On Sat, 8 Jan 2000, John & Carrie wrote:
>
> > I know there are authors who have melded the
genres, but are there current
> > hard boiled authors prominent in both fields?
If so, is their work in
> > sf/fantasy close to hard boiled?
>
> I really can't think of anyone other than Jonathan
Letham (sp?).
Yeah, Jonathan Lethem sort of straddles between s/f and hb.
His "Gun, With Occasional Music" seems to be inspired by a
line from Raymond Chandler about a kangaroo in a dinner
jacket. Since it is s/f, he takes the line literally. The
Newsweek quote comparing the book to Chandler melded with
Philip K. Dick is a pretty good description.
Although I haven't read it yet - "Would it Kill You to
Smile?" by Philip Lawson appears to be modeled after the
writing of Ross MacDonald and is actually written by two s/f
writers - Paul Di Filippo and Michael Bishop.
(Check out the description/quote from one of the authors at
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1563525119/
)
Also, isn't Walter Mosely's "Blue Light" s/f?
-karl.
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