7/6/2023 0 Comments Gift Of The Manti by J.F. Bone![]() ![]() When Harlequin closed the Laser line, all rights were reverted to the authors. There was also a tendency to edit to correct grammar and exclude slang in exposition but not in dialogue. This included prohibition of blasphemous and scatological words and explicit sexual scenes, but not of sexual situations and implied sex. ![]() ![]() Harlequin edited the Laser books to conform to the standards then imposed on the Harlequin Romances. This novel was also issued later, through Tor Books. Piers Anthony had problems with their publication of his novel But What Of Earth?. An unedited version was later issued by a different publisher. Tim Powers, whose first book was published by Laser, has said that Epitaph in Rust was "mangled" by the editors at Laser Books. All the covers were painted by Hugo Award winning artist Kelly Freas. They were numbered as a series, though each was a standalone novel. The books were limited to 50,000-60,000 words. Laser published three titles per month, available by subscription as well as in stores. Laser Books was a line of 58 paperback science fiction (SF) novels published from 1975 to 1977 by Canadian romance powerhouse Harlequin Books. ![]()
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