tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post1270476175898529804..comments2024-03-28T17:16:14.568+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: Sinister Barrier: the first Fortean novelAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-86946739873151037182013-04-07T08:59:47.041+01:002013-04-07T08:59:47.041+01:00Yes, it's the same here in the UK. I've ma...Yes, it's the same here in the UK. I've managed to pick up and read most of his work over the last 20 years, and I'd certainly class him as one of my top 3 or 4 SF authors. Sinister Barrier was a very early work, and although it's an interesting subject it's not a great story. But by the late 40s and 50s Russell had perfected his style and wrote a string of great works. A couple of years ago I read a comprehensive biography of him called "Into Your Tent" (by John L. Ingham). Sadly that put me off him a bit! Nothing really negative about his work (although Alamagoosa is bordering on plagiarism), but he doesn't seem to have been a nice personality at all. He had a talent for "not making friends" - which may partly explain why his reputation sank so quickly after he died.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-66124332444928801562013-04-06T20:10:31.844+01:002013-04-06T20:10:31.844+01:00Russell is yet another excellent SF writer whose w...Russell is yet another excellent SF writer whose work seems largely forgotten (over here in the States, anyway). Fortunately, his books are easy to find in used bookstores.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726872916865592134noreply@blogger.com