early publications

[Robin Landseadel]

On May 28, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Scott Drake wrote:

> I posted a question last week, but got no response, so I'll give it  
> another try.
>
> I've recently got copies of Low-lands, Mortality and Mercy & Journey  
> into the mind of Watts published by Aloe Books and Mouldwarp.  All  
> of them acknowledge the original publication and Journey and Low- 
> lands state the copyright TP.  Journey has a strange "justification"  
> signed by Trystero at the end.  Low-lands even says "reprinted by  
> permission of Candida Donadio & Associates, Inc".
>
> What I'm wondering first off, is whether anyone knows if these are  
> pirated or were they authorized by TP?  If they are pirated  
> versions, does anyone know if TP responded in any way?
>
> thanks,
> scott

Yeah, they're boots—the lot of 'em.

TRP responded by issuing "Slow Learner" with most of his newly writ  
intro for the collection devoted to apologies for the general lameness  
of these early attempts at fiction.