21 Jul '08

21 Jul '08

----- Original Message ---- > From: Eric Herrmann <shpshftr(a)xmission.com> > To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 7:46:47 PM > Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies > > > Is that lack of discipline a good thing, or has it allowed author's > > imagination's to flow? > > A lack of discipline is _never_ a good thing. Big 'ol thick books are > not a sign of a flowing imagination. They are only a sign of spewing. > Anyone can spew their thoughts out over 500 pages. Just ask any eight- > year-old to tell you about their dream last night -- perfect example > of flowing imagination. Doesn't mean it's worth reading if it were > printed up and distributed to the public. Good art requires master > craftsmen. Master craftsmen develop discipline. > > Give me back the days of typewriters and strong-willed editors! > > > Valori > I think I'm more inclined to blame the lack of editing on too-long books. A writer can create a lengthy novel in any format (I'm pretty sure "War and Peace" wasn't written on a computer...) but an editor with skill knows when which bits to remove. M

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Re: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies
by Morley Dotes 19 Jul '08

19 Jul '08

Dude, ask them to order if you need to. It's one of the best of the series yet. He's getting better... Pat MIB 1987 / NetCell Team / Special Op 0435 / Minion Master 081 ----- Original Message ---- From: Troy & Sue Lefman <tslefman(a)ctcis.net> To: Glen(a)cache1.ctcis.net; Cook(a)cache1.ctcis.net Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:37:50 AM Subject: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies I'm a bad Glen Cook fan. I'm still waiting to find a copy. New. In a store. _______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans

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Rather quiet
by Charles Cunningham 18 Jul '08

18 Jul '08

Either my ISP has messed up again, or no one has anything to say lately. List still active and how is Mr. Cook doing? C Cunnigham at <cmcunnin(a)filertel.com>

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Re: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies
by Morley Dotes 18 Jul '08

18 Jul '08

Respectfully, disagree. Cook's Garrett books keep getting more and more convoluted and have finally started bringing back old characters. He has created "semi" star roles for Saucerhead, Playmate and Belinda. He has them taking on more and more of a life of their own and interacting with Garrett, on the same level that Morley Dotes does. And I miss the GD Parrot. And I like the new Instrumentalities of the Night, a fun twist on our histories, with magic. Pat MIB 1987 / NetCell Team / Special Op 0435 / Minion Master 081 ----- Original Message ---- From: Eric Herrmann <shpshftr(a)xmission.com> To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:02:20 PM Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies Morley, > Dude, ask them to order if you need to. It's one of the best of the > series yet. He's getting better... > Actually, I'd say he was getting worse. Glen peaked in the early nineties and has gone downhill since. Probably about the time he bought a computer to write with. Cruel Zinc Melodies was flat and the whole story can be summed up in two words, "Tinnie glared." -- Eric Herrmann <shpshftr(a)xmission.com> _______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans

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Re: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies
by Michele Riccio 18 Jul '08

18 Jul '08

It's worth the trip (to coin a phrase...). I quite enjoyed the read. mr ----- Original Message ---- > From: Ed Del Pilar Soto <paquico(a)nc.rr.com> > To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author <glencook-fans(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 1:29:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies > > It is on sale at our local Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million stores, or > you can go to Amazon.com. > Dipi > > -----Original Message----- > From: glencook-fans-bounces+paquico=nc.rr.com(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:glencook-fans-bounces+paquico=nc.rr.com@mailman.xmission.com] On > Behalf Of Troy & Sue Lefman > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:38 PM > To: Glen(a)cache1.ctcis.net; Cook@cache1.ctcis.net:Science Fiction/Fantasy > Author > Subject: [Glencook-fans] Cruel Zinc Melodies > > > I'm a bad Glen Cook fan. I'm still waiting to find a copy. New. In a store. > > > _______________________________________________ > glencook-fans mailing list > glencook-fans(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans > > > _______________________________________________ > glencook-fans mailing list > glencook-fans(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans

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