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<p>Borgesio: Wrong novel</p> <hr /> <div>This was the rather enigmatic subject of the dedication of an earlier [[Discworld]] novel, {{ER}}. Research has discovered that this is Pterry's reference to a group of what were then new wave British fantasy and sci-fi authors who seemed to attend just about every conference and fan-meet in the late 1980s and early 1990s. These included gothic conventions at Whitby - in fiction, the point where Dracula made his landfall in England. These were generally hosted at a nearby holiday camp of the Butlins/Pontins variety. <br /> <br /> Members of the happy campers included [[Neil Gaiman]] and Mary Gentle (see [[Reading suggestions#Mary Gentle|Reading suggestions]]). Of course, the association between Terry and Neil eventually created {{GO}}.<br /> <br /> Mary Gentle's unique take on fantasy fiction is believed to have influenced {{TOT}} and was a very definite influence on {{UA}}, where Terry made at least ''one'' very deliberate homage to her novel of [[Orcs|Orc]]dom, '''''Grunts'''''. (see annotations to [[Book:Unseen Academicals/Annotations|''Unseen Academicals]])<br /> <br /> A third Happy Camper is fantasy/SF writer Kim Newman (also refer to Reading Suggestions) whose take on the Dracula mythos involves Drac doing some inventive thinking on what might happen if a ruling monarch invites a vampire into her home - and by extension Kingdom and Empire. <br /> <br /> Members of the Club are also namechecked in the [[Dedications|Dedication]] to {{G!G!}}. '''A Mike Harrison''' is also namechecked in this dedication alongside Gentle and Gaiman. While it has been suggested that this is {{wp|Mike Harrison (musician)|Mike Harrison}}, lead singer of the interestingly named band {{wp|Spooky Tooth|Spooky Tooth}}, it is overwhelmingly likely that this is the {{wp|New Wave science fiction|New Wave science fiction}} writer {{wp|M. John Harrison|M. (Michael) John Harrison}}, a near-contemporary of Pterry and a dominant figure on the scene that he is certain to have encountered.<br /> <br /> [[Category:People|H.P. Lovecraft Holiday Fun Club]]</div>

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