tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post6713645169468445962..comments2023-08-27T10:28:30.200+01:00Comments on Temporarily Significant: At Last The Truth! The Back Of The Lorry...Ben Aaronovitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14827057173097312360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post-12336897491196692542012-06-28T15:04:05.028+01:002012-06-28T15:04:05.028+01:00Edward Gorey was a wonderful oddball, walking the ...Edward Gorey was a wonderful oddball, walking the streets of New York in high-topped sneakers (trainers, over here) and a full length fur coat. Not unlike his Doubtful Guest, in fact.<br /><br />Now that I've found your books, when I look at maps of London (and I do love maps!), even on Google, it's astounding how many rivers and traces of rivers there are. The Fleet and Tyburn may have gone underground, but that family is a hugely extended one. <br />On BBC4 you mentioned Ackroyd's "London:the Biography." Was that discovered before or after you started the books? It's a marvelous history.David Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365363392754977914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post-17074504145826995952012-06-22T04:29:08.782+01:002012-06-22T04:29:08.782+01:00More please. I;m enjoying seeing the books that ha...More please. I;m enjoying seeing the books that have influenced you - there's a few I've already read (like Roofworld. Love that book. A lot.) and more that will be going on the giant list of books that I think I might like and I really should write down somewhere so that I can have an idea of what to get next when I am looking for something to read. And Yay for having a genre (urban fantasy) for the type of books I quite like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post-39552180426877764002012-06-21T15:44:48.664+01:002012-06-21T15:44:48.664+01:00"The Edwardian tone, the palpable sense of me...<i>"The Edwardian tone, the palpable sense of menace, the silence - now who does that remind me of...."</i><br />Rosie?Harlequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759894308561924318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post-80599341662767403312012-06-19T00:07:54.373+01:002012-06-19T00:07:54.373+01:00Alan garner- such a great old classic all of his e...Alan garner- such a great old classic all of his eerie books for children. Reminds me of holdstocks mythago woods. For an old Aussie there are many old English tv shows that have left indelible marks too-<br />The stones, shadows etc - there is nothing quite like the unsettling spookiness from stories that need to infer their horror because they have no budget to show it.<br />It's a lovely breakdown of influence BenPilgrim Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00982415948992229190noreply@blogger.com