Re: SOME MORE BOOKS TO READ.
From: Donald Hosford <Hosford.Donald@a...>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 02:43:36 -0400
Subject: Re: SOME MORE BOOKS TO READ.
I let my friend borrow it...
I picked it up in the "new arrivals" section of my local bookstore,
about a week ago.
Sorry. I will get the info as soon as I can.
Donald Hosford
Mark Reindl wrote:
> Who's the editor, publisher, etc.?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
> Donald Hosford wrote:
>
> > A recently published book: "Oceans of Space", has another short
story following
> > Mr Brim. Short, but good.
> >
> > Donald Hosford
> >
> > Mark Reindl wrote:
> >
> > > If that is the truth, I certainly hope he "returns to the roots of
series" so
> > > to speak. The last book just plain sucked.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > Donald Hosford wrote:
> > >
> > > > My friend heard a story (rumor?) that Mr Baldwin stopped writing
the series
> > > > after an argument with his publisher.
> > > > It seems that as Wilf Brim (the series's hero) rose in rank, the
nearer to
> > > > "flying a desk" he came. Well the publisher
> > > > didn't want Wilf to "fly a desk". Mr Baldwin thought that idea
was nuts.
> > > > (I don't have any details of the
> > > > contract/agreement) So they sat there. He waited for the
contract to
> > > > end, and moved the series over to a new
> > > > publisher. He is supposedly writing a new episode to the
series, and the
> > > > new publisher should be getting the books
> > > > out soon.
> > > >
> > > > Any confermation of this would be greatly appreaciated. 8D
> > > >
> > > > Donald Hosford
> > > >
> > > > Mark Reindl wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The Helmsman, Galactic Convoy, The Trophy, The Mercenaries,
The
> > > > > Defenders, and the last one, whose title escapes me because it
*really*
> > > > > sucked.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark
> > > > >
> > > > > DAWGFACE47@webtv.net wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I NEVER KNEW THERE WERE MORE THAN THREE OF THEM.
> > > > > >