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RCR · 10-12-2009, 05:56 PM

Last week, I was distraught to learn that A A Milne's trustees had allowed David Benedictus to wirte a sequel to Winnie the Pooh.

Now, Douglas Adams' estate has Eoen Colfer writing a sequel to "The Hitchhiker's Guide..."

(And there's other authors who have been treated similarly - Ian Fleming comes to mind).

As far as I can see, it is just a sordid money grabbing exercise - "Dig up the dead and get them to dance for a few more pennies."

I know that David Benedictus and Eoen Colfer are already established authors, but don't they have a conscience? How do they justify it to themselves?

Am I the only one who feels strongly about this?

10-12-2009, 05:56 PM	#1
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	Let dead authors rest in peace - please. Last week, I was distraught to learn that A A Milne's trustees had allowed David Benedictus to wirte a sequel to Winnie the Pooh. Now, Douglas Adams' estate has Eoen Colfer writing a sequel to "The Hitchhiker's Guide..." (And there's other authors who have been treated similarly - Ian Fleming comes to mind). As far as I can see, it is just a sordid money grabbing exercise - "Dig up the dead and get them to dance for a few more pennies." I know that David Benedictus and Eoen Colfer are already established authors, but don't they have a conscience? How do they justify it to themselves? Am I the only one who feels strongly about this?