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Post by deadshadowrunner on Mar 20, 2014 4:20:33 GMT
The question:Who wrote Legend of Zagor?
Is it Ian Livingstone,as credited?
Or is it Keith Martin,as the style suggests?
Or could it be Steve Jackson?*dramatic music plays*(Look at Legend of Zagor thread)
What are your thoughts on this matter which (quotes bloodbeast) never gets old?
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Post by hynreck on Mar 20, 2014 12:39:13 GMT
I thought this thread had been buried under the patio!
...but you've gone and resurrect it!
What I've you done??
Oh, the Horror! The Horror!!
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Mar 20, 2014 15:36:00 GMT
Well,they don't call me deadshadowrunner fer nuffin.
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Post by hynreck on Mar 20, 2014 15:53:42 GMT
True, I guess!
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Post by kieran on Mar 30, 2014 12:06:19 GMT
If Keith Martin didn't write it, someone really, really, really wanted everyone to think he did. Which seems a bizarre goal.
I remember years ago, Dave Holt on the official forum hinted that Steve Jackson did write FF under a different name. If there is any truth in that though I would suspect Keith P. Phillips over Keith Martin.
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Post by paltogue on Mar 30, 2014 12:42:42 GMT
If Keith Martin didn't write it, someone really, really, really wanted everyone to think he did. Which seems a bizarre goal. I remember years ago, Dave Holt on the official forum hinted that Steve Jackson did write FF under a different name. If there is any truth in that though I would suspect Keith P. Phillips over Keith Martin. Oh, interesting! I haven't heard that one before. Certainly, Siege of Sardath has Jackson-esque qualities. I can't think of any other books which look like Jackson might have written them. That said, I'd take any comments by DH with a pinch of salt. |
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Mar 30, 2014 14:07:51 GMT
Yeah,Siege is definitely more likely to be written by Steve Jackson than Zagor.But why wouldn't he use his real name?Especially since he had so many fans.
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Mar 30, 2014 14:10:11 GMT
After reading through my post I realised a sort-of error.What I meant to say was that it was more likely for Steve to write Siege than Legend of Zagor.What I did not mean to say was that Siege was more likely to be written by Steve than written by Zagor.
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Post by a moderator on Mar 30, 2014 16:32:03 GMT
Yeah,Siege is definitely more likely to be written by Steve Jackson than Zagor.But why wouldn't he use his real name?Especially since he had so many fans. If Steve did write Siege under a pseudonym, it might have been because he wanted to know if his books were appreciated on their own merits or just because of the author's name. A similar motivation was part of the reason why Stephen King wrote several books as Richard Bachman. |
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Post by paltogue on Mar 30, 2014 16:47:13 GMT
Yeah,Siege is definitely more likely to be written by Steve Jackson than Zagor.But why wouldn't he use his real name?Especially since he had so many fans. If Steve did write Siege under a pseudonym, it might have been because he wanted to know if his books were appreciated on their own merits or just because of the author's name. A similar motivation was part of the reason why Stephen King wrote several books as Richard Bachman. Good point. Also, if there is any truth to this rumour at all, it can only have been Siege, as there are no other gamebooks by authors who we don't know loads about (except for Keith Martin) after Creature of Havoc. |
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Mar 30, 2014 17:11:43 GMT
After reading through my post I realised a sort-of error.What I meant to say was that it was more likely for Steve to write Siege than Legend of Zagor. What I did not mean to say was that Siege was more likely to be written by Steve than written by Zagor. So you're saying that you're pretty sure that Zagor wrote Siege of Sardath?  It's been a long time since I checked it out, but my memory is it does read like it's written by someone who likes mazes and wants you dead... |
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Post by stevendoig on Mar 30, 2014 17:26:20 GMT
This is all very interesting!  So there is no info on Keith Philips as a living, human being?? |
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Post by The Editor (Alex B) on Mar 30, 2014 17:38:50 GMT
This is all very interesting! So there is no info on Keith Philips as a living, human being?? I'm interviewing Mac Gascoigne for the magazine at the moment and asked: "You worked with Carl Sargent (who wrote as Keith Martin for Fighting Fantasy) on some Shadowrun and Earthdawn books..." To which Marc replied: "I came to know Carl through his Fighting Fantasy work..." |
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Mar 31, 2014 8:19:39 GMT
This is all very interesting! So there is no info on Keith Philips as a living, human being?? Well...Like almightymudworm said, Which is not what I'm trying to say,but okay. @ The Editor (Alex B)Maybe he was referring to the Zagor Chronicles? |
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