From: "Richard Gruver" Subject: (glencook-fans) First printing Date: 16 Jun 2003 16:05:19 -0500 (Central Standard Time) --------------Boundary-00=_VKELG6G0000000000000 Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_VKELBHK0000000000000" --------------Boundary-00=_VKELBHK0000000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been collecting Cook for about 7-8 yrs now and have been selling s= ome of my extra's off on Ebay occasionally. I've never bothered selling Black Company stuff much because it is all still in print and pretty easy to fi= nd. I recently found a nice First printing of the original Black Company Paperback. I'm not trying to sell it here, I'm just wondering if I would = be wasting my time putting it up on ebay. Does any one think there would be = any collector interest? I have no idea how big the first print run was, but i= t probably wasn't very big.=0D Richard Gruver --------------Boundary-00=_VKELBHK0000000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have been collecting Cook for about 7-8 yrs now and have been sell= ing some of my extra's off on Ebay occasionally. I've never bothered sell= ing Black Company stuff much because it is all still in print and pretty = easy to find. I recently found a nice First printing of the original Blac= k Company Paperback. I'm not trying to sell it here, I'm just wondering i= f I would be wasting my time putting it up on ebay. Does any one think th= ere would be any collector interest? I have no idea how big the= first print run was, but it probably wasn't very big.

Richard Gruver

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Dick. I've noticed some similarities between Glen and Phil. I like the way they both keep the reader guessing. Most stories end with a surprise or it just ends. The characters don't always survive. I guess the comparison is harder because Glen writes sf and fantasy where Phil writes mostly sf. Any responses? Troy ======================================================================= To unsubscribe, subscribe, or access the archives of this list, visit . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "sam townsend" Subject: RE: (glencook-fans) Downtime Date: 26 Jun 2003 16:05:27 -0500 I see a little resemblence, mostly in their dark outlook. Dick's 'Deus Irae' is a good example. Well written, but pretty morose stuff. Reminds me of the fatalism in the 'doomstalker' series. Sam -----Original Message----- [mailto:owner-glencook-fans@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Troy & Sue Lefman Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:35 AM While waiting to read the Dread Empire, I've been reading Philip K. Dick. I've noticed some similarities between Glen and Phil. I like the way they both keep the reader guessing. Most stories end with a surprise or it just ends. The characters don't always survive. I guess the comparison is harder because Glen writes sf and fantasy where Phil writes mostly sf. Any responses? Troy ======================================================================= To unsubscribe, subscribe, or access the archives of this list, visit . ======================================================================= To unsubscribe, subscribe, or access the archives of this list, visit .