tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post129622520883633542..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Vampire of N’Gobi - Ridgwell CullumJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-20065058196653455762016-03-13T16:13:15.714-05:002016-03-13T16:13:15.714-05:00Well, not sure I'd even bother to look it up w...Well, not sure I'd even bother to look it up without the V word. Was kind of hoping for a classic vampire story set in Africa, something I'm not aware of even exists, but alas t'was not what I got : PD. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477842312277593447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-84679467261085470412012-09-12T10:40:14.338-05:002012-09-12T10:40:14.338-05:00Sorry it wasn't more fun but as you say, great...Sorry it wasn't more fun but as you say, great cover John, though initially I thought the guy looked a bit like Chico Marx ... (and I don't even drink!).Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-40794691431769193122012-09-09T12:58:31.675-05:002012-09-09T12:58:31.675-05:00And I'd bet that price would be well over $500...And I'd bet that price would be well over $500. That is if you could find a copy of the book with a DJ in superior condition. I've seen one copy with a DJ in my lifetime but it was considerably chipped and damaged. As of today no copies offered for online sale have a DJ.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-36124212504612769632012-09-09T08:39:06.749-05:002012-09-09T08:39:06.749-05:00The cover alone would be worth the price.The cover alone would be worth the price.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02069656952527430818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-28888417000767138022012-09-08T10:08:18.449-05:002012-09-08T10:08:18.449-05:00I used to be a sucker for these "lost city&qu...I used to be a sucker for these "lost city" stories. You're right, most of them are just Haggard retreads.Timothy Mayerhttp://www.z7hq.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-23560511970053655792012-09-08T08:35:30.854-05:002012-09-08T08:35:30.854-05:00I admire you for finishing what was clearly an iff...I admire you for finishing what was clearly an iffy book. I never do anymore. Just put one aside at page 179. I only finish about 30% of what I start lately. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-28095027320312809772012-09-07T17:04:00.002-05:002012-09-07T17:04:00.002-05:00Very much in line with She, Yvette. Haggard was ri...Very much in line with <i>She</i>, Yvette. Haggard was ripped off repeatedly by writers less talented and imaginative than he was. Cullum is the only writer I've come across who has a lost city that manages to have acquired modern techology - airplanes, cars, electricity. Usually the point of a lost race novel is that it's NOT in synch with the contemporary world.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-52337442028515916922012-09-07T15:45:36.829-05:002012-09-07T15:45:36.829-05:00Great cover, though, John. I pinned it on my vinta...Great cover, though, John. I pinned it on my vintage mystery board just for the cover itself. The story sounds a teensy bit like SHE by H. Rider Haggard.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-22183904015081540912012-09-07T11:57:33.115-05:002012-09-07T11:57:33.115-05:00It seems to me that The Femme Fatale of N'Gobi...It seems to me that <i>The Femme Fatale of N'Gobi</i> would've been more accurate - and, really, it's no better or worse a title.<br /><br />I was interested to read that the journey is more interesting than the destination. The same might be said of Arthur Stringer's <i>The Woman Who Couldn't Die</i>, which also features a secret map, a lost city, a psychotic sidekick and a "dangerously seductive woman”. I'd say that Cullum drew inspiration, except these elements seem to be the staples of lost civilization stories. Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.com