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Literary agent for SF, Fantasy and Horror, after 15 years as a publisher in London.
http://www.johnjarrold.co.uk/
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Which doesn't mean another agent won't love the book. As with every creative art, our reaction to fiction is subjective. END
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Yep! I spoke to Ken about it at the time!
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All my love, Diane...I'm so sorry... xxxx
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"When in doubt have a man come in through the door with a gun in his hand" Raymond Chandler
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I'd really need more details! Email me if you want to!!!
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I have a gramophone, but it's not very instant...
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Yes, that DOES ring a bell!
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Was it Paperback Parade? I know there was one in Croydon...
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I bought them in Bromley and Croydon regularly!
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The Ballantine fantasy classics were published through the 70s, and I read most of them. Fritz Leiber, André Norton and many others also appeared on the shelves from the early 70s, great memories of reading THE SWORDS OF LANKHMAR and the WITCH WORLD books around 1971.
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In 1970 I'd go into my local bookshop and find one stack of SFF...mostly SF, with Tolkien and Mike Moorcock at the bottom of the stack. In 1980 there were three stacks and 80% was fantasy. Brooks, Donaldson and Eddings were the first huge sellers, with Feist's MAGICIAN following a few years later.
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Do check the home page of my agency website if you'd like to submit:
www.johnjarrold.co.uk