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Offline sukhe_bator

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Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« on: January 28, 2009, 10:30:18 AM »
This has been mentioned on the Back of Beyond Thread, but is equally applicable here... I've just finished rereading for the nth time 'The General's Envoy'. Having seen all that figure painting talent out there it struck me what a good scenario for Pulp it would be...
It's set in Warlord China, Shanghai in 1927. It's got the lot - Chinese gangsters, street fighting, stolen armoured cars, an armoured train run by a psycho Brit with severe PTSD and some nasty Russian mercs, evil Warlord and henchmen, 'good' warlord with beautiful daughter, set battles and skirmishes, corrupt European officials, with the erstwhile hero caught up in the middle...
From what I've seen, all the figures are out there
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Re: Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2009, 12:29:39 PM »
I've read the Brigadier's Outcast, and keep meaning to get round to the other 3 - they're knocking around the office somewhere from a time when the author came in to visit...

Pretty good reads, all told.
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Offline Mancha

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Re: Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 03:34:07 PM »
This sounds like a cool book, and it's available on Amazon for only $76.29.  :o

Offline Chairface

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Re: Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2009, 07:03:41 PM »
This sounds like a cool book, and it's available on Amazon for only $76.29.  :o

Wow! A bargain at twice the price!  ;)

Offline Admiral Benbow

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Re: Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2009, 03:49:07 PM »
I ordered all 4 titles of the Caspasian-series just yesterday through Amazon - for between 2,50 and 6,50 Euros per title. Just look at the "used" or "second hand" offers ...  8)

Offline Mancha

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Re: Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2009, 05:00:11 PM »
Cheaptest price here in the USA is $34.29, used, at Amazon.

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Re: Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2009, 05:32:28 PM »
I ordered this one from Amazon for £4 inc postage. There are a couple of signed 1st eds on evilbay at present but they look like they will go high.
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Offline Schweizer

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Re: Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2009, 01:17:26 PM »
My dad's in England this week, so I'm having him bring the lot back to give to me the next time I see him.  The difference between 40-80 bucks and 5 quid - yikes.

I'm REALLY looking forward to reading them, so thanks for the recommendation.
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Offline sukhe_bator

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Re: Anthony Conway's Caspasian series novels
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2009, 02:30:09 PM »
Back of Beyond meets Pulp - and already producing some ace models like Svennn's armoured train...
Some of 47sqdn's exploits in Southern Russia have been accused of being more fiction than fact. My personal favourite is one plane puts down with engine trouble and encounters a Red cavalry patrol. While they fend them off with the Lewis gun, the other plane in their flight lands to take the crew to safety. They lay on the wings, clutching the struts (just like in the Mummy). One guy even doing a Dutch boy impersonation by stopping a leak from the fuel tank.

 

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