I was in a bookstore yesterday and noticed that the new Longarm Giant is out. Like the past two Giant editions, this one features guest appearances by characters from other Western series -- in this case, the men of Easy Company, a cavalry series published by Jove back in the Eighties, and John Fury, the hero of a short-lived series from the Nineties.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Longarm and the Valley of Skulls
I was in a bookstore yesterday and noticed that the new Longarm Giant is out. Like the past two Giant editions, this one features guest appearances by characters from other Western series -- in this case, the men of Easy Company, a cavalry series published by Jove back in the Eighties, and John Fury, the hero of a short-lived series from the Nineties.
I'm there. Consider it bought! I just finished the Happiness Killers and need a new one...
ReplyDeleteLongarm keeps turning up in the local Wal-Mart, so maybe they'll stock this one. But no Trailsman books so far.
ReplyDeleteI noticed on my last royalty statements that the books were shipping higher numbers than they were for a while. I'm convinced that's because some of the Wal-Marts have started carrying them again. I haven't seen any in the Wal-Marts around here, though.
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool idea. Might be worth checking out. I'm reading Will Henry's "reckoning at Yankee Flat" at the moment.
ReplyDeleteJust finished it this morning, excellent read, and that's all I'm going to say at the moment so as not to spoil it for those who've yet to pick up a copy.
ReplyDeleteFunny how I managed to get a copy about a week ago over here in England (via the internet, UK seller), and it's now only just appearing on shelves in America.
Hey, could I prevail upon you to tell us which guest stars from other western tales appeared in the earlier two Longarm giants?
ReplyDeleteI purely love that kind of referential stuff.
John Hocking
Jessie Starbuck and Ki from the Lone Star series co-star in LONGARM AND THE OUTLAW EMPRESS. When the Longarm Giants first began appearing many years ago, they were always crossovers between the Longarm and Lone Star series. I thought it would be nice to get back to that tradition and even expand on it. Raider and Doc, a pair of Pinkerton operatives in a series published under the house-name J.D. Hardin, appear in LONGARM AND THE GOLDEN EAGLE SHOOT-OUT. Jessie and Ki will be back in next year's Giant.
ReplyDeleteBack in the 90s andn the fourth Tom Swift series there were a couple Tom Swift/Hardy Boys crossover stories. They were about twice as long as the regular Tom Swift stories and tended towards more challenging concepts and involved plots. I liked the crossover stories but felt that of regular Tom Swift pieces were lame-ish.
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