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Originally Posted by Crusader
Wow, it must be great to meet him in person. I fell in love with his work after reading a library copy of Fallen Dragon. Couldn't find any of his other books until now, at least none that I could afford. Over here his books go for around $22 in paperback. 
His ebooks are still difficult to find and quite expensive as well. I couldn't find any that are in ePub format. Guess that's all for the good since his books definitely deserve a place of honor on any physical bookshelf. |
I lucked out. I intercepted email from his editor to an SF con I was working on. She wanted to bring him over to the states for a signing tour to promote _The Naked God_, and wanted to know if the con needed a GoH. I got the con chair to read the Night's Dawn trilogy, and he said "Book him!", so I told the editor "We already have a GoH, but if you bring him over from England, we'll make him a Special Guest and cover his hotel tab for the con."
Interest from the con in having Peter as a guest was apparently the stimulus the publisher needed to agree to spring for bringing Peter over, and the con I was working on became the opening leg of his US visit. I was
delighted to broker the deal.
I spent time hanging out with Peter in the bar when I wasn't otherwise occupied (I was the guy who dealt with the hotel for the convention), and found him a splendid fellow.
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Dennis