mysteries published by BAEN - Page 3

Over · 04-05-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

You can find the explanation at

http://martin-millar.blogspot.com/2007/12/thraxas.html

I've no idea what the contractual problems were with Baen. A shame they couldn't come to an agreement.

Hopefully something will get worked out eventually, whether with Baen or with another publisher.

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely a 9th book will ever be written. That's too bad, because I was curious about it, but I don't know if I want start something that won't have a resolution...

Darqref · 04-06-2009, 02:21 AM

Xenophon is doing a great job of advertising for Baen, but I'd like to point out a subtlety. Some the these "Baen" books AREN'T from Baen. They are from a growing selection of other publishers who have decided to release some or all of their books through Webscriptions, which is a separate company for reasons that include helping that process.

The Inspector Chen books are some of those - if you are looking for the paper copies of these, you need to look for Nightshade books. Others are from Subterranean Press, and still others come from specific Authors who have previously published books for which they have retained or retrieved the electronic rights. And I'm probably missing something.

And of course, the famous missing Tor ebooks are/were/will be included in these, whenever all the bumps get mashed down.

The original "Webscription" is a monthly package of everything Baen publishes that month. The other publishers are attempting to do the same, but right now each publisher needs to have their bundle separate, just to keep the accountants from blowing their tops.

Now, obsf (observed SF, as used to be noted on usenet long ago). I'd recommend an older work by James P. Hogan "Bug Park". It's kinda mystery (how do they do it?), kinda action/adventure, and has a bonus 'cause its written in the Seattle area and I recognize scenery. It's a stand-alone. Micro-robots and virtual senses routed through said robots.

YGG- · 04-06-2009, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

[...]
some mystery authors i appreciate :
SS Van Dine
JD Carr / Carter Dickson
Léo Malet
Fred Vargas
Marjorie Eccles (Detective Mayo)
Dorothy Sayers (Lord Peter Wimsey)
Ian Rankin
Agatha Christie
Mary Roberts Rineheart
Anna Katharine Green
J.W. van de Wetering
émile Gaboriau
Arthur Conan Doyle
Gaston Leroux
GK Chesterton
any other recommendations ? please give a short description as well.[...]

Well maybe I'm going to state the obvious, but since I see some of my favorites here (Vargas, Rankin, Van De Wetering, Leroux), let's add a few
*Sjöwall & Wahlöö (the inventors of the genre "swedish cop in the rain"

Rankin hasn't begun to pay them the hommage which is due I think --their books are less violent too) (in French 10/18 --translated in English as well)
*Scerbaneco (In '60s Italy, a private eye in a class by himself)(in French 10/18 --translated in English?)
*Sébastien Japrisot (a French classic -- almost all his -few- books are masterpieces; in French Livre de Poche --translated in English too)(
*Peter Robinson [Inspector Banks](was long thought of a "Inspector Rebus's younger brother"; but a voice for himself --good detection, interesting British life in a small town...in French Livre de Poche)
Now AFAIK they're all in pbook format

Well well well if I think of anything else?
[Now the best idea, Zelda, is you just drop your job & make reading your full-time occupation, hm?]

HarryT · 04-06-2009, 04:09 AM

I'd second your recommendation of the Peter Robinson books. They don't appear to be available as eBooks, but they are available as very nicely done audio books.

YGG- · 04-06-2009, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I'd second your recommendation of the Peter Robinson books. They don't appear to be available as eBooks, but they are available as very nicely done audio books.

hah! I might want to try those in order to improve my accent!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-06-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by YGG-

Well maybe I'm going to state the obvious, but since I see some of my favorites here (Vargas, Rankin, Van De Wetering, Leroux), let's add a few
*Sjöwall & Wahlöö (the inventors of the genre "swedish cop in the rain"

Rankin hasn't begun to pay them the hommage which is due I think --their books are less violent too) (in French 10/18 --translated in English as well)
*Scerbaneco (In '60s Italy, a private eye in a class by himself)(in French 10/18 --translated in English?)
*Sébastien Japrisot (a French classic -- almost all his -few- books are masterpieces; in French Livre de Poche --translated in English too)(
*Peter Robinson [Inspector Banks](was long thought of a "Inspector Rebus's younger brother"; but a voice for himself --good detection, interesting British life in a small town...in French Livre de Poche)
Now AFAIK they're all in pbook format

Well well well if I think of anything else?

thanks YGG for these great recommendations ! i will add them all to my list. actually i think i've read some Scerbanenco a long time ago, but i might be thinking of another italian writer (i can't remember his name now, unfortunately

).

