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I'd like to contact Andrew Offutt or his agent with regards to optioning one of his books to turn it into a screenplay. Having used 12 pseudonyms, how do I...
Randall Berger
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Dec 22, 2007
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Correct name, Andrew Jefferson Offutt Born in Kentucky (1934), and still lives in the same state. A former president of the SFWA, I am sure he is still a...
Lynsey
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Dec 23, 2007
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I have recently read the 5 volumes of his Crusader series under the pseudonym John Cleve. While I think the first books were the best, I still would be...
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Jan 7, 2008
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i, most unfortunately was only able to read the third book, Julanar... twas fun to read...steamy! im hoping to find other copies of the saga online though... ...
HoOd BRaT
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Jan 7, 2008
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...I suspect not. 5 probably sold well but not spectacularly, and I will guess offutt wasn't willing to just keep producing quality fiction that didn't reach...
Lynsey
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Jan 7, 2008
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They are expensive because they are out of print and rare. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/john-cleve/crusader-books-i-and- ii.htm...
Brian Cates
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Jan 10, 2008
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..well, kind of.. you are talking about a double-book (3-and-4 were also collected_. AbeBooks starts from about $10 each and rises.. Number 5 is the...
Lynsey
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Any update in this area? Thomas << I'd like to contact Andrew Offutt or his agent with regards to optioning one of his books to turn it into a screenplay. ...
kurvanas
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Mar 25, 2008
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..certainly be fun if they managed it, and chose one of the best offutts.. whichever it was... I think you could count the "best" true heroic fantasy films on...
Lynsey
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Mar 25, 2008
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i like the first conan, dragonslayer, the lord of the rings , the 13th warrior, the first beastmaster , the rutger hauer flick [meta morphic wolf/hawk with...
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Mar 25, 2008
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Dragonslayer [1981] - you don't kill the _princess_, that ain't allowed Beastmaster [1982] - (or "breastmaster" as I like to think of it).. getting close (on...
Lynsey
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Mar 25, 2008
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ian, the thief of bagdad-1940 version was always great fun for me--it does not have today's special effects but the story was full of adventure, fun, magic...
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Mar 26, 2008
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Yup. The original [silent] is better - though I have only seen it once - but Sabu is a bit, uhm, well, Sabu-ish.. Conrad Veidt is a splendidly nutcasy...
Lynsey
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Mar 27, 2008
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ian, if we are talking sinbad [ fairbanks] , i do not recall fantasy in it? kerwin matthews version [harryhausen] was more fantastic--if we are talking pure...
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baritsu6
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Mar 27, 2008
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..then maybe that's a point --- if a film without overt fantastical elements [apart from the fated coincidences of the medallion, the baghalla.. the fountain...
Lynsey
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Mar 27, 2008
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the crimson pirate was like wild, wild west [ inventions before it's time , tanks, subs]--the vikings is a great movie--kirk's eye reminded me of king ...
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..all agreed.. Kirk losing an eye, Tony losing a hand.. rather reminds you of a certain Moorcockian series, don't it? [Moorcock reviewed The Vikings in, I...
Lynsey
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ian, the prisoner of zenda is a good fantasy, it takes place in a mythical section of europe , in a mythical kingdom in which horse and train are both used ,...
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Mar 27, 2008
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I agree with most of what you say and your movies listed. The silence is because of the deafening stupidity of most fantasy/horror/SF productions. It is very...
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"Ruritanian romance" - a byword for unreal European countries which were the scene of derring do among the noble classes.. Had a darker sequel, Rupert of...
Lynsey
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Mar 28, 2008
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Can fault your choices, but not your tone. Some of the best historical / adventure files are denied fantasy status simply because everything gets explained...
Lynsey
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PS Try to buy or borrow Le Bossu starring Daniel Auteuil, itself a remake from several earlier versions, one of which I have which is almost as good... yet...
Lynsey
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Mar 28, 2008
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Ian, Holy Cow! (Thank you, John Renwick) With posts like this I suddenly have hope and am excited to be reading groups again! Fantastique! More of this kind...
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Apr 5, 2008
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Ian, The fact that it is being made is great, but that Disney is making it makes me weep. Maybe they can turn the theme of Barsoom into a dance and song...
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Apr 5, 2008
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Just to let the rest know, in case they have Netflix, this film (Le Bossu) is offered there in its On Guard version. Thomas << PS Try to buy or borrow Le Bossu...
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Apr 5, 2008
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greetings mr.offute under the name winters wrote and sold privatly a number of erotic novels on stapled pages including blunder broad and others they were...
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My favorite search site for used books is www.bookfinder.com. It consolidates information from a multitude of online bookstores. Just for the heck of it I...
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Speaking of used books, I found three old Spaceways books the other day in a used store for a buck each. Haven't seen any of those in years. Thomas...
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thomas , i just picked some up for three bucks each--there was ralph milne farley serial ----radio man on mars!-----ralph g In a message dated 9/8/2008 2:31:18...
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I was glancing through the list of Spaceways titles (I never knew there were so many) and discovered this one: Assignment Hellhole I was wondering if anyone...
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