tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post2752333280297889260..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Bat Wing/Fire-Tongue - Sax RohmerJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-87103414549388603492014-12-05T13:07:46.603-06:002014-12-05T13:07:46.603-06:00My god, we all comment about reading Rohmer many d...My god, we all comment about reading Rohmer many decades ago. We're all getting old, and who will read him when we're gone, I wonder?<br /><br />I've read many but not all of the Fu Manchu novels, and still have some here to get to, but haven't tried any of this series.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-25757335198580452002014-12-05T09:05:59.624-06:002014-12-05T09:05:59.624-06:00I read a Rohmer novel at least once a year. I reme...I read a Rohmer novel at least once a year. I remember loving the Harley novels when I read them like 40 years ago. Part of the Rohmer approach that I so enjoy is the palpating romance mixed in with the atmospheric suspense. Masterful, inspired hokum.Stephen Mertznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-43267181957811202872014-12-05T08:29:15.599-06:002014-12-05T08:29:15.599-06:00Like you, I read Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu series...Like you, I read Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu series in High School (when I should have been studying geometry). Love those Pyramid paperbacks! I have a copy of Bat Wing/Fire-Tongue in the very nice STARK HOUSE edition. After reading your fine review, I've moved it to the top of the Read Real Soon stack!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com