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Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - Ossicle - 06-29-2006 Maggers Wrote:On my screen there's a search button at the top of the board. Click it and type in what you want to search, and voila.I think you misread what I wrote! I said I DO know how to search. Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - Maggers - 06-29-2006 Ossicle Wrote:I think you misread what I wrote! I said I DO know how to search. Ooops... ah well. Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - webby - 06-29-2006 Ossicle Wrote:I only started reading them a few months ago and am really enjoying them. Trying to stick more to your original intent... I agree that it feels like Pendergast and RJ live in the same universe. I almost half-expect to catch a glimpse of Pendergast in an RJ novel and vice versa. It could be done, without necessarily being a full-blown story. For example, I have also read a lot of Robert Crais novels and a lot of Michael Connelly novels. Both authors set their stories in the L.A. area, and each has a series running with recurring characters. Crais has Elvis Cole and Connelly has Harry Bosch. You'd get the same feeling reading their books as we were describing with Pendargast and Jack. So, (gosh darn it, my memory is on vacation today! I can't remember the book titles!) In a recent R. Crais book, Elvis Cole nods a passing hello to a guy who lives sort-of in his neighborhood...Harry Bosch! And in a M. Connelly book published at about the same time, Harry Bosch has a similar incident with this guy he's seen around a lot...Elvis Cole! It was a very cool thing to do and a real treat for those who are fans of both authors. Maybe something similar could happen with Pendergast and Jack????? Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - cobalt - 06-29-2006 I'm reading "The Book of the Dead" now. Give me a few days and we can discuss away! Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - Ossicle - 06-29-2006 webby Wrote:I agree that it feels like Pendergast and RJ live in the same universe. I almost half-expect to catch a glimpse of Pendergast in an RJ novel and vice versa. It could be done, without necessarily being a full-blown story.Exactly! I would shout for joy and jump up and down on my couch if that ever happened!! (Except... see below.) webby Wrote:In a recent R. Crais book, Elvis Cole nods a passing hello to a guy who lives sort-of in his neighborhood...Harry Bosch! And in a M. Connelly book published at about the same time, Harry Bosch has a similar incident with this guy he's seen around a lot...Elvis Cole!Cool! webby Wrote:Maybe something similar could happen with Pendergast and Jack?????Like I said, I would love this... except, at least as far as my current reading goes, Pendergast's world doesn't seem to contain any magic/supernature -- everything ultimately has a material explanation, so I don't think the worlds do in fact fit together. (If anyone knows that later Pendergast novels DO allow the supernatual, please provide a SPOILER warning, I don't want to find out beforehand!) -O Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - jaybird - 06-29-2006 Ossicle Wrote:No, but the fault must be mine: I intended the quantitatively smaller part of my post to be more of its central idea -- the overlap (only in readers' minds, of course) between the RJ universe and the P-C universe, any fun/interesting thoughts and feelings it stirs in readers, etc.BOOM!!!!! Busted by the forum cops. Run dude! Hurry. She's gonna catch you. Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - webby - 06-29-2006 Ossicle Wrote:Exactly! I would shout for joy and jump up and down on my couch if that ever happened!! (Except... see below.) But, only a few people in Jack's world are really aware of the supernatural influence on daily life. Pendergast could live in Jack's world, just not know about the Otherness. Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - Ossicle - 06-29-2006 webby Wrote:But, only a few people in Jack's world are really aware of the supernatural influence on daily life. Pendergast could live in Jack's world, just not know about the Otherness.You're right, that occurred to me after I posted. Makes it even more fun! Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - cobalt - 06-29-2006 It would be neat to see some kind of "passing" relationship. Pendergast is this ultra smart detective, but Jack is savvy, street smart and is totally aware of the Otherness influence on the world. It probably couldn't happen, but it's fun to speculate! You know, something weird that throws Pendergast off his tract, yet Jack comes in and "fixes" the problem as only he can. Anyone read the Preston-Childs novels? - Scott Hajek - 06-29-2006 cobalt79 Wrote:I'm reading "The Book of the Dead" now. Give me a few days and we can discuss away! As soon as you finish, let us all know... we can post in a SPOILER ALERT thread and discuss the "issues" I have with this book.... not all are bad, some are very, very good. |