Monday, August 17, 2015

Crossover Cover: The Emperor of America

Naval officer Drake Roscoe enlists the services of a Pinkerton-like detective agency headed by Ned W. Regan. Roscoe later became a Secret Serivce agent and recurring foe of Rohmer’s villainess Sumuru. Regan also appeared in Roscoe’s first appearance in the series, Sumuru, as well as a series of short stories featuring a stage magician turned detective called Bazarada, which were presented as a short novel in Salute to Bazarada and Other Stories. At one point in “Salute to Bazarada,” Bazarada impersonated a Scotland Yard Inspector named Grimsby. An Inspector Grimsby appears in Rohmer’s The Dream Detective, featuring occult detective Moris Klaw. Since Sumuru and Klaw are in the CU, so are Roscoe, Regan, and Bazarada. Rohmer’s story “Bazarada,” reprinted in the 1970 Ace paperback The Secret of Holm Peel, features a Spanish adventurer in the time of Queen Elizabeth I named Don Sanchez Bazarada, presumably the magician’s ancestor.

I had a great time at FarmerCon this weekend. Win and Michael Croteau and I ironed out some plans for the books. I'm only going to be adding a couple more entries to the manuscript, since we're going to start moving forward and readying them for publication. Ideally, we'd like to have Volume 3 out around Christmastime and Volume 4 in time for next year's convention. Also, my good friend Art Sippo interviewed me about the books for his podcast, Art's Reviews, with some input by Win as well, so I will post the link to the interview here when it's up on Art's site.

7 comments:

  1. Welcome back!

    It's good to hear about the next volume. You know, of course, after it's to late to add to the manuscript people are going to find a ton of Crossovers.

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  2. Oh, I'm sure, and I'll jot down short notes on any new ones I come across, and maybe in a few years there will be enough material for Volumes 5 and 6. Once 3 and 4 are published, however, I'm thinking of trying my hand at fiction. Of course, any stories or books I write will have firm ties to the Wold Newton mythos and/or the larger Crossover Universe. :)

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  3. Fantastic time with you at FarmerCon / PulpFest, Sean!

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    1. It always is, Win! Really excited about getting these books out Thanks so much for everything, man! You're a true pal, and it is an honor to follow in your footsteps!

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  4. Sounds great, Sean. Can't wait to get my hands on those books.

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    1. Thanks, Bobby! Expect to see your name in the acknowledgments along with other people who have given me crossover info. :)

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