tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2210796735926375917..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: Pledged to the DeadJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48748903954406775162012-02-07T16:04:30.849-05:002012-02-07T16:04:30.849-05:00My only petty objection to the Jules de Grandin ta...<i>My only petty objection to the Jules de Grandin tales is the silly French phrases thrown in here and there.</i><br /><br>Maybe I have a perverse sense of humor but I find those phrases charmingly goofy. If you don't know French, they won't distract and, if you do, to hear De Grandin swear "by the beard of the goldfish," is rather funny. At least I thought so. :)James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67469691446620058702012-02-06T17:57:06.289-05:002012-02-06T17:57:06.289-05:00I will have to weigh in as a reader who distinctly...I will have to weigh in as a reader who distinctly did not enjoy his experience reading some of Seabury Quinn's Jules de Grandin stories, but then again I have never been a big fan of pastiche. There is a point (early on in the process I would say) where pastiche ceases to be tribute and morphs into stale parody. Look at the endless "Cthulhu" volumes that continue to be churned out, very little of which is original and worth reading. Given the number of stories that Quinn wrote, surely some of that must be "in his own voice". From Andy's description, "Roads" would appear to be just such a piece. It would be a worthwhile project to see such stories gathered and reissued. It would certainly be better than "Disciples of Cthulhu, volume 23".....Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327841920784343663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84372132831154700522012-02-06T12:15:59.821-05:002012-02-06T12:15:59.821-05:00Quinn's story, Roads, which is his version of ...Quinn's story, Roads, which is his version of the origin of Santa Claus, is a real classic and showed that he had more in him than just hacking stuff out, too.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624614486574035692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68413031149346725792012-02-06T12:00:07.384-05:002012-02-06T12:00:07.384-05:00For me, he's another unheard of and obscure au...For me, he's another unheard of and obscure author of Fantasy -- this Mr. Seabury Quinn. Thanks for making me aware of him, James. I very much appreciate it.<br /><br />Now, on to Google! :DMystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90779782441007160052012-02-06T11:35:42.097-05:002012-02-06T11:35:42.097-05:00My only petty objection to the Jules de Grandin ta...My only petty objection to the Jules de Grandin tales is the silly French phrases thrown in here and there. Otherwise, yes, Quinn's works I enjoy, and it's easy to see why readers of <i>Weird Tales</i> made him their favored author over his, considered today, more popular contemporaries.Sorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485097316924991612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59618962173474935302012-02-06T10:13:38.603-05:002012-02-06T10:13:38.603-05:00Yes, Seabury Quinn!! Many a CoC homebrew adventure...Yes, Seabury Quinn!! Many a CoC homebrew adventure was inspired by his tales. I've lauded him over the years, and held him aloft in the comments here many times. But I think you hit on it, it's his spark of life, the energy in his prose that makes him, in my eyes, a great author, and conversely, why I see HPL as a bit mundane, more than likely because his prose lacks that spark, that energy. Thanks for posting.radnoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006466605445207729noreply@blogger.com