[MR] Re: Murder at the War

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Another place you can get this book, IIRC, is Poison Pen Press.  Lady Devra 
used to carry the reissue of the original book.

There is a Warlock series (can't remember the author) that was based on a group 
of SCAdians who went out into space looking for a planet where they could "do 
their thing" and live in a medieval-type environment.  The stories are centered 
on a space traveler who accidentally landed on their planet and, because of his 
advanced technological knowledge, became acknowledged as a warlock.  I don't 
remember how many of them there are, but there are several...one of which, IIRC 
is called "The Warlock Unleashed".

And then, of course, not a book, but a film....KnightRiders.  No, I'm not 
talking about that silly TV series with the talking car.  This was about the 
SCA on motorcycles...and it starred Ed Harris.  As I understand it, the author 
based the story on an actual Crown Tourney that took place in Pennsylvania.  
And those of you who have been to Pennsic will recognize much of the scenery.  
One really cool feature is that Stephen King plays a cameo role in the movie!!
I'm not sure if it is still available, but you might check Half.com...they seem 
to have a lot of slightly used movies available for really great prices.

Kiri
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> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 11:26:03 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Craig Levin <clevin at ripco.com>
> Subject: [MR] a MURDER AT THE WAR! [pennsic] (fwd)
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org (Merry Rose)
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> Ken:
> 
> > greetings -
> > 
> > I was delighted to come across a book the other day by Mary Monica Pulver,
> > called MURDER AT THE WAR which I of course immediately read. Set at Pennsic,
> > it's a Modern Day Mystery with a Medieval Setting. [as the sub-title
> > asserts]
> > 
> > After reading this, I got to wondering if there are any other fictional
> > books based on the SCA and it's activities? I'd like to start a little
> > collection of them. Anyone interested in getting MURDER AT THE WAR, I
> > noticed there are a few copies available at amazon.com - isbn: 0312006225
> 
> Most of Pulver's books include the a couple of scenes with the
> SCA, since her detective and his wife are SCAdians. Can't think
> of any other mystery writers, who'd even take the time to mention
> our existence. Dorothea of Caer Myrddin's written a science
> fiction novel in which many of the characters are SCAdians (Point
> of Honor).
> 
> Pedro
>