cjh%CCA-UNIX@csin.UUCP (01/26/84)
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dav%UCB-VAX@csuf.UUCP (01/14/85)
From: ucivax!csuf!dav@UCB-VAX
Re V10#14, and the request for info on "The Witches of Karres":
James Schmitz wrote Witches. He is perhaps better known as
the author of the "Telzey Amberdon" stories. Unfortunately, he
died a number of years ago, leaving no sequel to Witches (which
badly needs one).
If you are interested in his other work, I would recommend
the two "Telzey" books I know of in print (many other Telzey stories
were in Analog magazine 15 or 20 years ago). They are:
The Universe Against Her
The Telzey Toy
I believe he has some other books published, but I'm not sure.
David L. Markowitz
Rockwell International
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From: boyajian%akov68.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (Jerry Boyajian) > From: usceast!ted@topaz (Ted Nolan) > For people wanting more Schmitz, I can suggest a few things I > haven't seen mentioned on the net yet : _A_Tale_of_Two_Clocks (a > novel of the Old Galactics and Trigger Argee Unfortunately, there is > an alternate title for this one which I can't remember ), ... The alternate title, for a recent (last couple of years) Ace paperback edition, is LEGACY. For the record, here is a Schmitz bibliography: AGENT OF VEGA 1960 [collection] A TALE OF TWO CLOCKS 1962 reprinted as LEGACY THE UNIVERSE AGAINST HER 1964 A NICE DAY FOR SCREAMING AND OTHER TALES OF THE HUB 1965 [collection] THE WITCHES OF KARRES 1966 THE DEMON BREED 1968 A PRIDE OF MONSTERS 1970 [collection] THE LION GAME 1973 THE TELZEY TOY 1973 [collection] THE ETERNAL FRONTIERS 1973 A NICE DAY FOR SCREAMING is the only one that hasn't yet appeared in paperback. Hardcover copies are rare, and go for ridiculously high prices (generally around $200-250). --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...} !decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA <"Bibliography is my business">
mhs@lanl.ARPA (10/21/85)
> > A minor quibble on Schmitz. > The protagonist in A Tale of Two Clocks is Trigger Argee, > not Telzey Amberdon. The book Agent of Vega has 3 strong female > protagonists, and is my second favorite Schmitz book. (My fav > of course being The Witches of Karres) Most of Schmitz's writting > has strong female characters. > > chris > Chris Kostanick > decvax!vortex!ism780!ico!chris > ucbvax!ucla-cs!ism780!ico!chris You're right, of course: "A tale of two clocks" isn't about Telzey. I recall a book, called "The Telzey toy," that is. Again, it isn't possible for me to vouch for the title. It's not that I'm guessing at something of which I've only heard. I've seen the books. I have the books; I even know where they are. In the garage. With several thousand others. All the space I want to fill with shelves for books is otherwise occupied. Wife. Son. Daughter. Strong protagonists all. And all with their own books. Now we are staking claims to son's room after he leaves for school. I've offered him shelf space, and he can sleep in the garage when he comes home. Perhaps this explains my vagueness about titles. I dislike to post guesswork, but circumstances prevent the precision I prefer. What does jayembee do? Catalogs occupy less space than the books themselves, but are in many ways less satisfying. Jerry, do you actually have all those books at your fingertips? In your house? If so, can I sleep in your garage?