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From: "Fred Blosser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [rehfans] Amazon.co.uk Sword of South London
> Terry, the magazine was "Fantastic Universe." In an essay, "The Secret
> Life of Elric of Melnibone," Moorcock said he was in touch with deCamp
> and Hans Santessen (apparently sometime in the late 1950s) about writing
> "a new series of Conan tales" for the magazine, which Santessen edited.
> Then (Moorcock says) his interest in Howard waned.
Did this predate the DeCamp pastiches then?
>
> "Ted liked it -- or at least he liked the writing, but there had been a
> misunderstanding. He hadn't wanted Conan -- he had wanted something
> along the same lines." And so, Moorcock says, he created Elric.
Just think a sickly Conan with a magical sword , that would have given us
plenty to discuss. LOL.
Thanks for info.
Terry
