Re: Chapter 7 - The Bruiser

þus cwæð John Wilkins:
Mark Isaak <eciton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:46:15 -0700, Kermit wrote:

On Apr 4, 12:41 pm, richardalanforr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
He wiped his mouth. It had been a lucky blow, and it had drawn
blood from his lip. But he was not worried. To fall would be
deadly, putting himself in reach of those heavy boots., but he was
confident.

<snip>

I stand in awe. I'm speechless.

Does he ever meet Professor Challenger, or do you intend to keep
this entirely realistic?

It would certainly be no stretch to bring in Arthur Conan Doyle. He
would fit perfectly in a scene describing how Wallace, pitiful and
broken, turns to the dark forces of spiritualism.

There's a convention on alt.fan.pratchett not to propose plots to
Pterry, so he can say he did it on his own, and avoid lawsuits. We
should extend the same privilege to Richard.

Indeed. And Richard's meisterwerk is very much in the afp tradition, too.


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