Jacqui wrote:
Does that American detective story with 'a group of names' deliberately borrowed from Blake's Seven count?
Which one's that? Do you have any details? How close are the names? Are they recognisable as characters too?
In her avatar list, Judith mentions a western novel ("Darrow's Law") with the two main characters called Darrow and Keating. I actually read it out of curiosity and it was pretty light-weight and forgettable, but the sheriff and his deputy were definitely Avon and Vila. I read another one, ("The Raven Ring"), also not that great, but with a recognisable Vila avatar.
However, I'd highly recommend another book I read last year, before I saw the recent B7 reruns here. It was "City of Diamond" by Jane Emerson, a wonderful book with a fascinating and detailed universe, quite different from that of B7. Two of my favourite characters from it were Tal the 'demon' (an alien who found human emotions incomprehensible) and his side-kick, a charming, funny and nervous thief, whose name I've forgotten, but whom I liked very much. Great, well-drawn, rounded characters. It was only when I saw it mentioned by Judith that I realised that those two were indeed Avon and Vila, though I don't think I would have recognised Avon as readily. I must re-read the book - it's good enough to enjoy many times. I hope Emerson writes a sequel; she left the way open for one.
Nico
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