@RUTGERS.ARPA:christe@rand-unix (01/15/85)
From: Chris McMenomy <christe@rand-unix> You left out "The Treasure of Alphaeus Winterbottom" which is a prequel to "The Dark Secret of Weatherend"; I suspect that these two comprise the first books of the other trilogy you mention, although I haven't seen anything indicating that another book would be out dealing with the same characters as the Winterbottom/Weatherend books. All three series are children's books--try the local children's book store or library section (I have a standing agreement with the children's librarian at Santa Monica to give me any new Bellairs as soon as it clears new book processing). If you started with the "Face in the Frost", though, be prepared to be less impressed with the children's books. They lack the intense whackiness of "Face", and also its terror. But they have a strong sense of small town nostalgia that reminds me of Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" and August Derleth's children's novels; I like them. As for "St. Fidgeta" and "The Pedant...", my friends have found copies at out-of-the-way Catholic books stores. christe@rand-unix