(urth) New Lafferty collection from Centipede Press

[Daniel Otto Jack Petersen]

Ouch.  Doesn't bode well for the Lafferty Library!


On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 11:38 PM, Fred Kiesche <godelescherbach at gmail.com>wrote:

> He ran a publishing house. There are quite a few of us that bought books
> that were never sent. In my case, an advanced order, paid in full, for an
> anthology series of the short work of Clifford D. Simak.
>
> So I'm out several hundred dollars. As are many other CDS fans.
> On Dec 2, 2013 6:29 PM, "Daniel Otto Jack Petersen" <
> danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Antonin, I agree about the cover.
>>
>> Fred, what's the beef with Pelan?  Never heard of him before now...
>>
>> -DOJP
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Fred Kiesche <godelescherbach at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Afterword by John Pelan? He dares show his face in public, anywhere?
>>>
>>> //grrrrrrrrrr//
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Daniel Otto Jack Petersen <
>>> danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I know this list occasionally gets used for Lafferty news as well
>>>> (rightly so, since Wolfe considers Lafferty and actual and true genius), so
>>>> I just wanted to make sure folks new Centipede Press is putting out the
>>>> first fine volume of Lafferty's complete stories (they're calling it the
>>>> Lafferty Library).  They say each volume will feature 'a guest introduction
>>>> by a notable author in the field of fantastic fiction' (the first is by
>>>> noted Wolfe fan Michael Swanwick).  I hope they'll get Wolfe to do one!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.centipedepress.com/sf/manmademodels.html
>>>>
>>>> I discuss the pros and cons of the particular table of contents they've
>>>> revealed on my Lafferty blog:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://antsofgodarequeerfish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/complete-lafferty-library-volume-1.html
>>>>
>>>> Also, in case you've never seen where Wolfe calls Lafferty 'our most
>>>> original writer' (he calls him a genius in a different essay), a few years
>>>> ago I copied out Wolfe's essay from Castle of Days here:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://antsofgodarequeerfish.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/its-great-to-be-young-and-in-danger.html
>>>>
>>>> Take care.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Daniel Otto Jack Petersen
>>>>
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