Program 38 - Glen Cook
Program 38 (Do a right click and save as to download the file)
Instrumentality of the Night Lord of the Silent Kingdom (book 2)
Contracted to do 3 books will probably do 4.
Considers it to be a picaresque novel. Sort of an alternate 12th Century.
Likes playing dirty tricks on reader.
His books are a bit dark but he knows he’s writing for a 21st Century North American audience.
Infuses a lot of history into his books.
Likes to play games with readers.
Black Company saga kept going and going.
Horror editor rejected it as being too dark. Same editor came back to him later.
10 books so far in BC saga.
Makes fantasy elements realistic. Mastered the art of NOT doing the info dump.
He thinks he puts in way too much.
Best advice from Fred Pohl. “Leave out the boring parts.”
Son coming back from Iraq. Been there for 15 months.
Black Company books very popular with soldiers. Those who’ve read them said helped them get through serving in Baghdad.
Has 3 sons. 3 grandchildren.
Got involved in being a dealer by selling books at cons to help pay for going to cons.
His out of print books are being reprinted by Nightshade. Has an extensive backlist.
Science Fiction Book Club often does omnibus editions of his works.
Black Company translated into 25 languages. Very popular in Eastern Europe, Poland, Russia, and France.
He prefers writing fantasy because he doesn’t keep up with technology as well as he would like though reads a lot.
Did a lot of research onPassage At Arms
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Cook
Posted: May 19th, 2008 under All Posts, Podcasts.
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