Thanks for clarifying that Marc and Chris. Though I am disappointed that
>>According to the Reynolds and Hearn
>>website, this book will be the same
>>style and format as Chris Bentley's
>>previous THE COMPLETE BOOK OF
>>THUNDERBIRDS and THE COMPLETE BOOK
>>OF CAPTAIN SCARLET & THE MYSTERONS.
>>So I think we can expect the same
>>high quality as those two books.
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> I just got an e-mail from author Chris Bentley. He does confirm that the
> UFO book will is exactly the same style and format as the Thunderbirds and
> Captain Scarlet books -- same large page size, matching layout, integrated
> photos on every page, etc. However, unlike those previous books, 100% of
> the photos on the inside of the book are in black & white. :-(
> Unfortunately, the publisher did not believe that there was enough of a
> demand to justify full color printing. (in this case, low pre-order
> figures for the book prevented them from including color photos and in turn
> raising the price)
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> Of course, we have to remember that Carlton Books rejected Chris' proposal
> to make a UFO book, so we should consider ourselves lucky that we have a
> UFO book at all.
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> There are some upsides to this however -- due to the expense of the
> full-color printing, the previous books were limited to 128 pages and 200
> photos. The UFO book will be 176 pages and have 500 photos. Also, the UFO
> book has 120,000 words instead of 80,000.
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> Some more information on the book -- unlike the previous books, this book
> will have a whole chapter devoted to the cast members, plus will have a
> more detailed episode guide, and a 19 page section of deleted scenes.
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> Marc
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