Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site whuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!scott From: scott@whuxl.UUCP (steve scott) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER Message-ID: <406@whuxl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 13:51:15 EST Article-I.D.: whuxl.406 Posted: Fri Dec 28 13:51:15 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Dec-84 03:40:46 EST References: <61@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ Lines: 20 > > From: bragvax!david (David DiGiacomo) > > >In article <5@decwrl.UUCP> boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) writes: > >> When Stephen > >> King's THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER was published by Don Grant, > >> it was announced that there would be no trade edition of the book > >> ever. Why? Well, for one, King didn't think that it was commercial. > >> It's a rather convoluted fantasy, and he didn't think that his > > > > It's funny that you would use this for an example-- it was serialized in > > one of the SF magazines (perhaps someone could provide the references). > > No doubt the book version was altered, but some form of the story was > > available in a non-limited edition. If you can get a copy of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, read it cover to cover. Stephen King explains why he published the book and why there would be no trade edition of it (hint: book isn't finished). Steve Scott --> ..!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!scott