Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site CS-Mordred Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!bala From: bala@CS-Mordred (Bala Krishnamurthy) Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Modesty Blaise (everything you wanted to know...) Message-ID: <179@CS-Mordred> Date: Mon, 24-Dec-84 10:38:05 EST Article-I.D.: CS-Mordr.179 Posted: Mon Dec 24 10:38:05 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Dec-84 03:50:45 EST Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University Lines: 38 Here are ALL the books that have been written by Peter O'Donnell featuring Modesty Blaise: (1) Modesty Blaise (2) Sabre-tooth (3) A Taste of Death (4) Pieces of Modesty (5) The Impossible Virgin (6) I, Lucifer (7) Silver Mistress (8) Last Day in Limbo (9) Dragon's Claw They are all good, except for Pieces of Modesty which I did not like due to it's "quickie" nature. I think Blaise is best enjoyed as a full length book, not as a 30 page story. I read all these in India but I am sure that bookstores in Greenwich Village (Manhattan) will have them. Of course, if you happen to be in London, stop by in Foyle's. They have all the books. My introduction to Modesty was through the cartoon strip that Nigel mentioned, in a Tamil (a language in South India) weekly magazine. I subsequently discovered that Modesty is a syndicated cartoon strip and that Peter O'Donnell had written books. The cartoon strip started appearing 22 years ago. I think Modesty Blaise books are unique and that Willie Garvin's is one of the best supporting characters created. Have fun reading them, if you haven't already. bala Balachander Krishnamurthy bala@purdue (ever reliable ARPA) Dept. of Computer Science bala.purdue@csnet-relay (reliable CSNET) Purdue University decvax!purdue!bala (semi reliable usenet) W. Lafayette IN 47907 317-494-7765 (um, well, er.. GTE)