Charles Stross has gone one step better. In creating his excellent Laundry series (to be reviewed later) Stross has adopted the style of a different leading spy thriller author for each if his Bob Howard stories - the clearest example in my mind being the Fuller Memorandum which gave a careful nod to Ian Flemming. This is not to say Stross has merely aped a Bond novel - no what he's done is far more subtle with each book clearly Stross stories but with the pallet changing to reflect the feel and tone of his inspiring authors.Tariq wrote: (from my review of the Dumas Club by Arturo Perez-Reverte)
If I could kidnap the author of this book (Misery style), I'd get him to write a sequel that tied into The Flanders Panel... and maybe touches of the Nautical Chart - but with Mythos added for good measure! Hmmmm maybe this is a topic for another thread...
Now I'm no Charley Stross, so for the purpose of this spurious exercise I merely envisage kidnapping you favourite author and demanding a good story... Okay, so let us assume you have enslaved you favourite author:
a. Who is the author in question?
b. Which novel / story arc inspired you (doesn't have to be from the same author)
c. How would you change it - what would you want added in?