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Post by deuce on May 20, 2016 23:06:09 GMT -5
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Post by trescuinge on May 23, 2016 5:59:38 GMT -5
Yeah, Brackett is great wherever her stories are set.
Still, even though her Venus and Skaith are fun, I love her Mars. The wicked cities of the Low Canals, the nomad-haunted deserts, the crumbling ruins of once-mighty seaports, the abandoned cities of vanished, mysterious races, were all just wonderful settings for adventure.
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Post by themirrorthief on May 23, 2016 11:32:04 GMT -5
I have read some of her stories and found them to be excellent. On the other hand her John Stark tales go completely over my head and I think I am
as smart as the next two guys in line so I dont get it??
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Post by valeriaspirit on May 24, 2016 11:39:53 GMT -5
Hi, Deuce -
I'm trying to get my planting done (I'm not even close to half way done!), but I happened to see this thread.
I own a copy of L. Sprague de Camp's autobiography, *Time and Chance,* because I was a long-time fan of his inventive fantasy (not his Conan pastiches), before I knew he was persona non grata among most dedicated REH fans. (Although I suspect there must be one or two closet de Camp fans out there. :-)) De Camp's book *Solomon's Stone* was among the first adult books I read while I was still in elementary school back in the 1950's, along with the Gnome Press Conan books. Then I had the opportunity to attend the TriCon World Science Fiction Con in 1966 in Cleveland, because I was a member of the Bela Lugosi Fan Club, and the President, Bill Obbagy, was also a member of the TriCon organizing committee and held a Bela Bash for members of the Club at the Convention. To get to the point, L. Sprague de Camp was Guest of Honour at the TriCon, so naturally I got his autograph on my copy of The Castle of Iron, and I still own that, along with some other TriCon goodies. I still haven't read all of *Time and Chance,* but when my interest in REH and Conan revived late last year, I dug it out and read all of the references to REH.
The impression I got is that de Camp was somewhat apologetic for his amendations to the Conan saga. He noted that he chose Lin Carter as his collaborator, because they both differed from REH but in different ways, so it seems he felt that their differences might cancel each other out and result in an end product closer to what REH had written, but he regretfully noted that that did not turn out to be the case. And he also wrote that he had almost asked Leigh Brackett to collaborate with him, rather than Carter, and he was somewhat sorry that he hadn't, because he felt that Brackett was able to get closer to the barbarian sensibility.
Interesting, no?
Valeria Spirit
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Post by deuce on Nov 6, 2016 8:29:29 GMT -5
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Post by thedarkman on Nov 6, 2016 18:21:24 GMT -5
Just picked up a copy of The Sword of Rhiannon yesterday. Looking forward to reading some classic Sword & Planet. Would love to track down the old Ace double with Conan the Conqueror ..,
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Post by deuce on Nov 6, 2016 20:55:59 GMT -5
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Post by Von K on Nov 10, 2016 15:53:16 GMT -5
And he also wrote that he had almost asked Leigh Brackett to collaborate with him, rather than Carter, and he was somewhat sorry that he hadn't, because he felt that Brackett was able to get closer to the barbarian sensibility. Interesting, no? Valeria Spirit Aye, very interesting! Thanks for the anecdote Valeriaspirit. |
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Post by Von K on Nov 10, 2016 16:16:31 GMT -5
Very interesting review Deuce, thanks (esp, your comment re the ghost of REH at Leigh's shoulder). I liked Alex's review too. I read Black Amazon not too long ago. |
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Post by finarvyn on Nov 14, 2016 6:30:37 GMT -5
I picked up several of the "Planet Stories" book line but have never gotten around to reading them. Five of them were Leigh Brackett, I believe. Just sitting on my shelf. I need to read those!
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Post by deuce on Nov 23, 2016 13:19:48 GMT -5
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Post by trescuinge on Nov 23, 2016 18:06:25 GMT -5
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Post by finarvyn on Nov 24, 2016 10:39:58 GMT -5
I picked up several of the "Planet Stories" book line but have never gotten around to reading them. Five of them were Leigh Brackett, I believe. Just sitting on my shelf. I need to read those! Here I go. quoting myself...  I found the stack of books and have tried to put them in some sort of logical order for reading. Does this make sense? (?) The Sword of Rhiannon (1) The Secret of Sinharat (2) The Ginger Star (3) The Hounds of Skaith (4) The Reavers of Skaith Sword of Rhiannon doesn't seem to quite fit with the others in the series, but the other four all mention Eric John Stark on the back so I know they must be connected. Any insight on this would be appreciated. |
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Post by trescuinge on Nov 24, 2016 22:45:04 GMT -5
I originally read these stories in exactly that order. 'Sword of Rhiannon' is still one of my favorite books of all time.
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Post by finarvyn on Nov 25, 2016 23:17:48 GMT -5
About half way through The Sword of Rhiannon and it's a great read so far. I can't believe I've had a copy of this just sitting on my book shelf for years, totally unread...[/b]
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