--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00004 Date: 11/12/97 From: SUZZE TIERNAN Time: 01:19pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 1 times) Subj: Sayers -=> Quoting Fred Runk to Suzze Tiernan <=- ST> Thrones and Dominations is a new Dorothy L. Sayers! Has Wimsey and ST> Harriet Vane. Seems hey found a manuscript. FR> Really? A lost "Wimsey" work? I will be looking forward to that. I think I made a mistake in the name, I believe it is "Thrones, Dominations". I believe it has a January release date. ... suzze@concentric.net --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.21 * Origin: The Chessplayer's Forum (1:2410/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00005 Date: 11/12/97 From: SUZZE TIERNAN Time: 01:21pm \/To: STEVEN HORN (Read 1 times) Subj: Anne Perry -=> Quoting Steven Horn to Suzze Tiernan <=- ST> Close, Advanced Reading Copy, used to do reviews and for booksellers ST> to ST> read so they can recommend it to customers. SH> Why "advanced..." Surely the text won't change before general SH> release. Actually they always say on them that the actual copy of the final printing must be checked before any quotes are used in a review. So things must change! ... suzze@concentric.net --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.21 * Origin: The Chessplayer's Forum (1:2410/278) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00006 Date: 11/13/97 From: STEVEN HORN Time: 09:35pm \/To: IRV KOCH (Read 1 times) Subj: Anne Perry 11 Nov 97 17:13, Irv Koch (1:362/629) wrote to Steven Horn: IK> Advanced Reading Copy (or Reviewers ... depending if it's sent to a IK> book seller or a reviewer). They tend to be "galley proofs" bound IK> with a special cover. Thanks for the explanation, Irv. I haven't reviewed books regularly for over 20 years and can't remember if the non-fiction books I was dealing with at the time were Reviewers' Copies or not. Take care, Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.yk.ca) Moderator, CAN_SYSLAW --- Msged/386 4.20 beta 2 * Origin: Yukon Mail, Whitehorse, Canada (1:3409/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00007 Date: 11/14/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 02:32pm \/To: SUSAN BULLA (Read 1 times) Subj: Laurie king -=>While in the White Hart, Susan Bulla explained to Fred Runk that<=- FR> SB> series. I look forward to reading "The Moor" FR> SB> when it comes out - not FR> SB> sure when the new Martinelli is due out. FR> Is THE MOOR a "Russell" book? SB> Apparently so, Fred. I think it is Suzze that has the Advanced SB> Reader's Copy in her hands. Ah well, I've a "few" books scattered about, so I won't suffer too much waiting. I've just started Steven Saylor's ROMAN BLOOD, another Roman PI series, set around 80 B.C. It's the first one I've read in this series. I enjoyed the "Falco" series by Davies(?), so I thought I would give this one try. FINISHED: Bram Stoker. THE JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS FINISHED: Robert Silverberg. FACE OF THE WATERS CR: Steven Saylor. ROMAN BLOOD, 9/397 CR: Marcel Proust. Book 2, WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE, 95/546 Email: fredr@gci-net.com ... Don't laugh at age...Pray to reach it too. Old Chinese Proverb ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: DPSystem:4285 OS2-WARPED 520-290-8418 USR V.e+ (1:300/105) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00008 Date: 11/14/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 03:10pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 1 times) Subj: Laurie King -=>While in the White Hart, Suzze Tiernan explained to Fred Runk that<=- ST> I LOVE the Mary Russell books, have an ARC of "The Moor" sitting right ST> here. FR> Have you read any of the "Kate Martinelli" books? ST> I am ashamed to say that I haven't, and I bought the first in the ST> series BEFORE I ever bought Beekeeper's Apprentice. Just haven't sat ST> down to read it! Same thing happened to me. I had picked up a copy of A GRAVE TALENT, but before I got around to reading it, BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE came out, and I decided to read that first. Now, I have managed to read AGT and was pleased by it. I wonder if there is a second in the "Martinelli" series. She might have put that series aside since the "Mary Russell" books did so well. FINISHED: Bram Stoker. THE JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS