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davem · 05-28-2011, 10:19 AM

Perhaps the reason the Estate went for MirkWood & not 'Here there be Dragons' is that Mirkwood was self published & HTBD is published by Simon & Schuster (owned by CBS & one of the biggest publishers in the world). I suspect they knew S&S would stand up to them but expected Hillard to back down.

05-28-2011, 10:19 AM	#96
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Perhaps the reason the Estate went for MirkWood & not 'Here there be Dragons' is that Mirkwood was self published & HTBD is published by Simon & Schuster (owned by CBS & one of the biggest publishers in the world). I suspect they knew S&S would stand up to them but expected Hillard to back down. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."