There have been many books published, more so than can ever be popular forever. And I am certain that just about everyone has thought that one of their favorite writers was just the cat's meow, only to fade off into obscurity or just dropped out of the public's eye.
One of the author's I recall discovering and enjoying immensely was Louise Cooper. I discovered her first "Time..." novel, since it had a cover by one of the artists that had done ACE covers for Mike's Count Brass novels. Unfortunately, I don't have the novels anymore, and some of teh details are fuzzy, but she had two trilogies in the Time Cycle (or whatever it was called), then a very long (like 12 part epic) called Indigo (which I didn't like as much, although it was interesting, it just didn't move fast enough for me).
And for number two, I'll throw in an underrated book: Hermann Hesse's Demian. Everyone raves about Steppenwolf and the Pulitzer Prize winning Glass Bead Game, but damn if Demian didn't just hit me like a ton of bricks! In fact, I bought extra copies when I discovered an edition of it in my bookstore's bargain section and gave away the copies to everyone I knew. One of THE best coming of age stories I have every read.
Jeff
One of the author's I recall discovering and enjoying immensely was Louise Cooper. I discovered her first "Time..." novel, since it had a cover by one of the artists that had done ACE covers for Mike's Count Brass novels. Unfortunately, I don't have the novels anymore, and some of teh details are fuzzy, but she had two trilogies in the Time Cycle (or whatever it was called), then a very long (like 12 part epic) called Indigo (which I didn't like as much, although it was interesting, it just didn't move fast enough for me).
And for number two, I'll throw in an underrated book: Hermann Hesse's Demian. Everyone raves about Steppenwolf and the Pulitzer Prize winning Glass Bead Game, but damn if Demian didn't just hit me like a ton of bricks! In fact, I bought extra copies when I discovered an edition of it in my bookstore's bargain section and gave away the copies to everyone I knew. One of THE best coming of age stories I have every read.
Jeff
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