tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8320464607020387019..comments2024-03-29T07:58:31.156-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: A Case of IdentityJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6258306837900367112012-08-08T07:01:27.270-04:002012-08-08T07:01:27.270-04:00Re: the Holmes' reference.
I discovered lord d...Re: the Holmes' reference.<br />I discovered lord darcy around 1984 reading the Ipswich Phial, I've been a great fan since then.<br />I think Lord Darcy is a mix and match of fictional characters. At some point he uses the name 'James Le lien' or some such.<br />James Le lien can be translated from french as James Bond. <br />But talking of Holmes' references my guess is that there is a similar connection between the names Sean O'Lochlainn and John WatsonLuigi Castellaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44980398056644482622012-08-06T18:12:09.706-04:002012-08-06T18:12:09.706-04:00Great stories. I enjoy the digressions into world ...Great stories. I enjoy the digressions into world background, myself, but then I'm a history-nut who practically swoons over the Council of Elrond chapter in LotR. ;-) I wish Garrett had written more of these.<br /><br />BTW, espionage and Great Power rivalry figure in a few of the original Holmes stories, too. "The Bruce-Partington Plans" involves an Austrian spy, "The Naval Treaty" deals with stolen diplomatic papers, and "The Second Stain" centers around the death of a French "free" agent. There may be a couple of others I'm forgetting.Anthony Raganhttp://breeland.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70976130993443133972012-08-06T11:18:52.443-04:002012-08-06T11:18:52.443-04:00Don't forget about Darcy's cousin, the Mar...Don't forget about Darcy's cousin, the Marquis de London, and the Marquis' assistant, Lord Bontriomphe. I've always enjoyed the Lord Darcy stories.Victor Raymondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87950685960683941372012-08-06T05:20:01.598-04:002012-08-06T05:20:01.598-04:00The first time I saw a Lord Darcy story was in Asi...The first time I saw a Lord Darcy story was in Asimov's magazine. I was lucky enough to get a book club edition that compiled a bunch (or all) of these stories together.<br /><br /><br />I enjoyed the setting and the use of magic, but there is a certain ho-humness about the writing that do bog it down. Yes, still well worth reading and a setting worth exploring for an RPG, but hopefully they can be acquired cheaply or sampled first.Jason Zavodanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20531528660011483672012-08-06T04:59:21.311-04:002012-08-06T04:59:21.311-04:00And I'm not so sure he's based on Holmes. ...And I'm not so sure he's based on Holmes. I've seen these stories get dismissed as just a fantasy version of Holmes, but I don't see the similarities, really. <br /><br />I would actually say he's closer to R. Austin Freeman's Dr. Thorndyke. While largely forgotten today, he was the first author that focused on analyzing crime scene evidence with science, as opposed to Holmes (or Poe's Dupin before him) pure fanciful deduction.Jeremy Zharkovhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremy-Zharkov/100000590970112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83738082128227462312012-08-06T04:46:35.930-04:002012-08-06T04:46:35.930-04:00One of the first things I did when I got an e-read...One of the first things I did when I got an e-reader was grab the Lord Darcy e-Omnibus from Baen. $4 for all the stories plus the only novel.Jeremy Zharkovhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremy-Zharkov/100000590970112noreply@blogger.com