Matthew Hughes’ 9 Tales of Henghis Hapthorn is the first ebook I’ve reviewed for Friday’s Forgotten Books. Hughes has collected his Henghis Hapthorn mystery stories published in SF magazines, collections, and anthologies and put them in one handy ebook bargain priced at $2.99! Henghis Hapthorn is a Sherlock Holmes clone who operates aeons in the future. I enjoy his rational investigations. And, as I’ve mentioned before, Matthew Hughes channels Jack Vance like no other writer. In The Yellow Cabochon Hughes goes to the Dark Side with his master criminal Luff Imbry involved in another caper. If you’re a fan of creative larceny, you’ll enjoy The Yellow Cabochon. Both books are highly recommended!
These sound really great George – Hughes is an author I have yet to try, thanks very much, so I haven’t joined the e-book revolution yet …
Sergio, I’m guessing that many books you and I will be interested in reading are soon going to be available as ebooks. It’s the times we live in… Anyone who enjoys Jack Vance’s work will love Matthew Hughes’ cunning stories.
Futuristic Holmes stories for $2.99 sounds like a winner to me. Will check it out.
Buying 9 TALES OF HENGHIS HAPTHORN was the best $2.99 I’ve spent in a long time, Jeff. I highly recommend it.
I’m confused, is this a hardcover or a paperback? Sure seems cheap.
THE YELLOW CABOCHON is a book published by a small press, Rick. The 9 TALES OF HENGHIS HAPTHORN is the $2.99 bargain ebook. Today, you get two FFBs!
Somehow I found myself leaving this page and arriving at Amazon where an e-book purchase was made. Love the Henghis stuff and Matthew Hughes. Thanks, George!
I love the Henghis stuff, too, Scott! Matthew Hughes should write more faux-Jack Vance fiction soon!
OK, just bought it.
Jeff, you’ll enjoy it!
Thanks for the kind words, George. May I add that the first few thousand words of The Yellow Cabochon are here: http://www.matthewhughes.org/excerpt-from-the-yellow-cabochon/
Matthew, it’s a pleasure to have you visit us! And, I’m glad my review motivated Scott and Jeff to download 9 TALES OF HENGHIS HAPTHORN! I hope you plan to offer more of your future work in ebook format. I, for one, will buy it instantly!
There’ll be the Archonate novel, Template, next month, along with all the Guth Bandar stories.
I have a copy of TEMPLATE, Matthew. Excellent Archonate novel! I’ll be buying the Guth Bandar story collection. Please keep writing more Henghis Hapthorn stories, too! If you put up another collection of nine Hapthorn stories next month, I’d buy it in a second!