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Dr Spektor Eternal Order Carcanis 10781 Posts |
No, you Shakespearean Scholars out there - I was not screwing up Prospero's lines...
I just wanted to alert my Canadian colleagues that at Indigo/Chapters, for whatever reason, are a ton of Maltese Falcon Hardback books on sale for $5 a piece.... I just bought 4 of them.... in case you want to gimmick some for a Black Bird Seance (yes, I do have a replica of the Maltese Falcon of course).... its a nice edition anyway having the original cover art as well. Indeed - the history of the Falcon is so colourful.... what if the previous owners who died along the way had their ghosts bound to it.... only to be freed once it reaches the King of Spain someday.... Hmmm a murder mystery spook show - or a metafictional seance... so many choices! Maybe I'll tackle the Dain Curse next.
"They are lean and athirst!!!!"
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Perkins Special user 950 Posts |
I LOVE the idea of a Black Bird Seance.
I've always wanted to take the Continetal Op down the wrong alley in Frisco, only to set him toe to toe with a gibbering nightmare. A dimestore gumshoe/weird fiction/bizarre magic combo would make for a killer theatrical performance.
The Séance Party
http://www.theseanceparty.com |
Dr Spektor Eternal Order Carcanis 10781 Posts |
Http://www.williamahearn.com/maltesehamm.html
Spoiler alert for above... Just wanted to point out the art of the novel as being similar to a magician/illusionist's art of attention/direction control
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On Jul 1, 2014, Perkins wrote: Hmmm a project may take shape then!
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Oh yeah - and grounding it in our so called "reality" - seems some research has already been done...
http://highbrowmagazine.com/3448-maltese......-fiction
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Mind Guerrilla Inner circle Queens, NY 2670 Posts |
I was going to order one but shipping to the US is almost triple the price of the book!
I can't find it at Amazon or Barnes and Noble either. Who is the publisher? Is it an Indigo exclusive? |
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I think its just the instore stock of the place - I checked on Amazon.com and .ca and they don't carry it online... sorry...one of those times the bricks and mortar shopping expeditions panned out.... I love the piles of books on tables that are discounted... usually ones that no one but we spookies might buy
"They are lean and athirst!!!!"
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Mind Guerrilla Inner circle Queens, NY 2670 Posts |
Is any publisher's name listed?
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Dr Spektor Eternal Order Carcanis 10781 Posts |
Alfred A. Knopf
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Mind Guerrilla Inner circle Queens, NY 2670 Posts |
Thanks for the info, Doc. Still can't find it anywhere else. I'm starting to wonder if it's a bootleg!
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On Jul 2, 2014, Mind Guerrilla wrote: A search of the ISBN numbers listed on Indigo's web site come up blank when I search for them on sites other than Indigo's. |
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Hmm... the Search for the Black Bird - its really happening now - to you! Ironic!
"They are lean and athirst!!!!"
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Mind Guerrilla Inner circle Queens, NY 2670 Posts |
"It's fake! It's a phoney!"
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Dr Spektor Eternal Order Carcanis 10781 Posts |
That is OK - its happened to others - and others - and others...
The Pursuit of a Dream I guess... http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2007......n_jo.php According to Umberto Eco, the pursuit and acquiring of an excellent fake is more satisfying than getting the real McCoy....
"They are lean and athirst!!!!"
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