tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post8698784474872565782..comments2023-07-08T08:33:50.710+01:00Comments on Speculative Horizons: Comment: The Wolfman by Nicholas PekearoJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-85523077846130310002008-06-19T04:16:00.000+01:002008-06-19T04:16:00.000+01:00I do think that's very reasonable and possible; I ...I do think that's very reasonable and possible; I just meant that the final decision ultimately made sense anyway and was a business one.<BR/><BR/><STRONG>But</STRONG> if I'm right, it still doesn't preclude what you're saying--that the editor felt that way, etc.--as well. I didn't mean to make it sound completely soulless, sorry. :-)Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127409362906807882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-53616297586722140222008-06-18T09:11:00.000+01:002008-06-18T09:11:00.000+01:00Kendall: good comment. When viewed from the commer...Kendall: good comment. When viewed from the commercial perspective, perhaps it's not so much of a stretch. However, I like to think that the editor knew how much it meant to Pekearo and decided to fulfil his ambition for him, even if he wasn't around to see it. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps that isn't the real case, but it's nice to think of it that way.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-34465246201596242452008-06-18T04:39:00.000+01:002008-06-18T04:39:00.000+01:00Thanks for the info and link to the NYT story! I ...Thanks for the info and link to the NYT story! I knew the basics of Pekearo's sad, untimely demise, but not some of the details (like that he hadn't signed a contract).<BR/><BR/>I bought the book a little while back (as soon as I could find it in a bookstore) because it sounded interesting to me.<BR/><BR/>In fairness, while Tor is great and all that (grin)...but they are a business. They'd already accepted it; somehow, publishing it posthumously doesn't seem like a stretch to me, given that they'd already decided it was worth publishing. (I mean no disrespect to Tor or anyone here.)Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127409362906807882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-8484100739815743142008-06-17T22:16:00.000+01:002008-06-17T22:16:00.000+01:00My thoughts entirely. It clearly meant a lot to hi...My thoughts entirely. It clearly meant a lot to his family to see the book published.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411517893000706576.post-52986677440192393262008-06-17T20:42:00.000+01:002008-06-17T20:42:00.000+01:00That really is quite touching for a publisher to d...That really is quite touching for a publisher to do that. Good on 'em.Mark Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829431641572291176noreply@blogger.com