Re: David Gerrold - War with the Cthorr

On May 1, 4:54 pm, t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Tim McDaniel) wrote:
> In article
> <ab2ec14d-d6c6-4095-ba51-345b2a24a...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Will in New Haven  <bill.re...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >I think we
> >have a better chance of seeing another book in this series than we do
> >of seeing a third _Dark Border_ book by Paul Edwin Zimmer. But Zimmer
> >never intended to do more than two books in that series and he has
> >passed away.
>
> I'd call _A Gathering of Heroes_ a Dark Borders book too.  It's been
> quite a while since I read it, but it's certainly in the same
> universe, and Wikipedia says that it's before _The Lost Prince_ and
> _King Chondos' Ride_ and shares a major character (Istvan Divega).
>
> ... Hali crap.  <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Edwin_Zimmer>
says
> there was a fourth book I'd never heard of and four stories!
>
>     He is best known for his Dark Border series - a set of 4 published
>     books: The Lost Prince, "King Chondos' Ride, A Gathering of
>     Heroes, Ingulf the Mad and one still awaiting publication, The
>     King who was of Old. ...
>
>     Books and short stories of the Dark Border
>         Short stories
>
>         "The Shadow of Tugar" [Istvan DiVega], (ss) Fantasy Book Aug
1983
>         "A Swordsman from Carcosa" [Istvan DiVega], (nv) Fantasy Book
Mar,=

>             Jun 1986
>         "The Vision of Aldamir", (ss) MZBFM Fll 1988
>         "The Wolves of Sarlow" [Prince Tahion], (nv) Fantasy Book Sep
1984=


> I've known about those and, except for Heros, which I already have, I
have=
 been looking for all of them. However, none of them of them are _the_
third=
 book. None tell us what happened when Istvan walked through that door.
That=
 it was very bad for the guys in the room is a given but I would love to
rea=
d the scene. I know, because I talked to Paul before the books came out
and =
he said it at other times also, that he thought that no more book or books
w=
ere needed.

Maybe <The King that Was of Old> is the "next" book; maybe he changed
his mind. But I don't think so.

--
Will in New Haven
He rode into the Twin Sun's light,
And rode up to the tower's door,
And shouted loud at Hastur's gate,
"Men still fight on in Kudra****!"
=46rom Paul Edwin Zimmer=92s  THE DARK BORDER