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  • Awaiting Steven Brust's _Lyorn_

    From Robert Woodward@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 12 21:52:59 2024
    I read a sample (about a dozen pages) today. The online blurbs mention
    that Vlad is hiding out in a theater. The theater is presenting a play
    (play A) which has a theatrical company putting on play (play B). Play A
    (some of the text was present in the sample) is a Gilbert and Sullivan
    pastiche (i.e., a musical comedy). Play B appears to be a serious
    historical drama about a Lyorn emperor.

    --
    "We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
    Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_. ‹-----------------------------------------------------
    Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com

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  • From Gary R. Schmidt@21:1/5 to Robert Woodward on Wed Mar 13 16:41:14 2024
    On 13/03/2024 15:52, Robert Woodward wrote:
    I read a sample (about a dozen pages) today. The online blurbs mention
    that Vlad is hiding out in a theater. The theater is presenting a play
    (play A) which has a theatrical company putting on play (play B). Play A (some of the text was present in the sample) is a Gilbert and Sullivan pastiche (i.e., a musical comedy). Play B appears to be a serious
    historical drama about a Lyorn emperor.

    Aarrgh!!! Has he finished it??? Can the publishers get a wriggle on!!!!

    Cheers,
    Gary B-)

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  • From -dsr-@21:1/5 to Gary R. Schmidt on Wed Mar 13 08:28:12 2024
    On 2024-03-13, Gary R. Schmidt <grschmidt@acm.org> wrote:
    On 13/03/2024 15:52, Robert Woodward wrote:
    I read a sample (about a dozen pages) today. The online blurbs mention
    that Vlad is hiding out in a theater. The theater is presenting a play
    (play A) which has a theatrical company putting on play (play B). Play A
    (some of the text was present in the sample) is a Gilbert and Sullivan
    pastiche (i.e., a musical comedy). Play B appears to be a serious
    historical drama about a Lyorn emperor.

    Aarrgh!!! Has he finished it??? Can the publishers get a wriggle on!!!!


    It's due out in April.

    -dsr-

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  • From James Nicoll@21:1/5 to Gary R. Schmidt on Wed Mar 13 13:22:40 2024
    In article <rsq7ck-jop.ln1@paranoia.mcleod-schmidt.id.au>,
    Gary R. Schmidt <grschmidt@acm.org> wrote:
    On 13/03/2024 15:52, Robert Woodward wrote:
    I read a sample (about a dozen pages) today. The online blurbs mention
    that Vlad is hiding out in a theater. The theater is presenting a play
    (play A) which has a theatrical company putting on play (play B). Play A
    (some of the text was present in the sample) is a Gilbert and Sullivan
    pastiche (i.e., a musical comedy). Play B appears to be a serious
    historical drama about a Lyorn emperor.

    Aarrgh!!! Has he finished it??? Can the publishers get a wriggle on!!!!

    Review copies have been out since December and the book itself is
    slated for public release in... April, I think.
    --
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  • From Jaimie Vandenbergh@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 13 23:49:37 2024
    On 13 Mar 2024 at 13:22:40 GMT, "James Nicoll" <James Nicoll> wrote:

    In article <rsq7ck-jop.ln1@paranoia.mcleod-schmidt.id.au>,
    Gary R. Schmidt <grschmidt@acm.org> wrote:
    On 13/03/2024 15:52, Robert Woodward wrote:
    I read a sample (about a dozen pages) today. The online blurbs mention
    that Vlad is hiding out in a theater. The theater is presenting a play
    (play A) which has a theatrical company putting on play (play B). Play A >>> (some of the text was present in the sample) is a Gilbert and Sullivan
    pastiche (i.e., a musical comedy). Play B appears to be a serious
    historical drama about a Lyorn emperor.

    Aarrgh!!! Has he finished it??? Can the publishers get a wriggle on!!!!

    Review copies have been out since December and the book itself is
    slated for public release in... April, I think.

    Amazon.co.uk is reporting May 13th, also. Thanks for the reminder
    Robert, pre-order in.
    It's been a long time since I did a full readthrough, so I guess that's
    this next few weeks' books scheduled.

    Cheers - Jaimie
    --
    C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++
    makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away
    your whole leg.
    -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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  • From Robert Woodward@21:1/5 to Gary R. Schmidt on Wed Mar 13 21:46:15 2024
    In article <rsq7ck-jop.ln1@paranoia.mcleod-schmidt.id.au>,
    "Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org> wrote:

    On 13/03/2024 15:52, Robert Woodward wrote:
    I read a sample (about a dozen pages) today. The online blurbs mention
    that Vlad is hiding out in a theater. The theater is presenting a play (play A) which has a theatrical company putting on play (play B). Play A (some of the text was present in the sample) is a Gilbert and Sullivan pastiche (i.e., a musical comedy). Play B appears to be a serious historical drama about a Lyorn emperor.

    Aarrgh!!! Has he finished it??? Can the publishers get a wriggle on!!!!


    Sorry, I should have included with "Four weeks and counting".

    --
    "We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
    Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_. —-----------------------------------------------------
    Robert Woodward robertaw@drizzle.com

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