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I
first got into the books of Tom Holt when I found I had finished the "Mapp
& Lucia" books, by E.F.Benson, and
discovered that I didn't want the adventures to end. Luckily, I saw
Tom Holt's two sequels, "Lucia in Wartime" and "Lucia Triumphant" in a
bookshop, so I bought them! After finishing them off, I realised
that there was more to Tom Holt than a pair of E.F.Benson sequels; he had
also written a series of 'Comic Fantasy' novels, which I gradually bought
and devoured. Now, I'm 'a bit of a fan', with a complete collection
of the novels on my bookshelf, (some of which are signed!)
I can strongly recommend the
following newsgroup:
alt.books.tom-holt
for keen fans of all things Holtian
wishing to discuss his works (and other things) with like-minded folks.
Though there's not actually that much discussion of his works (well,
someone will occasionally mention one by mistake, and everyone else will
post stating that that is technically O/T...) It's more of a village
community with lots of friendly chat, excellent conversations, and Absolutely
No Tunnels. Fish puns are also, alas, banned.
Mr Holt has been known to post
there on occasion... |
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Orbit
have introduced new cover designes for the Tom Holt Comic Fantasy books
- the links below will point to whatever version Amazon.co.uk has on display
- where possible, I will put up pictures of both covers (for interest!) |
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| NEWS!!! |
a.b.t-h
held it's first ever 'Meet', on 3rd June 2000 in Hayes, Middlesex.
A number of reports and pictures are available here.
I was there
and my own pictures are here |
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| New Releases |
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"The
Better Mousetrap" (Hardback)
- Out Now! |
"For
Two Nights Only: Omnibus 4"
Contains
'Overtime' & 'Grailblazers' - Due February 27th 2004 |
"A
Song For Nero"
(Paperback)
by Thomas Holt (it's the same guy, honest!)
- Out Now! |
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notice - Pre-order from Amazon.co.uk by clicking on the title |
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"Tall
Stories:
Omnibus
5"
Contains
'Expecting
Someone Taller' & 'Ye
Gods!' - Due July 30th 2004 |
"Saints
and Sinners: Omnibus 6"
Contains
'Paint
Your Dragon' & 'Open
Sesame' - Due August 28th 2004 |
"Fishy
Wishes:
Omnibus
7"
Contains
'Wish
You Were Here' & 'Djinn
Rummy' - Due October 1st 2004 |
"Vikings"
(Hardback)
Historical Novel - Due October 1st 2004 |
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"Lucia
Triumphant" the long out-of-print sequel to
the "Mapp & Lucia" series created by E.F.Benson. This book, one
of Tom's first (not counting the infamous 'PBTH' :) , is being reissued
in the US by Moyer Bell, who have done an excellent job of reissuing the
original E.F.Benson novels over the last few years.
It's available
to pre-order on Amazon.com - click on the picture!
At time
of revisions to this page (January 2004) there is no sign of either this
book, or the other 'Lucia' novel by Tom Holt, "Lucia in Wartime" - we live
in hope that it WILL appear sometime soon... |
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Also
available, on Amazon.com, is "Expecting Beowulf",
a
US omnibus which contains "Expecting Someone
Taller" and "Who's
Afraid of Beowulf" |
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| Bibliography |
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The following is
a list of his books - it is complete with one notable exception - which
is out of print anyway and you probably wouldn't want it even if I told
you what it was, which I won't, lest Mr Holt is reading this and sends
retribution my way. Suffice it to say, it was written a VERY LONG
TIME AGO and features POEMS. |
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(Click on the picture
to order the book from Amazon.co.uk! All link to the paperback edition
unless otherwise stated.) |
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| Comic
Fantasy |
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Expecting
Someone Taller |
Who's Afraid
of Beowulf |
Flying
Dutch |
Ye Gods! |
Overtime |
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Here Comes
the Sun |
Grailblazers |
Faust Among
Equals |
Odds and
Gods |
Djinn Rummy |
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My Hero |
Paint Your
Dragon |
Open Sesame |
Wish You
Were Here |
Only Human |
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Snow White
and the Seven Samurai |
Valhalla |
Nothing
But Blue Skies |
Falling
Sideways |
Little
People |
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The
Paul Carpenter Trilogy |
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The Portable
Door |
In Your
Dreams |
Earth,
Air, Fire and Custard |
You Don't
Have To Be Evil To Work Here But It Helps |
Barking |
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| Omnibus
Editions |
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"The First
Tom Holt Omnibus" - Contains
'Flying Dutch' &
'Faust Among Equals' |
"Mightier
Than The Sword: Omnibus 2" - containing the
novels 'My Hero' &
'Who's Afraid of Beowulf?" |
"The Divine
Comedies: Omnibus 3" Contains 'Here
Comes The Sun' &
'Odds and Gods' |
"For Two
Nights Only: Omnibus 4"
Contains
'Overtime'
&
'Grailblazers'
- Due February 27th 2004 |
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| Historical
Novels |
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The Walled
Orchard |
Alexander
At The World's End |
Olympiad |
"A Song
For Nero" |
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In 2006,
a series of short books was produced in an attempt to encourage more prople
to read - Tom was one of those invited to contribute a story; the result,
"Someone Like Me" is a dark and gripping story. |
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Someone
Like Me - Quick Reads |
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| Tom
Holt Links |
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Orbit
Books (Tom Holt's publishers) |
The
Tom Holt Webpage by Calle
(STRONGLY Recommended to ALL Tom
Holt Fans!) |
Uwe
Milde's Tom Holt page |
Suzie's
Book Pages
Contains comments about some of Tom
Holt's work |
USS
Beagle Interview
(this is an interview Tom Holt
gave to the Editor of the
USS Beagle Fanzine, via the internet.
Many thanks to Mr Holt for agreeing
to be interviewed! |
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