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[Now the best idea, Zelda, is you just drop your job & make reading your full-time occupation, hm?]

if only !

anybody want to pay me for that ?? i'm a very highly qualified reader with many years of experience...

phenomshel · 04-06-2009, 02:20 PM

Zelda, I bought the Inspector Chen series, but I haven't had a chance to read them yet. I don't actually know when I will have a chance to start them - life is about to get hectic with school. I have a research paper for English Composition the next two weeks, and as soon as that's over I start Algebra.

I'm still left out at Baen for my usual preferences - no cats, cooking, or knitting in anything there

*grin*.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-06-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Zelda, I bought the Inspector Chen series, but I haven't had a chance to read them yet. I don't actually know when I will have a chance to start them - life is about to get hectic with school. I have a research paper for English Composition the next two weeks, and as soon as that's over I start Algebra.

crikey ! good luck with all that. let us know when you finally get some time to read it...

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I'm still left out at Baen for my usual preferences - no cats, cooking, or knitting in anything there

*grin*.

knitting ?? really ?? as in, "a story about" ???

Fledchen · 04-06-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

knitting ?? really ?? as in, "a story about" ???

Yes, really! I think Debbie Macomber's series is the most popular at the moment. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/...som-street.htm I haven't read it myself, but on the audiobook discussion list to which I belong, non-knitters and even a few men liked the book enough to recommend it.

Moejoe · 04-06-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

crikey ! good luck with all that. let us know when you finally get some time to read it...

knitting ?? really ?? as in, "a story about" ???

Or you could have a novel that includes knitting patterns

Courtesty of our friends at AngryRobot:

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It can be read front-to back as a standard novel (and what a great novel it is!) but the truly innovative part is that the bottom 20% of every page is set aside for knitting instructions (in a mid-grey font so as not to detract from the prose). As the knitter completes each page, another clue is revealed within their fabric, and by halfway through, the knitter is able to influence the outcome of the story by choosing to knit one here, drop a stitch there, etc. There really has been nothing like this in fiction, ever!

EDIT: Just in case anybody is confused, it's an April's Fool

Fledchen · 04-06-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

Or you could have a novel that includes knitting patterns

Courtesty of our friends at AngryRobot:

It can be read front-to back as a standard novel (and what a great novel it is!) but the truly innovative part is that the bottom 20% of every page is set aside for knitting instructions (in a mid-grey font so as not to detract from the prose). As the knitter completes each page, another clue is revealed within their fabric, and by halfway through, the knitter is able to influence the outcome of the story by choosing to knit one here, drop a stitch there, etc. There really has been nothing like this in fiction, ever!

I realize that it's a joke, but if they were willing to pull it off I'm pretty sure it would sell. Mystery quilt clubs (in which a new block is revealed each month) are wildly popular. If you know and respect your market, you can go a long way with innovative fibercraft ideas.

Moejoe · 04-06-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Fledchen

I realize that it's a joke, but if they were willing to pull it off I'm pretty sure it would sell. Mystery quilt clubs (in which a new block is revealed each month) are wildly popular. If you know and respect your market, you can go a long way with innovative fibercraft ideas.

It fooled me

I would have bought that, sounded like fun. I've never knitted anything in my life, but if someone brought out a book like that I'd probably have a go at it. Of course, the hat I intended to knit would turn out to be a pullover in the end

phenomshel · 04-06-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

crikey ! good luck with all that. let us know when you finally get some time to read it...

knitting ?? really ?? as in, "a story about" ???

There are several series out about knitting right now. Maggie Sefton, Sally Goldenbaum, and of course the Debbie Macomber novels, which are excellent. There's also series' about needlework (Monica Ferris) and teddy bear making (John J. Lamb's Teddy series).

birdbrainbb · 04-06-2009, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'm glad you're interested too !

