James, what are the chances of TEXAS WIND being reissued some
time? It's now legendary, in part because it's so hard to
find, and I'd love to read it. I mean, just the readers of
this list would probably buy the whole printing (and hoard
them in the basement!).
Graham
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>From: "James" <
james53@flash.net>
>Reply-To:
rara-avis@icomm.ca
>To: <
rara-avis@icomm.ca>
>Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: BATTLE LINES
>Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 18:07:26 -0500
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "JIM DOHERTY" <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com>
>To: <
rara-avis@icomm.ca>
>Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 5:13 PM
>Subject: RARA-AVIS: BATTLE LINES
>
>
> > I don't know if this has been mentioned here
before,
> > so, if it has, I hope you'll forgive
me.
> >
> > A new military novel entitled *Battle Lines*
was
> > recently released by Tor Books. Rara-Avians
might
> > find it of interest, despite its not being
a
> > hard-boiled crime novel, because the author is
a
> > fellow named James Reasoner.
> >
> > Congrats and best of luck, Mr. R!
> >
> > JIM DOHERTY
>
>Thanks for the good words, Jim. While this book and
the ones that follow
>it
>are primarily war novels, there are some homefront
scenes that deal with
>gamblers and gangsters and the black market, and
since one of the main
>characters is a pulp writer, there are lots of pulp
references, too. One
>of
>the most enjoyable aspects of writing these books is
that I get to do a lot
>of rat-a-tat-tat, tough guy, side-of-the-mouth,
Forties-type dialogue.
>
>Best,
>James
>
>
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