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Comment on “Avalon Burning” @ SF in SF by Sheila

Sheila — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:02:40 +0000

I looked back at the details and as it turns out, it was the same person. I only had the book I sent because my parents had a box of Books They’d Read Once And Didn’t Need To Keep Around that they gave me. The fact that it didn’t make the Ooh, Wait, Let Me Read This First cut tells you it’s no wonder I was giving it away. So you see what can happen.

Comment on “Avalon Burning” @ SF in SF by steve boyett

steve boyett — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:52:10 +0000

I’m glad you got Elegy Beach! He coulda swapped it cuz he didn’t like it, you know. My universe allows for that possibility, however dim.

FWIW, you don’t have to have read Elegy Beach for Avalon Burning, and especially for the scene I performed at SF in SF.

Comment on “Avalon Burning” @ SF in SF by Sheila

Sheila — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:03:11 +0000

I think I’ll wait until I’ve finished Elegy Beach before watching. I’m halfway through it, thanks to a guy on Swap.com who had an ARC to trade. I’m guessing it was one of those multi-swap things, because I can’t imagine someone who had one of those handy would be remotely interested in what I traded it for.

Comment on Books to Die For (part 2) by Sheila

Sheila — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:43:05 +0000

a feckless, illiterate humanity reduced to tranquilized uselessness as they are protected by robot caretakers who were programmed a little too well. Funnily enough, this description could easily be used for Don't Bite the Sun by Tanith Lee, which is pretty much my favorite novel in the history of the written word. (Though 'illiterate' doesn't quite match--in the sequel, Drinking Sapphire Wine, the narrator describes reading ancient texts in a rarely used library, and this knowledge leads to a chain of events that results in the narrator's exile from civilization.)

Comment on After Thoughts by steve boyett

steve boyett — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:17:11 +0000

I talk about a lot of this (including zombies) in the subsequent entries, so I won’t steal my own thunder here. I feel pretty confident that Ariel would have been published at a later date, considering the Ariel ripoffs that have been published since then. The reprint is doing pretty well.

RE current trends, post-apocalyptic scenarios are everywhere in YA fiction.

Comment on After Thoughts by Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:02:52 +0000

I remember a LOT MORE postapocalyptic settings in books, films and even role-playing games back in the 1980s, when the Cold War made it seem like we were one button push away from nuclear oblivion. One wonders if Ariel would have sold at all if it hadn’t been 1983, if that makes any sense.

I’m not much on current trends, but I do recall that when I’d go to Blockbuster with my boyfriend for Bad Movie Night (we would rent a crappy movie–deliberately picking something that looked as godawful as possible–and buy a chocolate cake and make a night of it) that postapocalyptic movies were very common, especially in the direct-to-video end of the spectrum. It made sense–desolate landscapes, abandoned buildings and raggedy clothing are easy enough to obtain for a cheap film shoot. (Might explain also why zombie movies are so popular, though the makeup can get expensive depending on how elaborate you get.)

Comment on Cover Stories by steve boyett

steve boyett — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:28:43 +0000

Andres– I’m glad you like the cover! I’m delighted to have a JK Potter cover; he’s a legend in horror & cover illustration. Though we didn’t talk about why we didn’t go with the silhouetted figure in the doorway, my instinct is that what pulls you in with this cover is the juxtaposition of yellow Checker Cab and gate of hell. It’s almost like a Magritte painting; your first reaction is, I’ll bet there’s a story there. I could almost have written the novel based on the cover.

Thanks so much for getting Mortality Bridge! An old college friend of mine ended up with copy #666. FWIW, I was jealous too. Think of yours as the number of the Beast’s older brother.

Comment on Cover Stories by Andres

Andres — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:55:06 +0000

Thanks for sharing. I thought the art for the hardcover edition was awesome. That white light coming from the barely open gates is all I saw in my head towards the end of the book and you guys really nailed it on the cover. I would have liked the standing figure you had on your version be brought over though.

I just finished my copy of MB last night (Book #667. So close!) I really loved it, what a fucking ride! Thanks again for another great story. Looking forward to the next one. Salud!

Comment on Audiobook as acapella by steve boyett

steve boyett — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:37:47 +0000

Rumors of my popularity are greatly exaggerated.

Comment on Audiobook as acapella by Sheila

Sheila — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:11:00 +0000

This would have something to do with the fact that ‘getting my hands on it’ and ‘having enough money to buy it’ have yet to successfully coincide. I think I even tried to get a copy when Borders was going down, but couldn’t find one at any of the places I tried. The only book of yours I can find in the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library system is Treks Not Taken and, well, I’ve READ that one. (It’s how we met, isn’t it?)

I’ve just added it to my swap.com want list (hey, it’s how I got my friend Toby’s CD, so you see what can happen) and I’ll let you know if I manage to snare a copy that way.