(urth) If I already like ...

[David Stockhoff]

Wright did a brilliant Hodgson pastiche ... I forget the name of the 
collection.

On 4/17/2012 7:27 PM, Daniel Petersen wrote:
> Let's see, what's left?  I'm only just starting to check out Michael 
> Bishop, but he looks like he could be of interest to those into the 
> cluster of authors we're talking about.  Walker Percy - a sort of 
> existential Catholic novelist - try his /Love in the Ruins/ - fairly 
> science fictional, though a contemporary setting - great novel. 
>  Actually, did anyone mention Flannery O'Connor?  She's a must.  I'm 
> honour bound to add Cormac McCarthy - I don't believe he's been 
> mentioned.  He, I think, has lots of regional sort of overlap with 
> Lafferty (and somewhat with Wolfe in that regard with his Texas 
> background).  Start with his /The Road/ for a gripping tale that's 
> slightly science fictional.  Then try/No Country for Old Men/ for a 
> brisk-paced but philosophical thriller, then /Blood Meridian /for 
> something shocking and apocalyptic now that you've been shown the 
> ropes.  He's one of the few that stand up well in terms of prose-craft 
> next to the likes of Lafferty and Wolfe for me.  (And don't worry 
> about trying to 'understand' it all - just let it flow over you and 
> get what you get on the first read, not unlike Wolfe.)  I don't think 
> anyone's mentioned John C. Wright, whom I haven't read yet, but is 
> supposed to be a recent Catholic convert with a very erudite and 
> original approach to s.f.  William Hope Hodgson is great background to 
> some of Wolfe's horror elements - I'm loving getting familiar with 
> him.  (Lovecraft goes here too, of course.)  Also, Lord Dunsany who is 
> a huge precursor to some of what Wolfe's doing, especially his pseudo 
> Sword and Sorcery sort of elements.  I don't think we've mentioned 
> Neil Gaiman, a devoted fan of Wolfe, whose influence you can see on 
> his work - I recommend /American Gods/ and even more so /Anansi Boys/. 
>  Dan Simmons I think can be quite good - but more on the level of Tim 
> Powers than Wolfe.
>
> -DOJP
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Antonin Scriabin 
> <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com <mailto:kierkegaurdian at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Wolfe, Lafferty, Powers, MacDonald, and Tolkien, what else will I
>     like?  This email list has good taste, and I was wondering what
>     other hidden authors you guys might enjoy, given preference for
>     those mentioned.  I initially discovered Lafferty through this
>     list some time ago, for example.  I know there has to be more!
>
>
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