The Library

If only all the novels I've read so far contained a similair warning. Then we skip to the parts containing the 'real' story and ignore the 'data dumps' which slow down his fiction. A fair point - but in most of the other novels DW's political agenda is presented in more easily digestible chunks. St...

Initial reaction - delighted surprise.

On reading the list of characters - disquiet.

Let's see what happens, but with the BBC (Ban British Culture) I fear the worst.

Do I get the impression that the Duke and his companions rate OK? Sorry to see from another of your postings that you don't rate RB, though. Is it the character or the setting that puts you off? IMO Those Modern Musketeers are Wheatley's finest creation by a long way, and they feature in most of hi...

The worst DW book I have read is "Star of Ill Omen" - but even then, I kept turning the pages, which can't be too bad! I haven't read Linda Lee or The Fabulous Valley, so perhaps I'm over-critical of SOIO. On reading "Gateway to Hell", another contender for DW's worst (and certai...

Well, as a newcomer to this site I think it's no bad thing to resurrect this thread. As far as I am concerned, DW's best book was unquestionably The Devil Rides Out. An absolute classic. Close behind is The Golden Spaniard - a superb page-turner of an adventure story, with an authentic historical ba...

PS Bob, if you should read this, excuse my cheek, but over at The Vault , I've penned a short story, featuring a character called 'Gregory Pendennis' who is (I hope) an 'affectionate lampoon' of a certain Black Magic Story author. I'd be interested in your opinion! Frank, Splendid stuff - but it po...

I suspect that DW's books would still sell in their thousands if they were in print, but publishers and booksellers alike are afraid of transgressing the "rules" of the PC brigade and dare not publish them - more's the pity. Wheatley is still a cracking good read, and the only thing that r...