I've encountered the work related to Dead Girl, the house in Providence, etc. in rather haphazard ways. Someday, I'll re-read them in a more "systematic" manner. And while I hate to put more on your table, do you also have some kind of "preferred reading order" for the stories and novels?
That's a very big question, as there are so many stories and novels now. But I think my short answer is no, I don't. I tried to build all of this so it might be read in any order, though the order will determine how one perceives the story.
On a similar token, since you mentioned a SF story, does your SF also play around with recurring settings and characters?
Just a little. Not to the degree or with the sort of determination that you find in the dark-fantasy stuff. There are recurring themes. "Faces in Revolving Souls" could be in the same universe as "The Dry Salvages." But, mostly, I see the sf stories as standing alone.
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Date: 2007-04-06 05:08 am (UTC)I've encountered the work related to Dead Girl, the house in Providence, etc. in rather haphazard ways. Someday, I'll re-read them in a more "systematic" manner. And while I hate to put more on your table, do you also have some kind of "preferred reading order" for the stories and novels?
That's a very big question, as there are so many stories and novels now. But I think my short answer is no, I don't. I tried to build all of this so it might be read in any order, though the order will determine how one perceives the story.
On a similar token, since you mentioned a SF story, does your SF also play around with recurring settings and characters?
Just a little. Not to the degree or with the sort of determination that you find in the dark-fantasy stuff. There are recurring themes. "Faces in Revolving Souls" could be in the same universe as "The Dry Salvages." But, mostly, I see the sf stories as standing alone.