Re Austin, one of my friends said way back in '76 when Checkmate first came out, that except for the author's hand at the end, Austin seemed the sort of person who would always remember your birthday, whereas Lymond was the sort who would always remember his own, and throw a party so he could entertain his fascinated auditors with witty stories of his own sufferings.
I always remembered that. (Especially during the years I worked in the film industry, and had to deal with far too many would-be Lymonds.)
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Mon, Jul. 19th, 2004 02:10 pm (UTC)I always remembered that. (Especially during the years I worked in the film industry, and had to deal with far too many would-be Lymonds.)
I still love the books, though.