Re: ARC Lurulu?

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Posted by Rich Thomas on June 02, 1999 at 01:12:02:

In Reply to: Re: ARC Lurulu? posted by Willem on May 28, 1999 at 10:57:43:

: : I think Willem is referring to the entry on the main page

Yeah, I sent it in.

for 05 march.Selling the rights dosen't indicate a finished product straight away unfortunately!

:
: Right Lyall: what I ment is this :
: "Vance, Jack sold Lurulu (sequel to Ports of Call) to Tor (Locus Mar 1998)'. Marvellous. Although it probably means a (very) late 1999, early 2000 publication date."
: I have several reasons to believe it ment the book:
: - I remember distinctly that the rights had been sold years ago.

Not necessarily. Unless it is already a multiple book deal, then this is very rare. With the speed of Jack's writing, Beth Meacham must have seen a reasonable advanced plan chapter/plan to have sanctioned the deal. After all, Jack unfortunately, is not one of these million-selling hack-and-slash two-dimensional (sorry about all the hyphens!!) fantasists that get most of publishers money these days.

: - Tor would not publish Ports of Call without having acquired the rights to the sequel already (an assumption I admit, but logic)

Again, not necessarily. It depends on the author and the deal. Several authors have sold sequels to different publishers. Terry Pratchett is one that springs to mind. You're correct about the second point but as I say above, his editor must have seen a decent chunk.

: - normally the publication of the book is about 9 months after finishing the typescript (coincidence?). A publication date end 99/beginning 2000 fits that calculation.

That was my guess. The data of publication was NOT given in the Locus article.

: might be that Mike is able to comment?
: If Donna had information otherwise : let us know please.
: btw: a very sharp plan : using a bit of feminine charm is something most of us could not use to draw an ARC into our possesion. What I see from your email address is that you would have to fly quite a distance before you get to Jack Vance.

Wouldn't you if you could?

: Seriously: suppose he would have accepted your offer, would you go?

If you could afford it, why not.

Cheers,
Rich

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Re: ARC Lurulu? Donna Adams 05:40:31 6/02/99 (6)
- Re: ARC Lurulu? Rich Thomas 01:17:08 6/03/99 (5)
  - Re: ARC Lurulu? Donna Adams 04:55:54 6/03/99 (4)
    - WAS Re: ARC Lurulu? Willem 14:07:30 6/03/99 (0)
    - Re: ARC Lurulu? Lyall Simmons 13:53:38 6/03/99 (2)
      - Re: ARC Lurulu? willem 14:12:25 6/03/99 (1)
        
        Re: ARC Lurulu? Lyall Simmons 15:14:02 6/03/99 (0)

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: : : I think Willem is referring to the entry on the main page : Yeah, I sent it in. : for 05 march.Selling the rights dosen't indicate a finished product straight away unfortunately! : : : : Right Lyall: what I ment is this : : : "Vance, Jack sold Lurulu (sequel to Ports of Call) to Tor (Locus Mar 1998)'. Marvellous. Although it probably means a (very) late 1999, early 2000 publication date." : : I have several reasons to believe it ment the book: : : - I remember distinctly that the rights had been sold years ago. : Not necessarily. Unless it is already a multiple book deal, then this is very rare. With the speed of Jack's writing, Beth Meacham must have seen a reasonable advanced plan chapter/plan to have sanctioned the deal. After all, Jack unfortunately, is not one of these million-selling hack-and-slash two-dimensional (sorry about all the hyphens!!) fantasists that get most of publishers money these days. : : - Tor would not publish Ports of Call without having acquired the rights to the sequel already (an assumption I admit, but logic) : Again, not necessarily. It depends on the author and the deal. Several authors have sold sequels to different publishers. Terry Pratchett is one that springs to mind. You're correct about the second point but as I say above, his editor must have seen a decent chunk. : : - normally the publication of the book is about 9 months after finishing the typescript (coincidence?). A publication date end 99/beginning 2000 fits that calculation. : That was my guess. The data of publication was NOT given in the Locus article. : : might be that Mike is able to comment? : : If Donna had information otherwise : let us know please. : : btw: a very sharp plan : using a bit of feminine charm is something most of us could not use to draw an ARC into our possesion. What I see from your email address is that you would have to fly quite a distance before you get to Jack Vance. : Wouldn't you if you could? : : Seriously: suppose he would have accepted your offer, would you go? : If you could afford it, why not. : Cheers, : Rich

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