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Jerusalem Quartet

Posted by Roland John on September 1, 2004, 5:01 am
195.93.34.8

Everything that a review article in the Times Literay Supplement said is true. Having never heard of EW before I ordered the books in the hope that I would read something of interest. I DID. It is an astonishing sequence of novels and an outrage that they are not, up until now perhaps, better known. Old Earth Books are to be congratulated not just for reprinting the sequence; but for producing a well made, good looking paperback. They were difficult to obtain in the UK!

Re: Jerusalem Quartet

Posted by pat on October 4, 2004, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Jerusalem Quartet"
67.176.32.14

have begun reading the series a 2nd time...began with the jerusalem mosaic this time....somehow even better....now on to book one....cannot pick up books by other authors...of biblical proportions to me

--Previous Message--
: Everything that a review article in the Times
: Literay Supplement said is true. Having
: never heard of EW before I ordered the books
: in the hope that I would read something of
: interest. I DID. It is an astonishing
: sequence of novels and an outrage that they
: are not, up until now perhaps, better known.
: Old Earth Books are to be congratulated not
: just for reprinting the sequence; but for
: producing a well made, good looking
: paperback. They were difficult to obtain in
: the UK!
:

Re: Jerusalem Quartet

Posted by Roland John on November 4, 2004, 3:02 am, in reply to "Re: Jerusalem Quartet"
195.93.33.13

--Previous Message--
: : have begun reading the series a 2nd
: time...began with the jerusalem mosaic this
: time....somehow even better....now on to book
: one....cannot pick up books by other
: authors...of biblical proportions to me
:
: --Previous Message--
: Everything that a review article in the Times
: Literay Supplement said is true. Having
: never heard of EW before I ordered the books
: in the hope that I would read something of
: interest. I DID. It is an astonishing
: sequence of novels and an outrage that they
: are not, up until now perhaps, better known.
: Old Earth Books are to be congratulated not
: just for reprinting the sequence; but for
: producing a well made, good looking
: paperback. They were difficult to obtain in
: the UK!
: :
:

Re: Jerusalem Quartet

Posted by Anne on September 1, 2004, 4:29 pm, in reply to "Jerusalem Quartet"
211.26.193.94

Roland,
You are perfectly correct about the books - they are forgotten wonders of the literary world.
I have heard that a British publisher is contemplating publishing the books, so they may be readily available in the UK in the future. That will also make it easier to purchase them here in Australia.
You should also read Quin's Shanghai Circus as it is a wonderful book as well and has some bearing on the Quartet in that a few of the characters make an appearance in Jerusalem Poker.

--Previous Message--
: Everything that a review article in the Times
: Literay Supplement said is true. Having
: never heard of EW before I ordered the books
: in the hope that I would read something of
: interest. I DID. It is an astonishing
: sequence of novels and an outrage that they
: are not, up until now perhaps, better known.
: Old Earth Books are to be congratulated not
: just for reprinting the sequence; but for
: producing a well made, good looking
: paperback. They were difficult to obtain in
: the UK!
:

Re: Jerusalem Quartet

Posted by Pattie on September 22, 2004, 11:38 am, in reply to "Re: Jerusalem Quartet"
165.228.129.11

This is my first visit and a revelation. Here I was, convinced that I was the only person in the world who had ever heard of Edward Whittemore! I found Jerusalem Poker in an obscure bookshop in Surfers Paradise in about 1980 and Sinai Tapestry not long after. They have since remained in my pantheon of great books and have been reread often. But I didn't know until today that there were two more Jerusalem books. Can't wait to read them. Are they only available on order from Old Earth?
--Previous Message--
: Roland,
: You are perfectly correct about the books -
: they are forgotten wonders of the literary
: world.
: I have heard that a British publisher is
: contemplating publishing the books, so they
: may be readily available in the UK in the
: future. That will also make it easier to
: purchase them here in Australia.
: You should also read Quin's Shanghai Circus
: as it is a wonderful book as well and has
: some bearing on the Quartet in that a few of
: the characters make an appearance in
: Jerusalem Poker.
:
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: Everything that a review article in the Times
: Literay Supplement said is true. Having
: never heard of EW before I ordered the books
: in the hope that I would read something of
: interest. I DID. It is an astonishing
: sequence of novels and an outrage that they
: are not, up until now perhaps, better known.
: Old Earth Books are to be congratulated not
: just for reprinting the sequence; but for
: producing a well made, good looking
: paperback. They were difficult to obtain in
: the UK!
: :
:
:

Re: Jerusalem Quartet

Posted by Anne on September 22, 2004, 9:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Jerusalem Quartet"
203.123.69.212

Pattie,
You can order them from Old Earth or through Amazon. They are not readily available in Australia - I am assuming you are from here. You should also get Quin's Shanghai Circus as it is quite remarkable as well.
The new editions are in trade paperbacks, rather hefty paperbacks at that. But they would be more economically purchased from Amazon, postage and handling costs excepted.
As you can see there are quite a few of us who hold Whittemore in high esteem, even if we all originally thought we were the only people in the world who had read him.
Anne
--Previous Message--
: This is my first visit and a revelation. Here I
: was, convinced that I was the only person in
: the world who had ever heard of Edward
: Whittemore! I found Jerusalem Poker in an
: obscure bookshop in Surfers Paradise in about
: 1980 and Sinai Tapestry not long after. They
: have since remained in my pantheon of great
: books and have been reread often. But I
: didn't know until today that there were two
: more Jerusalem books. Can't wait to read
: them. Are they only available on order from
: Old Earth?
: --Previous Message--
: Roland,
: You are perfectly correct about the books -
: they are forgotten wonders of the literary
: world.
: I have heard that a British publisher is
: contemplating publishing the books, so they
: may be readily available in the UK in the
: future. That will also make it easier to
: purchase them here in Australia.
: You should also read Quin's Shanghai Circus
: as it is a wonderful book as well and has
: some bearing on the Quartet in that a few of
: the characters make an appearance in
: Jerusalem Poker.
:
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: Everything that a review article in the Times
: Literay Supplement said is true. Having
: never heard of EW before I ordered the books
: in the hope that I would read something of
: interest. I DID. It is an astonishing
: sequence of novels and an outrage that they
: are not, up until now perhaps, better known.
: Old Earth Books are to be congratulated not
: just for reprinting the sequence; but for
: producing a well made, good looking
: paperback. They were difficult to obtain in
: the UK!
: : : :
:

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