Was unaware of a posthumous Elmore Leonard novella. Will have to check it out. I think my favourite posthumous release is Manchette's Ivory Pearl. Not really one of his best novels (and in fact kinda cringe when you realize the title is the 'ironic' name given to the Black protagonist), but I liked how the last half (third?) of the book is just the author's notes on where he wanted the story to go, and it's fun to let yourself dream about what could have been in his disenchanted leftwing spy series.
I have a distinct memory of seeing this on VHS as a (much too young to be watching this) child when it was first released. It was memorable to say the least: Magnum P.I. battling Gene Simmons and robot spiders in what was clearly my hometown on the screen. Little did I know the writer/director was an author I would become obsessed with just a few years later.
Nice list. I’ve never heard of this Novella and I love Elmore Leonard. I will have to check this out.
Was unaware of a posthumous Elmore Leonard novella. Will have to check it out. I think my favourite posthumous release is Manchette's Ivory Pearl. Not really one of his best novels (and in fact kinda cringe when you realize the title is the 'ironic' name given to the Black protagonist), but I liked how the last half (third?) of the book is just the author's notes on where he wanted the story to go, and it's fun to let yourself dream about what could have been in his disenchanted leftwing spy series.
Yeah, that kind of behind the scenes stuff is interesting.
I have a distinct memory of seeing this on VHS as a (much too young to be watching this) child when it was first released. It was memorable to say the least: Magnum P.I. battling Gene Simmons and robot spiders in what was clearly my hometown on the screen. Little did I know the writer/director was an author I would become obsessed with just a few years later.
It's such an odd combination of talents. The robots are really silly but at the same time there's something to the idea...