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A response to the early release from Mr. Cook
by J. Buck Caldwell 06 May '08

06 May '08

Just got a reply from Glen, here it is: "Thank you. I'm irked. I haven't gotten copies yet and my contract with Ingram doesn't allow me to sell the ones I haven't gotten until May 4." Somebody's definitely breaking the rules. Tsk tsk. Now just keep your spoilers to yourselves until after Amazon gives me my copy :D -J. Buck Caldwell http://glencook.org

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Zinc Melodies
by Troy & Sue Lefman 29 Apr '08

29 Apr '08

I've already forgotten the full title. Is this book out yet? I've seen one posted on eBay. Thanks, Troy

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Re: [Glencook-fans] Zinc Melodies
by Crvett69＠aol.com 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

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Re: [Glencook-fans] Zinc Melodies
by Crvett69＠aol.com 28 Apr '08

28 Apr '08

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Rereleases in book stores
by Steve Chew 24 Mar '08

24 Mar '08

I've now seen both "Passage At Arms" and "Dragon Never Sleeps" in trade paperback in the bookstores (and online). I may pick up copies to supplement my tattered originals. I also saw that the prequels to the Dread Empire series are out in an omnibus. Anyone have other news lately? Steve -- Steve Chew - schew(a)interzone.com - http://www.interzone.com "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin, c. 1759

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Re: [Glencook-fans] Rather quiet
by Grim213＠aol.com 15 Aug '07

15 Aug '07

I loved Instrumentalities2, loved every page, exponentially stronger than the first volume, though I enjoyed that one too. I'm looking forward to seeing where the series(trilogy? more?)goes. Eventually there has to come the big show down with Dreanger, I wonder how that will play out. "the porn thing"? What's that all about!? Did Glen do some "blue" writing? I'm also looking forward to the next Garrett book, hope our PI's back to snarky and indefatigable in this one, he seemed a bit gloomy last time around... ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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Book recommendations
by Dave Baker 08 Apr '07

08 Apr '07

Hey all, Looking for reading material. any recommendations along the lines of Passage at Arms or The Dragon Never Sleeps? TIA! -Dave

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Re: [Glencook-fans] Offtopic: mystery author
by Grim213＠aol.com 25 Mar '07

25 Mar '07

That sounds like a scene in "Forever War", by Joe Haldeman. ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

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Offtopic: mystery author
by Stacey Harris 24 Mar '07

24 Mar '07

A question not directly related to Glen Cook: My brother is asking for help in identifying a book he read years ago: It's hard SF of the space-battle variety, akin in spirit to "Passage at Arms" (which is why I thought of this list as a possible source for someone who might recognize the book). They key point my brother recalls is that of a warship in interstellar flight seeing a mysterious "shadow" on its sensor screen. The ship's officers can't tell if it's an equipment glitch or an actual enemy; it appears to move with them as if it's tracking them, but maybe it's an artifact of equipment failure. As the plot develops, it turns out it's an actual enemy ship. And that's all I can tell you about the book. Anyone recognize this trope? Steve/Stacey

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Gaming categorization flaws [Glencook-fans]
by Michael Hodum 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Judging from the majority of examples in the novels, I have found the categorization below to be heavily flawed. " Amateur (Raven) Low Level Professional (better than Raven, less powerful than company wizards) Professional (One Eye, Goblin, Silent, and Tom-Tom) Good Professional (Smoke) Great (The Circle of 18, New Taken) Great with Experience (The Ten Who Were Taken) Extremely Great (Dominator, Lady) " Harden, merely "Great" and placed on the level of non-entities like Scorn and Blister, was able to freeze three Taken during their frontal, offensive charge: the Hanged Man, an effective battle mage as seen earlier in the initial carpet attack; Stormbringer, vastly powerful as we all know; and Soulcatcher herself. Only one thing stopped Harden from scattering the brains of these 3 Taken: the action of unseen Shifter. Raven is not the amateur we think he is. He kills Raker, the first or second most dangerous and respected member of the original eighteen in the Circle. It would be foolish to think that he did not use considerable magic in this effort, perhaps a powerful concealment spell, as someone in the Circle isn't likely to be dispatched by some talentless thug who sneaks up behind him with a dagger. One-Eye built a spear that utterly destroyed an ancient "Extremely Great" sorcerer Kina, when forces of considerably greater power were only able to trap her. Sure, it took him extra time to craft it, but consider the leftover time the entrapping powers had after imprisoning Kina in the plain castle. A group of lesser light mages summoned a tree that still keeps an ancient Dominator underground. And of course, nearly any fool who stumbles upon a true name can use it to wholly disarm a demigod. None of these are exceptions: interactions like these are the norm in the Black Company microcosm. Understanding this, it appears rather useless to try to force any kind of gaming paradigm onto the type of fiction that Glen Cook has written here. None of these categories hold fast in any significant way. -Mike PS- did anyone receive my previous post? ------------------------------- Michael R. Hodum Gardens Area R.A. - Claver Hall '06-'07 Honor Council Ext. 3510 "... for among the simple pleasures of life must be counted the happiness of bringing good news to a grateful recipient." - Arnold H. M. Lunn (A Saint in the Slave Trade: Peter Claver) -------------------------------

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