![]() ![]() Ford, the best fantasy/SF/game writer/master of ceremonies/polymath you never heard of, is finally back in print. Rather, a group of determined fans and editors are about to change that, for thanks to their efforts, an article in Slate, and someone at Tor Books who finally asked the right questions, John M. All but two of his books quietly went out of print, and unless you came of age during the Reagan Administration, I seriously doubt that most of you reading this diary have ever heard of him. ![]() ![]() He had a brief splash of fame, won a few awards, and then shifted his attention primarily to game writing until his premature death about fifteen years ago. I always kept a copy of my favorite, though, and bought e-versions of two more that I'd enjoyed. I hadn't thought of the author, or the books, in a very long time, and had actually donated a couple of paperbacks that had originally been purchased by my ex because I couldn't stand the thought of touching them. To be accurate, I began rereading the works of an author I'd loved in the 1980's, then stopped reading during the Bad Years when my marriage was breaking up, my family was dying, and it was struggle to make enough money to buy food, let alone books. Recently I reacquainted myself with an old friend I'd never actually met. ![]()
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