APhew Wrote:I'm still holding out hope that we'll get a fantasy series that is set during the First Age. There are so many things hinted at in the AC and RJ saga that could be explained in these books. The Compendium of Srem, the Lilitongue of Gefreda, the first time that R just about vanquished the world... the list goes on (i'm going from memory on those artifacts, so forgive me if I got them wrong). I see a lot of potential for a trilogy of books that chronicles Glaeken and Rasalom's early years. Plus Fantasy is one genre that Paul has left virtually untapped (except for Demonsong).

Mike Hanson Wrote:I find it an interesting phenomenon...a sci-fi, fantasy,
and/or Horror Writer's Book Series

Though he is famous for his dozens of published novels, and over
100 published short stories, the late Roger Zelazny will probably
be most remembered for his "Amber series."

The same goes for the late Fred Saberhagen, now most
remembered for his Swords, and Lost Swords, series, seconded
by his Berserker Books, thirded by his Dracula Books,
and next by his Gods Books...

he still-living Philip Jose Farmer, best known for his
Riverworld Series, followed by his Dayworld Series,
followed by his World of Tiers series (which started
out brilliantly, but dragged over WAY too many years
between books and so creatively fizzled right out
with the creation and publication of the last two books
which were obviously only written to wrap things up, or
complete some publisher contract requirement)...and
let's not forget that Farmer also had a Father Carmody
short stories series, oh, and Farmer's Tarzan/Doc Savage
tribute two-book series of Lord Grandrith/Doc Caliban
tales...

Just as Paul will be remembered for his Repairman Jack
series of books, seconded by the six-book umbrella-series
known as The Adversary Cycle, followed up by the
LaNague Universe of short stories and books...

Or wil Paul start up some other series after the
Repairman Jack (and young Repairman Jack) books?

Maybe a spinoff series from Black Wind? White Wind. Brown
Wind. Red Wind. Green Wind...set it from 1945-2000,
and have it be about the half-japanese, half-american,
child born at the end of Black Wind...who grows up to
be an adventurer, and teams up with some operatives
from The Twins "Alternate's" organization, and fight
evil from 1965-2000, paralleling real-life historical
events that occurred during that time...

Whoa! Sorry. Slipped into fantasy daydreaming mode
there.

Time to sip some ice cold diet cherry vanilla dr. pepper
and get back to editing some nice exciting engineering
society papers. Oh joy....

Mike out :p

Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Let's not forget Heinlein's mighty FUTURE HISTORY, Mike.

And, by God, Saberhagen's BESERKER yarns... Years ago I asked Nancy Kress if Fred were in the market for new Berserker yarns. For a tribute anthology. Sure, she said. But what's so broken-down a bluesman as you got to offer?

Well, sez I. A human gives a challenge to a death machine. "We're at a standoff. Solve this logical puzzle, and I will not explode the nova bomb you're too close to escape. You can go away. Fail to solve it, you blow yourself up. Think now. You have =nothing= to lose."

GIVE ME YOUR PUZZLE.

OK. Our computer is linked with you. Didn't think we could do that, could you? Piece of murdering shit... Just wait. Give us another year. Life is gonna win, asshole. Bet on it. Oh, trying to get away? MYCROFT is stopping you. Life is full of surprises, ain't it?

I CAN EXPLODE MYSELF NOW, BADLIFE. GIVE ME YOUR PUZZLE.

Here's a number sequence, in a logical order. Solve it. 8 5 4 1 7 3 6 9 7 2 . Give it a try. Don't matter. Admiral Hornblower's task force is here. You're space garbage, machine. But try to figure it out. Just for my curiosity. Just before you become gas.

See what the sequence is, Mike?

Mike Hanson Wrote:Bluesman:

I concede defeat from the start. I never went beyond
Trigonometry in High School, or Probability and Statistics
in College. And I most assuredly do not play Sodoku.

Mike :o

APhew Wrote:I'm still holding out hope that we'll get a fantasy series that is set during the First Age. There are so many things hinted at in the AC and RJ saga that could be explained in these books. The Compendium of Srem, the Lilitongue of Gefreda, the first time that R just about vanquished the world... the list goes on (i'm going from memory on those artifacts, so forgive me if I got them wrong). I see a lot of potential for a trilogy of books that chronicles Glaeken and Rasalom's early years. Plus Fantasy is one genre that Paul has left virtually untapped (except for Demonsong).

tenebroust Wrote:Whether this is something that FPW would do is a good question, but it sure would be nice if we had MORE! I think some more back, back story would be great for historical perspective. Hell if I had my way we'd get a LOT more of follow up and back-story. I'd like to have a revisit to The Barrens, in light of the RJ cycle, and a better look at what the Jersey Devil is/was.
The fact of the matter is that there are so many great angles that FPW could take to new writing, but as with all writers it is all a matter of where his muse takes him. I just hope that RJ will somehow manage to live on in more books after Bloodlines (which I haven't read yet).