gojira Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 I though you all might enjoy this. It seems that some pulp loving authors have brought back classic pulp novels under their own publishing company, Hard Case Crime publishing. Besides being a great way to get your hands on old pulp stories, they are now bringing out a series of new, exclusive books. First up: Stephen King. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author I actually own one of the books on my shelf. I haven't read it though so I can't tell you if it is any good or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author King is also making a comic of his Dark Tower world. It'll take place in Roland's past. I made a thread about it, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author Hey, cool. I like comics, I'll have to check that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbullet Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author iTunes has the unabridged version available for download, so I grabbed it. I should start listening tonight on my drive from Orlando to Tampa and back. I should get through most of it by then... I'll let you know what I think tomorrow. If you're interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author Woo! Yes, post up your review. I'd love to see how this line is shaping up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbullet Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author The Review so far: Okay, just so you know, I’m only half way through the book so far. I read a lot faster than most, but I travel a lot and am listening to the ‘Colorado Kid’ on my driving trips back and forth between Tampa and Orlando (about an hour one way)… No spoilers… hey, it’s a mystery story. From what I’m told the ending of the book DOES NOT end in a nice neat package. I’m looking forward to that. The overall concept is what will either grab you annoy the hell out of you—probably the former if you’re reading this. TCK is a story our attraction to mystery. It’s about setting a mood not a story about solving a mystery. Yeah I know that really sounds weird, but trust me, with Kings fantastic ability to run with character development, it works very well. It surprised me really. I expected the strait “Of all the gin joints in this city why did she have to walk in here†kind of cliché start to the detective story. Its mood and (quick) pace has really drawn me to pick up some of the other books in the series and see what kind of stories they have as well. From my understanding the company has both new and reprints of classic stories coming. Again, being on a bit of a Pulp charge right now, all TCK has done is jazz me up to play PULP HERO even more… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author I saw the book in the store a couple days ago, but I thought I'd wait until I heard something about the quality, since it's not his typical genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBikle Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author In The Dark Half, there were various pulp excerpts that were pretty intense. The premise of the Dark Half, was that a writer's fictitious homicidal anti-hero thug somehow comes to life and starts causing trouble in the real world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Stephen King, Pulp Author We own the book now. I'll let you know how it is... assuming I ever get around to reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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