:

please come back and let us know what you think of the books after you read them. and also if you find any other good mysteries there.

I started the first Detective Inspector Chen book today and it's really, really good. Kinda like The Dresden Files, I guess, but less woobie and more demons? I also like that it's set in a futuristic China; I haven't seen much of that (in my admittedly limited sci-fi reading). Technology + paranormal/occult + mystery = awesome!

I also ended up buying Lord Darcy, and look forward to reading that whenever I get a chance to.

birdbrainbb · 04-10-2009, 10:32 PM

A small update since my last posting:

I finished Snake Agent (the first Detective Inspector Chen book) and LOVED it. (My review is linked in my sig if anyone wants to check it out.) Definitely recommended reading for those who love sci-fi/fantasy/mysteries.

I also read Doc Sidhe, and while it wasn't as good as Snake Agent it was entertaining and had some interesting things in it. It's not as much of a mystery as an action/adventure novel, but there are hints of mystery in it, if that counts?

And now I've started on the Lord Darcy story collection. It's quite good; definitely feels like something related to Lord Peter Whimsy, if that interests any of you (or maybe more like Ellery Queen?). The alternate history part is a bit confusing to me since I'm not entirely sure what Richard III did that keeping him alive would change history so much, but I'm sure a trip to Wikipedia will fix me up.

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04-06-2009, 02:21 AM	#32
Darqref space cadet Posts: 330 Karma: 2963633 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle area Device: Rocket PRO, gen3, Pocketbook360	Xenophon is doing a great job of advertising for Baen, but I'd like to point out a subtlety. Some the these "Baen" books AREN'T from Baen. They are from a growing selection of other publishers who have decided to release some or all of their books through Webscriptions, which is a separate company for reasons that include helping that process. The Inspector Chen books are some of those - if you are looking for the paper copies of these, you need to look for Nightshade books. Others are from Subterranean Press, and still others come from specific Authors who have previously published books for which they have retained or retrieved the electronic rights. And I'm probably missing something. And of course, the famous missing Tor ebooks are/were/will be included in these, whenever all the bumps get mashed down. The original "Webscription" is a monthly package of everything Baen publishes that month. The other publishers are attempting to do the same, but right now each publisher needs to have their bundle separate, just to keep the accountants from blowing their tops. Now, obsf (observed SF, as used to be noted on usenet long ago). I'd recommend an older work by James P. Hogan "Bug Park". It's kinda mystery (how do they do it?), kinda action/adventure, and has a bonus 'cause its written in the Seattle area and I recognize scenery. It's a stand-alone. Micro-robots and virtual senses routed through said robots.

04-06-2009, 04:09 AM	#34
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'd second your recommendation of the Peter Robinson books. They don't appear to be available as eBooks, but they are available as very nicely done audio books.

04-06-2009, 02:20 PM	#37
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Zelda, I bought the Inspector Chen series, but I haven't had a chance to read them yet. I don't actually know when I will have a chance to start them - life is about to get hectic with school. I have a research paper for English Composition the next two weeks, and as soon as that's over I start Algebra. I'm still left out at Baen for my usual preferences - no cats, cooking, or knitting in anything there grin.

04-10-2009, 10:32 PM	#45
birdbrainbb Addict Posts: 287 Karma: 2191035 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Anaheim, CA Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite 5	A small update since my last posting: I finished Snake Agent (the first Detective Inspector Chen book) and LOVED it. (My review is linked in my sig if anyone wants to check it out.) Definitely recommended reading for those who love sci-fi/fantasy/mysteries. I also read Doc Sidhe, and while it wasn't as good as Snake Agent it was entertaining and had some interesting things in it. It's not as much of a mystery as an action/adventure novel, but there are hints of mystery in it, if that counts? And now I've started on the Lord Darcy story collection. It's quite good; definitely feels like something related to Lord Peter Whimsy, if that interests any of you (or maybe more like Ellery Queen?). The alternate history part is a bit confusing to me since I'm not entirely sure what Richard III did that keeping him alive would change history so much, but I'm sure a trip to Wikipedia will fix me up.

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