Thanks to Charles, Todd and David for their helpful comments
about this atypical Bloch novel, and for the info about its
genesis.
As a matter of fact it was republished in France
this month.
E. Borgers
POLAR NOIR
http://www.geocities.com/polarnoir
"David L. Wilson" <
dwilson@sccn.net> : Star- Stalker was one of Bloch's
favorite books but it was hard to place and the sales were
marginal. It was going to be the first book in a trilogy on
Hollywood, one of Bloch's favorite subjects. According to
Bloch, it sold well in France and was much apreciated in
France. It's original title was COLOSSAL. This one dealt with
the silent days. The second book would have been GIGANTIC,
about the early sound period until World War II. The third,
STUPENDOUS, would have been about the coming of television
and the decline of the studios. Only the first book was
written.
According to Bloch: "I think it is an honest novel about
Hollywood, an accurate novel about Hollywood -- and most of
them aren't!"
David Laurence Wilson Downieville, CA
You can find my intro, "The Novel That Had to Wait", in the
new Gil Brewer collection from Stark House.
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