tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813967103667404007.post4300020141152829514..comments2024-03-05T05:55:07.097-06:00Comments on VALANCOURT BOOKS BLOG: John Blackburn (1923-1993)Valancourt Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16679069032708534064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813967103667404007.post-75217451361717391092013-02-20T17:56:06.995-06:002013-02-20T17:56:06.995-06:00Valancourt gets the loveliest book treasures - I t...Valancourt gets the loveliest book treasures - I think many people would love you for reprinting Blackburn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813967103667404007.post-13383359310854736552012-12-10T19:32:26.229-06:002012-12-10T19:32:26.229-06:00Blackburn is an excellent writer. I have been coll...Blackburn is an excellent writer. I have been collecting him for many years. It can be difficult because most of his later books were only published in England. Altogether, he wrote about 29 novels and a number of short stories. His most prominent character was General Kirk with an associated character Marcus Levin. Kirk and/or Levin appeared in at least 12 novels, from his first, A Scent of New-Mown Hay (1958) to his last, The Bad Penny (1985). The ones I can't get my hands on (usually because of the insane prices asked by booksellers) are books like Blow the House Down or the later ones such as Dead Man's Handle, A Beastly Business and A Book of the Dead. I am happy to see that you have two books I don't have on your list for republication. I will be sure to get them when they come out. <br /><br />Blackburn's strength (and publishing weakness) is that he wrote in a mixed genre mode of science fiction, mystery and horror, so you had to have some interest in all three genres. I get the feeling that they were influenced by Nigel Kneale's Quatermass stories, which have the same genre mix. I haven't been able to get Blow the House Down, so that would be my candidate if you are going to reprint any more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com