FINISHED: Robert Silverberg. FACE OF THE WATERS CR: Steven Saylor. ROMAN BLOOD, 9/397 CR: Marcel Proust. Book 2, WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE, 95/546 Email: fredr@gci-net.com ... Never do to-day what you can put off till to-morrow. -PUNCH- ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: DPSystem:4285 OS2-WARPED 520-290-8418 USR V.e+ (1:300/105) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00009 Date: 11/14/97 From: FRED RUNK Time: 03:14pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 1 times) Subj: Sayers -=>While in the White Hart, Suzze Tiernan explained to Fred Runk that<=- -=> Quoting Fred Runk to Suzze Tiernan <=- ST> Thrones and Dominations is a new Dorothy L. Sayers! Has Wimsey and ST> Harriet Vane. Seems hey found a manuscript. FR> Really? A lost "Wimsey" work? I will be looking forward to that. ST> I think I made a mistake in the name, I believe it is "Thrones, ST> Dominations". I believe it has a January release date. Thanks. I will watch out for it then. FINISHED: Bram Stoker. THE JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS FINISHED: Robert Silverberg. FACE OF THE WATERS CR: Steven Saylor. ROMAN BLOOD, 9/397 CR: Marcel Proust. Book 2, WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE, 95/546 Email: fredr@gci-net.com ... Reality is for people who can't face Science Fiction! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: DPSystem:4285 OS2-WARPED 520-290-8418 USR V.e+ (1:300/105) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00010 Date: 11/14/97 From: IRV KOCH Time: 11:31pm \/To: STEVEN HORN (Read 1 times) Subj: Review copies IK> with a special cover. SH> Thanks for the explanation, Irv. I haven't reviewed SH> books regularly for over 20 years and can't remember if SH> the non-fiction books I was dealing with at the time SH> were Reviewers' Copies or not. Ah so. You might also be interested to know that the "system" has changed a good bit since then. Reviewers used to get "real books" more often. --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Ice Fire 423-267-3789 (1:362/629) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00011 Date: 11/14/97 From: STEVEN HORN Time: 11:58pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 1 times) Subj: Anne Perry 12 Nov 97 13:21, Suzze Tiernan (1:2410/278) wrote to Steven Horn: ST> Actually they always say on them that the actual copy of the final ST> printing must be checked before any quotes are used in a review. So ST> things must change! Which makes one wonder how much of an advantage a reviewer has when he or she gets one of these. Perhaps a few days lead time but the content of the review still has to be verified against the final text of the released work. Take care, Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.yk.ca) Moderator, CAN_SYSLAW --- Msged/386 4.20 beta 2 * Origin: Yukon Mail, Whitehorse, Canada (1:3409/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00012 Date: 11/15/97 From: SUSAN BULLA Time: 08:39am \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 1 times) Subj: Laurie king FR> Ah well, I've a "few" books scattered about, so I won't suffer too much FR> waiting. I've just started Steven Saylor's ROMAN BLOOD, another Roman I FR> series, set around 80 B.C. It's the first one I've read in this series. I FR> enjoyed the "Falco" series by Davies(?), so I thought I would give this one FR> try. I've read most of the Falco series but none of Saylor's. I enjoy the Falco series for the humor more than for the mystery (same with Donald Westlake). * JABBER v1.2 * A seamstress tucks up frills. A trumpet player... --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: The Oasis BBS: (817) 613-9002 (1:130/716) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: EFJ00013 Date: 11/15/97 From: SUSAN BULLA Time: 08:39am \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 1 times) Subj: Laurie king FR> decided to read that first. Now, I have managed to read AGT and was pleased FR> by it. Me, too, I really liked "A Grave Talent." FR> I wonder if there is a second in the "Martinelli" series. She might have put FR> that series aside since the "Mary Russell" books did so well. Yes, the second is "To Play the Fool" or something similar - not as good as AGT, IMO. * JABBER v1.2 * I'm not a complete idiot - several pieces are missing. --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: The Oasis BBS: (817) 613-9002 (1:130/716)