Hey gang, if any of you have been following the discussion about whether there is a reference to Julio's in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's latest book Brimstone , well, here's the reply I recieved to my email from Douglas Preston himself:
Dear Jerry,
You certainly are an alert reader, but I'm sorry to say that our bar with dead and dying plants wasn't inspired by the Repairman Jack bar, Julio's. There are, in fact, more than a few bedraggled bars in NYC with dead and dying plants in the window, and it is perhaps these real places that inspired both of us.
I'm a big fan of the Repairman Jack novels myself.
Thanks for the kind words and all best,
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: JLB2
To: prestonchild@prestonchild.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: Reference to Repairman Jack in Brimestone??
Greetings,
Thank you for taking the time to read this email. I hope the subject line caught your attention. I enjoy all your books (both writing together and separately) and have since I read Relic when it was originally published.
I was re-reading Brimstone recently and paused at a very small scene in it. When D'Agosta takes a friend out for a drink, he remembers this little, out of the way place that has dead or dying plants hanging in the window. I am also a huge fan of F. Paul Wilson's and was wondering if your are paying a tribute to him. In his Repairman Jack books, Jack meets potential clients at a bar called Julio's in NYC. It, too, has dead and dying plants hanging in the windows.
I don't suppose you could let me in on this, eh?
Thanks for the time,
Jerry
Dear Jerry,
You certainly are an alert reader, but I'm sorry to say that our bar with dead and dying plants wasn't inspired by the Repairman Jack bar, Julio's. There are, in fact, more than a few bedraggled bars in NYC with dead and dying plants in the window, and it is perhaps these real places that inspired both of us.
I'm a big fan of the Repairman Jack novels myself.
Thanks for the kind words and all best,
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: JLB2
To: prestonchild@prestonchild.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: Reference to Repairman Jack in Brimestone??
Greetings,
Thank you for taking the time to read this email. I hope the subject line caught your attention. I enjoy all your books (both writing together and separately) and have since I read Relic when it was originally published.
I was re-reading Brimstone recently and paused at a very small scene in it. When D'Agosta takes a friend out for a drink, he remembers this little, out of the way place that has dead or dying plants hanging in the window. I am also a huge fan of F. Paul Wilson's and was wondering if your are paying a tribute to him. In his Repairman Jack books, Jack meets potential clients at a bar called Julio's in NYC. It, too, has dead and dying plants hanging in the windows.
I don't suppose you could let me in on this, eh?
Thanks for the time,
Jerry
"There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other that you can boast about it."
Ain't he great? Both Doug and Lincoln are really cool at responding to e-mails you send them.
APhew Wrote:Ain't he great? Both Doug and Lincoln are really cool at responding to e-mails you send them.
I occassionally visit thier website and I got the impression they repsond to thier email. Believe it or not, that's the first time I have ever tried to email an author. It was a cool experience.
Hey, if you have the time, APHEW shoot me an email on your thoughts about the compendium.
"There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other that you can boast about it."
flyboy707 Wrote:Hey gang, if any of you have been following the discussion about whether there is a reference to Julio's in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's latest book Brimstone , well, here's the reply I recieved to my email from Douglas Preston himself:
It's really cool that they responded to you! I was shocked the first time I got a reply from FPW, but I've since learned that a reply from him is not uncommon (which is awesome). I've read some really good things here about the Preston/Childs books. I"ll have to check one of those out when I finish what I'm reading now.
Stacy
stacyzinda123 Wrote:It's really cool that they responded to you! I was shocked the first time I got a reply from FPW, but I've since learned that a reply from him is not uncommon (which is awesome). I've read some really good things here about the Preston/Childs books. I"ll have to check one of those out when I finish what I'm reading now.
Stacy
I never miss a Preston/Childs book. They are uniformly great and my favorite was "Thunderhead," which does not seem to be anyone else's favorite. I haven't read "Brimstone" yet. But they are all entertaining yarns, and I think you'd like them a lot, Stacy.
Looks like I'm gonna have to check that message board, too, but I bet it's not as much fun as this one!
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I've recently gotten into their books, and they are great. I really like the Pendergast books, because he's an intersting person.
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Maggers Wrote:I never miss a Preston/Childs book. They are uniformly great and my favorite was "Thunderhead," which does not seem to be anyone else's favorite. I haven't read "Brimstone" yet. But they are all entertaining yarns, and I think you'd like them a lot, Stacy.
Looks like I'm gonna have to check that message board, too, but I bet it's not as much fun as this one!
Are those books series books? Do I need to be aware of order, or can I just start reading? I'm excited to try a new author! It's always fun to find new good books.
stacyzinda123 Wrote:Are those books series books? Do I need to be aware of order, or can I just start reading? I'm excited to try a new author! It's always fun to find new good books.
I'd say read them in order. Start with The Relic.
FPW
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stacyzinda123 Wrote:Are those books series books? Do I need to be aware of order, or can I just start reading? I'm excited to try a new author! It's always fun to find new good books.
I agree with FPW, read them in published order (or you may get information from one book about another you haven't yet read...especially the last couple).
Some of the books in-between have nothing to do with Pendergast, but all their books are AWESOME. Well, worth the read. I won't mention, here, what my personal favorites are (and the one book of theirs I absolutely disliked --which oddly enough is their most sought after for collectors).
"There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other that you can boast about it."
flyboy707 Wrote:I agree with FPW, read them in published order (or you may get information from one book about another you haven't yet read...especially the last couple).
Some of the books in-between have nothing to do with Pendergast, but all their books are AWESOME. Well, worth the read. I won't mention, here, what my personal favorites are (and the one book of theirs I absolutely disliked --which oddly enough is their most sought after for collectors).
FPW Wrote:I'd say read them in order. Start with The Relic.
Thanks for the info. I"ll look for that next time I'm book-hunting.
Stacy