Anyone read this series and is it still in print anywhere ?
Death Dealer Series: the novels by James Silke
Started by Skarthi, Nov 08 2006 01:48 PM
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 01:48 PM
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 03:13 PM
Anyone read this series and is it still in print anywhere ?
Tor announced a new edition of the first two Deathstalker novels in one trade paperback last year but, as far as I know, it's never been released...
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 03:36 PM
Anyone read this series and is it still in print anywhere ?
I read the first and really enjoyed it. I have all four.
They aren't in print. The TOR reprint(s) never materialized. But, you might be able to find them through eBay or abebooks.com
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 03:55 PM
Do you mean the "Deathdealer" series?
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 04:02 PM
Do you mean the "Deathdealer" series?
Yeah i mean 'Deathdealer'. Apparently Image comics are gonna do a version of it so i wanted to check out the original books.-
http://www.imagecomi...athdealer060712
Looks good
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 08:52 PM
Do you mean the "Deathdealer" series?
ive been waiting for this forever...there was suppossed to be reprints of the james silkie deathdealer novels???...which so far havent been out?...if you hadnt noticed my avatar pic is deathdealer???...lol
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Posted 08 November 2006 - 10:48 PM
I think there's a series of 4 novels, from what I dug up when doing a search.
I checked Amazon, and it looked like they're out of print. Strangely, there seems to be another book on Amazon, and as far as I can tell it's in print. I think it's a compiled version of all the other books. It might be worth checking out...If you can find it...
I checked Amazon, and it looked like they're out of print. Strangely, there seems to be another book on Amazon, and as far as I can tell it's in print. I think it's a compiled version of all the other books. It might be worth checking out...If you can find it...
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Posted 09 November 2006 - 01:14 AM
There's a used bookstore across town from me that has all of the Deathdealer books and I intend to pick them up eventually.
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There's a used bookstore across town from me that has all of the Deathdealer books and I intend to pick them up eventually.
dont wait too long they dont usually sit around long!...lol...oh yeah where was that bookstore again?...address and phone number please?...lol
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Posted 10 November 2006 - 02:27 AM
Those were a fantastic series of books! I kinda felt that the last one - "Plague Of Knives" - 'ended' the series a bit prematurely and anticlimactically though. It NEEDS to be continued! If Mr. Silke should be out there, lurking somewhere, all I can say is "BRING BACK GATH OF BAAL!!!".
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Posted 10 November 2006 - 02:33 PM
Well, Swiftsteel there was actually one book after Plague of Knives, it was the 5th book, but for some reason or another it never saw print. There was a thread about it some time ago. That's where I got the info from.
They are the weak and cowardly who, when the enemy is crashing through the front door, will cower in the back room, counting on better men than themselves to make and keep them free.
Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated!
Pain is weakness leaving the body
Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated!
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Posted 10 November 2006 - 03:01 PM
Well, Swiftsteel there was actually one book after Plague of Knives, it was the 5th book, but for some reason or another it never saw print. There was a thread about it some time ago. That's where I got the info from.
The 'fifth' book was a reprint of the earlier book(s). I think they planned to combine the first two in an omnibus or something.
One thing I was wondering - on the Wandering Star REH poster book (it's like a calendar) one of the artists was "James Silke". I'm wondering if it is the same person...
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Posted 11 November 2006 - 06:30 AM
Do you mean the "Deathdealer" series?
Yeah i mean 'Deathdealer'. Apparently Image comics are gonna do a version of it so i wanted to check out the original books.-
http://www.imagecomi...athdealer060712
Looks good
A small publisher called Verotik did a four issue Death Dealer run in '95 or '96. They kind of sucked though
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Do you mean the "Deathdealer" series?
Yeah i mean 'Deathdealer'. Apparently Image comics are gonna do a version of it so i wanted to check out the original books.-
http://www.imagecomi...athdealer060712
Looks good
A small publisher called Verotik did a four issue Death Dealer run in '95 or '96. They kind of sucked though
Blame that on Glenn Danzig...lol he wrote the story!...he needs to stick to making music...lol
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Yeah , & practicing taking a punch....Blame that on Glenn Danzig...lol he wrote the story!...he needs to stick to making music...lol
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Posted 12 November 2006 - 08:05 AM
I have an interview with Frazetta where he admits to being upset with the direction that Verotik took with the character.A small publisher called Verotik did a four issue Death Dealer run in '95 or '96. They kind of sucked though
although I have to admit that I do enjoy the artwork in those issues.
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I have an interview with Frazetta where he admits to being upset with the direction that Verotik took with the character.
A small publisher called Verotik did a four issue Death Dealer run in '95 or '96. They kind of sucked though
although I have to admit that I do enjoy the artwork in those issues.
i agree...bad story or not...they are still nice to look at!...its a shame they were almost 10 bucks a piece!
some of danzigs other books are pretty good however...i know i really liked the Jaguar God ones!
http://www.danzig-ve...atalog/JAG.html
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Posted 12 November 2006 - 06:26 PM
I have an interview with Frazetta where he admits to being upset with the direction that Verotik took with the character.
A small publisher called Verotik did a four issue Death Dealer run in '95 or '96. They kind of sucked though
although I have to admit that I do enjoy the artwork in those issues.
i agree...bad story or not...they are still nice to look at!...its a shame they were almost 10 bucks a piece!
some of danzigs other books are pretty good however...i know i really liked the Jaguar God ones!
http://www.danzig-ve...atalog/JAG.html
I was at FallCon a few years ago and got a huge stack of Verotik comics for $20. It had a few different characters like Death Dealer, Jaguar God, GOTH, and Igrat. I hated every single issue, The characters were all sadists who did nothing but rape and torture people.
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I have an interview with Frazetta where he admits to being upset with the direction that Verotik took with the character.
A small publisher called Verotik did a four issue Death Dealer run in '95 or '96. They kind of sucked though
although I have to admit that I do enjoy the artwork in those issues.
i agree...bad story or not...they are still nice to look at!...its a shame they were almost 10 bucks a piece!
some of danzigs other books are pretty good however...i know i really liked the Jaguar God ones!
http://www.danzig-ve...atalog/JAG.html
I was at FallCon a few years ago and got a huge stack of Verotik comics for $20. It had a few different characters like Death Dealer, Jaguar God, GOTH, and Igrat. I hated every single issue, The characters were all sadists who did nothing but rape and torture people.
i liked them?...guess they arent for everyone!
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Posted 22 November 2006 - 06:54 AM
Well it's true, there's no accounting for taste these days...
The Death Dealer books are a fun read. Not very serious though. Gath as a character is better when you know less about him. I liked the gypsy element of the Grillards in the story, though, Brown Johns' pontificating about the stage, the show and the story crap wore thin. The visual quality of the writing is what I liked best. Silke's descriptive ability is offbeat but very accurate as well as humorous in away. There is an early quote where he's describing some antagonists in the story, "Occasionally they glittered metallically; otherwise they were shaggy, the colour of dirt when it is in the mood to be filthy. All of which meant they looked their best, like a tarantula with it's hair combed." I like it.
The Death Dealer books are a fun read. Not very serious though. Gath as a character is better when you know less about him. I liked the gypsy element of the Grillards in the story, though, Brown Johns' pontificating about the stage, the show and the story crap wore thin. The visual quality of the writing is what I liked best. Silke's descriptive ability is offbeat but very accurate as well as humorous in away. There is an early quote where he's describing some antagonists in the story, "Occasionally they glittered metallically; otherwise they were shaggy, the colour of dirt when it is in the mood to be filthy. All of which meant they looked their best, like a tarantula with it's hair combed." I like it.
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