tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post1393478034269180945..comments2024-03-28T06:47:03.013-07:00Comments on More Red Ink: George Alec EffingerMarty Halpernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-39304501463493011712015-06-24T15:27:45.389-07:002015-06-24T15:27:45.389-07:00Hi, Laura,
Thank you for sharing this with me and...Hi, Laura,<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this with me and the other readers of this blog. It is amazing how such a brief encounter can affect one's life in this way.<br /><br />As to the book you mention: I can't believe that any of Effinger's short story collections at the time were well known enough to make it onto an airport shop's bookshelf. However, he did write some excellent stories at the time that were included in anthologies such as<i> Universe</i>, <i>Orbit</i>, and <i>The Best Science Fiction of the Year</i>. Do any of these titles ring a bell? Or the names Terry Carr or Damon Knight? I assume the book was a small (i.e. mass market) paperback.<br /><br />Anyhow, it's remembrances such as yours that help keep the spirit of GAE with us always.<br /><br />Thanks again. Cheers.<br />- martyhMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-23409601335028649272015-06-24T14:06:54.779-07:002015-06-24T14:06:54.779-07:00Thank you for this blog post. Oddly, I am sitting...Thank you for this blog post. Oddly, I am sitting in the Atlanta airport where I believe I met George. It was during the time when planes were hijacked, and there was I a big storm that delayed everyone for an extended time. I was a young teen and he was "older." Maybe late 20's or early 30's. We talked for a long time. His wife was with him, but she slept mostly. They were very nice. Even went out of their way to walk me to my gate as my flight was called up first. On the way, we stopped at a magazine shop, and he bought me a book of short stories. I can't remember if it was a book of his short stories or if the book contained one of his short stories. Perhaps you can tell me if he had a collection published at that time, as I don't know what happened to it. This would have been in the early 70's. Oddly, I am terrible about names (and pretty bad about faces) but Effinger just stuck with me. He signed the book and my memory keys are visual.<br /><br />What made me look up your article? I was traveling with my sister (who is an author now) to the Assoc. of Jewish Libraries conference. I help her with the marketing part of being an author and was commenting to her that I would have been a hell of a lot more impressed that George's book had been in the airport, now that I know how hard this business is. This may sound like a very small thing to you (and I'm a bit embarrassed not to have a better story), but he made a great impression on a very shy teenager and, at almost 60, I still think of that night on occasion. So I was going to look him up and was so sad to find that he had financial and personal trouble in his life and had passed at an early age. He was a lovely person. I guess I just wanted someone to share a tear with.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />LauraLaura Parenteauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376558256574321255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-56992535816406341712012-07-13T13:29:11.636-07:002012-07-13T13:29:11.636-07:00Anonymous -
Thank you for your comment. Unfortuna...Anonymous -<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately I have no knowledge of other writers who may be "officially" (i.e. with the Estate's okay) writing in the Budayeen world.<br /><br />Good luck with your writing, and should you find a site apprropriate for your Budayeen story, please feel free to post a link here and let me know.<br /><br />Cheers, and all best,<br />- martyMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-24775012763516060562012-07-13T09:33:10.537-07:002012-07-13T09:33:10.537-07:00About five years ago I approached Barbara Hambly a...About five years ago I approached Barbara Hambly about the posibilty of allowing me to write my own novel using the Budayeen setting as, I'm my opinion, his trilogy is one of the finest sets of fiction ever written. My purpose was to introduce a new era of readers to theBudayeen.<br />Ms. Hambly informed me via an email that there were already two or three known authors doing just that. Do you know anything about these? I've gone ahead and wrote the book (short novelette) and for now am looking for a good fan fiction site to post it on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-91916944837529602009-09-07T10:57:20.199-07:002009-09-07T10:57:20.199-07:00Hi, Brian,
Thanks for your most kind comments, re...Hi, Brian,<br /><br />Thanks for your most kind comments, really. I shared my experiences here on the making of <em>Budayneen Nights</em> for the sole purpose of keeping George's name -- and his work -- visible to new readers. Knowing that I accomplished that is most rewarding. Assuming you read part three of this series on GAE, then you know that <em>his</em> favorite book is <em>The Wolves of Memory.</em> You can easily find it new or used, in hardcover or paperback, from many booksellers online, or you could always pick up the 2007 title <em>A Thousand Deaths,</em> which contains <em>Wolves</em> as well as a number of other unrelated Sandor Courane stories. Or, if sardonic wit is more your style, there's always Effinger's first novel, <em>What Entropy Means To Me,</em> which was also a Nebula Award finalist. Not too shabby for an author's first novel!<br /><br />Cheers, and thanks again.<br />Marty HalpernMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-14919483009076787752009-09-07T07:13:19.348-07:002009-09-07T07:13:19.348-07:00Hi, I've just read the entire Budayeen trilogy...Hi, I've just read the entire Budayeen trilogy and "Budayeen nights" - thanks to this blog post! <br /><br />I'm absolutely distraught that the final two books shall never be written - now I'll never know how Marîd and Papa get royally screwed by Reda Abu Adil... it's bugging me really more than it should!<br /><br />I was almost going to send a polite note to Barbara Hambly to see if she could fill in the gaps!<br /><br />Many thanks for introducing me to Mr Effinger's work - I still have all of the non Budayeen based stuff to locate and read.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Brian McAllisterhttp://www.frequency-decoder.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-81985599622124486672009-04-14T09:18:00.000-07:002009-04-14T09:18:00.000-07:00"Poster Printing" --
Thanks for your kind words. T..."Poster Printing" --<br />Thanks for your kind words. Though I helped bring a bit of George's work back into print, I just wish I could have done more... I'm hoping this blog series will again bring attention to GAE, and folks will go out and buy and read his work. And believe it or not, yours is the first Comment on my blog so your kudos are even more appreciated.<br />Cheers,<br />- martyMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-1434460529967546602009-04-13T22:33:00.000-07:002009-04-13T22:33:00.000-07:00I love your review here. great post! I learned a l...I love your review here. great post! I learned a lot too about George Effinger. Thanks for sharing this!Poster Printinghttp://www.onlineposterprinting.comnoreply@blogger.com