tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post777115727298840284..comments2024-03-28T06:47:03.013-07:00Comments on More Red Ink: Charles Stross: On Her Majesty's Occult ServiceMarty Halpernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-47756665482615697072010-09-22T07:40:30.123-07:002010-09-22T07:40:30.123-07:00nice post dudenice post dudeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-55808000569258838992009-12-15T21:36:38.852-08:002009-12-15T21:36:38.852-08:00Hi, Dan,
Thanks for your comment...
(and I'...Hi, Dan,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment... <br /><br />(and I'm thinking, Hmmm... I wonder if Dan posted here just to subtly remind me that I still have his manuscript in hand, which, I have to admit, I still haven't begun to read yet. Of course, that's because there's another ms. ahead of his to read, which he knows about as well... Naw, he's just posting here because he honestly wanted to express his interest in the Stross book.)<br /><br />Always good to hear from you, Dan; and keep in touch, too.<br />Cheers,<br />- martyMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-67146673562092171322009-12-15T18:13:40.508-08:002009-12-15T18:13:40.508-08:00Congrats on finishing, Marty! Looking forward to ...Congrats on finishing, Marty! Looking forward to reading this one.<br />-J. Daniel SawyerJ. Daniel Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634944509344138905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-18957108316380002702009-12-14T10:24:02.690-08:002009-12-14T10:24:02.690-08:00Hi, Brian,
I appreciate the "thank you"...Hi, Brian,<br /><br />I appreciate the "thank you"; I only wish my blog posts were indeed more regular.<br /><br />I'm always glad to hear that my enthusiasm for an author and that author's writing translates into book sales. <br /><br />Keep reading!<br />Cheers,<br />- martyMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-4979651795813082412009-12-14T07:07:20.258-08:002009-12-14T07:07:20.258-08:00I really have to stop visiting this site - It'...I really have to stop visiting this site - It's costing way too much money buying all of the books... <br /><br />Again, a big thank you for throwing new authors my way on a regular basis.Brian McAllisterhttp://www.frequency-decoder.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-89373257828469611212009-12-13T13:29:34.634-08:002009-12-13T13:29:34.634-08:00Remember my comment above that I was unfamiliar wi...Remember my comment above that I was unfamiliar with the work of Anthony Price? Well, you may not believe this, but on November 18 I emailed Charlie and asked him if the author whose style the novel was written in was Elleston Trevor (aka Adam Hall). I too thought the similarity in titles, i.e. <em>The Fuller Memorandum</em> and <em>The Quiller Memorandum</em> was the clue. Obviously not.<br /><br />So, what other author possibilities are there for future books? John le Carré? Stephen Coulter/James Mayo? Desmond Skirrow? James Mitchell? Michael Gilbert? Others?<br /><br />Charlie, are you out there? Care to weigh in?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />- martyMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-71523971927365448922009-12-13T03:14:51.442-08:002009-12-13T03:14:51.442-08:00Anthony Price? I assumed from the title that &quo...Anthony Price? I assumed from the title that "The Fuller Memorandum" would be in the style of Adam Hall. Must go read Price, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-64497264400592917922009-12-11T14:07:05.261-08:002009-12-11T14:07:05.261-08:00Hi, Jonathan,
Thanks for your kind words regardin...Hi, Jonathan,<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words regarding the chapbooks. I too would have liked to see the series continue (I had other authors who had expressed interest; Mike Resnick immediately comes to mind) but, alas, it was the publisher's decision to end the series with the fourth title: <em>Mere</em> by Robert Reed.<br /><br />And a great story, too, about meeting up with Charlie Stross. A Canadian whiskey for a few autographs sounds like a fair trade to me!<br /><br />Thanks again for your support of the chapbook series.<br />Cheers,<br />- martyMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-65836101141741946832009-12-11T13:57:34.979-08:002009-12-11T13:57:34.979-08:00Hi, Chris,
It was good seeing you and Allison aga...Hi, Chris,<br /><br />It was good seeing you and Allison again (finally!) at the World Fantasy Con here in San Jose. Thanks for your comment regarding Stross's Laundry books. As I mentioned, Charlie hinted to me about an event "penciled in" for book #5 -- so that's at least two more titles in the series.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />- martyMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-31011732832878424382009-12-11T13:51:21.787-08:002009-12-11T13:51:21.787-08:00Hey, Keith, it's been a while... Good to hear ...Hey, Keith, it's been a while... Good to hear from you. <em>infinity plus</em> was especially supportive of Golden Gryphon Press, its books and authors; your efforts, and those of Nick and Paul as well, were always much appreciated. The least I can do is give you guys some kudos whenever the opportunity arises.<br /><br />Cheers, and all best wishes,<br />- martyMarty Halpernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180395701141986711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-35048499271792947832009-12-11T06:55:57.464-08:002009-12-11T06:55:57.464-08:00Hi Marty,
Many thanks for this fascinating behind...Hi Marty,<br /><br />Many thanks for this fascinating behind-the-scenes reminiscence. I absolutely adored Golden Gryphon's chapbooks. They even prompted me to write my first fan letter to a publisher, and, if I remember right, I called the series 'affordable excellence'. I have all four and I was very sad to see that line canceled. <br /><br />Speaking of treasured items in my collection, I was fortunate to get on the Laundry bandwagon early enough to get a first edition of 'The Atrocity Archives', which Charlie was kind enough to sign for me during a rollicking evening at the C'est What? brewpub in Toronto (I gave him an example of a Canadian Whiskey to peruse and he autographed my Stross collection - as they say, A Mutually Beneficial Trade. As a bonus, I got to meet the lovely Feorag NicBhride, with Cthulhu in tow!). Bob Howard is easily one of my favourite characters in contemporary fiction so to say that I'm anxiously waiting for 'The Fuller Memorandum' is a slight understatement!<br /><br />Here's hoping Charlie's secretly hard at work on the next installment and all the best,<br /><br />Jonathan K. StephensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-36804756741763094922009-12-11T06:46:58.622-08:002009-12-11T06:46:58.622-08:00My thanks for the part(s) you've played in get...My thanks for the part(s) you've played in getting the Laundry novels into print, Marty! Those are my absolute favorite of Stross's books, and some of my favorite novels of recent years.Chris Robersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033873794552060524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615571722773062719.post-79346826820784278182009-12-11T01:53:23.057-08:002009-12-11T01:53:23.057-08:00Thanks, Marty. We had a ten year run with infinity...Thanks, Marty. We had a ten year run with infinity plus, but in the end I just had to get my life back! The site will remain online for the foreseeable future.Keith Brookehttp://www.keithbrooke.co.uknoreply@blogger.com