… when a book goes missing.
We watched a documentary about Able Archer and the nucular war that almost happened.
It reminded me of a couple of books I wanted to read again: Trinity’s Child, and Down to a Sunless Sea.
The first was on the shelves, exactly where it should be, and has gone on the “to read” heap (which now needs a Sherpa to navigate). The second is gone – lost. Not even in the book database, so really gone. And out of print, although I can get a second hand copy, and I will.
I think I may still have a copy of DtaSS. I’ll have a look over the weekend and let you know. Should be with Sidewall, unless I got rid of both in the last clear out…
Cool – thank you
And it did indeed turn up in a box during the Great Move Of Stuff yesterday. I’m down in your neck of the woods next month so maybe I can drop it (and the book I have on loan from your collection) off then? Will be in touch directly near the time…
Lovely! We’ll look forward to seeing you.
Coo. It’s ages since I read Sidewall.
Me too! Spooky overlapping ven diagrams going on here…
The trouble is that there are two versions of DTaSS – the OK version where everyone dies, and the sucky version with the extra chapter where the hero and heroine (rot13) qevir bss va n fabjzbovyr gb qvr gbtrgure, zrrg Tbq, naq orpbzr Nqnz naq Rir…
I can’t remember which is the common one. Which one are you after?
Oh ,the version where everybody dies, of course! That other version sounds dreadful.
The later is the most common version – it’s the UK paperback edition…
Another good one in that vein (if “everyone dies in nuclear war” can ever be good) is David Mace’s Demon-4.
I should have a copy of DTaSS you can borrow – though it does have the last chapter…
I have -somewhere – a copy of DtaSS – if I can find it,a nd you can’t find yours* you’re welcome to a borrow.
* – unless they’ve *all* disappaered through a wormhole and are congregrating somewhere, plotting…