(urth) New Lafferty collection from Centipede Press

[Fred Kiesche]

If he's restricted to contributing words, it shouldn't be a problem.
On Dec 2, 2013 6:39 PM, "Daniel Otto Jack Petersen" <
danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>> scribble, scribble, eh?" (The Duke of Gloucester, on being presented with
>>>> Volume 2 of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.) Blogging at Bernal
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