*giggles maniacally*

[rj_anderson]

Oh, I feel so guilty now. But you jealous types are all so funny.

Seriously, listen. Next time you read a book you really really like by an author you've never heard of before, write that author a long enthusiastic letter telling them how much you liked the book, and why. Then tell them that you've just set up your first website and part of it is a page dedicated entirely to this book by your New Favourite Author. And that you've also started a mailing list to discuss this book. Free publicity! Authors love free publicity! And if they're a Really Nice Author, like Laurie R. King, they will give you perks to show their appreciation and make your job go more smoothly. Like Advance Reading Copies of their books.

See? Easy-peasy. Except you can't do that with Laurie, because I got there first. Mwah ha ha ha ha.

*coughs* Anyway, to answer all of you who wanted to know whether you ought to read Rudyard Kipling's Kim before you read Laurie's latest, the answer is that you don't absolutely have to be familiar with Kim in order to understand The Game, but I would still highly recommend reading the Kipling book anyway. Because it's a fun story in its own right, beautifully characterized and rich in atmosphere and full of cleverness and wit. And then you will get an even bigger kick out of Laurie's quasi-sequel, plus you'll have something to tide you over until March 2, 2004 when GAME is officially released...

There. Don't say I don't do you no favours. :)

Comments

[ex_amurderofcrows752]

If I get the Tengu published, and someone does this for me, I'll give them signed books, free art, and likely money and love.

So there.

[meril.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks. I suppose I should really write Joan D. Vinge and tell her about tiamat_ml, but I'm a crappy mod and a slow poster and writing authors embarrasses the heck out of me, especially since the 30m Tree Incident involving David Weber.

I will read The Beekeeper's Apprentice. Eventually. It's been on my bookshelf since July '01 >_<

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

Kay. Thanks, Rebecca, that answers my question about Kim. :-)

Boy, sometimes it really pays to be a squeeing fangirl, doesn't it! *wink*

That is really cool.

[lesserstorm.livejournal.com]

I've never read anything by Laurie King, but the concept looks fascinating and I love both Kim and the general history of the period when Britain and Russia were fighting in Central Asia. Would it help to start reading earlier in the series, or could I start with The Game when it comes out?

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

I would strongly recommend that you read The Beekeeper's Apprentice, the first book, and also A Monstrous Regiment of Women, the second book (they should be fairly easy to find, through interlibrary loan if nothing else), as those two books are crucial to understanding the relationship between Holmes and Russell.

After that, you can read the remaining books in pretty much any order you like, or skip straight to The Game if you prefer. I think you'll enjoy it. :)

[lesserstorm.livejournal.com]

Thanks

Speaking of Russell

[(Anonymous)]

When are you going to make the Russell icon?

Laura

Re: Speaking of Russell

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

Um... not yet? But one of these days?