Greetings, Since its been ages since I've seen anything come through, I thought I'd kick the can a little. Anyone here involved with the Glen Cook WIKI? http://en.glencook.org/index.php/Main_Page Noticed that the author interviewed Glen at Archon in St Louis last week, but hasn't posted it yet. Anyone have any news/tidbits to share? John
I spoke briefly with Glen at Archon on Sunday. Tidbits: 1) Second volume in "Tyranny of the Night" is due out in February or so. 2) More Garrett books are in the offing. 3) There's a small press that has begun systematically reissuing Glen's huge out-of-print list. In particular, I asked him about "Heirs of Babylon" (one of my favorites--very dark post-apocalyptic Earth novel, never seen it talked about), and he said that's one that will be reissued. 4) Still no takers for "Butcher's Apprentice"; seems no one's interested in a crime novel "that's as long as 'Lord of the Rings'". I asked if he'd consider small press for that, and he said he might. Steve/Stacey
That's some excellent news! :-) Is the small press Night Shade Books? I just bought _Cruel Wind_ an omnibus of the first three Dread Empire books there. http://www.nightshadebooks.com/book.aspx?bookid=141 They also have Sung in Blood. I hope he does use the small press for "Butcher's Apprentice" since I'd love to see that one in print. Steve * On Tue 10/10/06 at 13:32, Stacey Harris (harrissg@slu.edu) wrote:
I spoke briefly with Glen at Archon on Sunday.
Tidbits:
1) Second volume in "Tyranny of the Night" is due out in February or so.
2) More Garrett books are in the offing.
3) There's a small press that has begun systematically reissuing Glen's huge out-of-print list. In particular, I asked him about "Heirs of Babylon" (one of my favorites--very dark post-apocalyptic Earth novel, never seen it talked about), and he said that's one that will be reissued.
4) Still no takers for "Butcher's Apprentice"; seems no one's interested in a crime novel "that's as long as 'Lord of the Rings'". I asked if he'd consider small press for that, and he said he might.
Steve/Stacey
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On Oct 10, 2006, at 2:45 PM, Steve Chew wrote:
That's some excellent news! :-) Is the small press Night Shade Books? I just bought _Cruel Wind_ an omnibus of the first three Dread Empire books there. http://www.nightshadebooks.com/book.aspx?bookid=141 They also have Sung in Blood.
Yes, Steve, Night Shade is the small press I was referring to; Glen specifically mentioned "Sung in Blood", as that's not otherwise been available, save for hundreds of dollars. I ordered "Cruel Wind" pre-publication from Amazon, thinking it was the next installment of "Instrumentalities of the Night". I was quite disappointed to find it a collection of books I already own. Speaking of Instrumentalties: I asked Glen if there was going to be a map included in the next volume. He said no, it's too much effort, and he adheres to the advice he got from Fritz Leiber: Once you make a map, you've fixed all the ambiguities and tied down your options for the future. But he said it's really just Europe, if you assume the Straits of Gibraltar have been closed, so that the Mediterannean can't get resupplied from the Atlantic: This drops the water level in the Med by some 200 or 300 feet, as it evaporates quicker than rivers supply it. I reread "Tyrany of the Night" in the summer, in anticipation of the second volume's arrival. I still like the plot and characters a lot and hate the tell-don't-show style in which he wrote it. I don't know why he chose that mode, it seem very lazy. Steve/Stacey
was checking the wiki page and was wondering if there are any plans onhis short stories being collected in an edition or two depending on the length? thanks: joe fausz.
I don't know of any such plans but I think it's a great idea. Has anyone asked Glen this? It seems like he's taking advantage of the small presses now so it could be a possibility. Steve
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