[projectaon] Draft of letter to Jon Hare
- From: Timothy Pederick <peregrine_84@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:28:16 +0800
Hi folks,
I know I said 'Wednesday', but now that exams are out of my way... and
before I leave for the other side of the country... I've actually gotten
this email done. I'm posting it here for feedback first; hopefully it'll
all be shiny and I'll get it out the proverbial door tomorrow.
(Of the suggested questions to raise, I decided to stick to the game
itself this time, and if all goes well -- maybe even if it doesn't -- we
can ask if he knows anything about Audiogenic's game, and if he'd like
to get in touch with Martijn from World of Spectrum.)
Now I just need to come up with a subject line, I'm bad at that...
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Dear Mr Hare,
I am writing on behalf of Project Aon, a group of volunteers working to
preserve and publish materials relating to the Lone Wolf gamebooks by
Joe Dever. Among the spin-offs of this book series were several computer
games, including one for the Spectrum that was apparently never
published, called 'The Ice Halls of Terror'.
Although we have little information about this game, which was
advertised c.1985, we have found it named on a list of your past work:
http://www.c64hq.com/interviews/hare_softography.html
If you were indeed connected with this game, we would be very interested
in any information about it that you may be able to recall. In
particular, we would like to know about the history of the game's
development -- why was it never published? Was it complete or only half-
finished? What sort of game was it, and were there any stand-out
features expected?
Also, we would be delighted to know if there still existed any materials
related to the game, even a copy of the unreleased program itself.
Project Aon began in 1999 when Joe Dever contacted the online fan
community offering permission to publish Internet editions of several
out-of-print works. We have since sought permission from other authors
and illustrators connected to Lone Wolf titles, seeking to establish a
free-of-charge repository of all Lone Wolf material.
We would therefore be pleased to make available any materials related to
'The Ice Halls of Terror' that you might be able to provide. We offer
the promise that Project Aon will never profit financially from its
availability in any way and that your permission to publish any
materials will be explicitly acknowledged in the downloaded editions.
I understand, of course, that this was a long time ago. Any information
at all that you can provide would be received most gratefully.
If you in turn have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact us. I will pass the substance of your remarks on to the other
staff, if you wish to mail me back; or else the volunteers of Project
Aon can be reached more directly through our contact web page:
http://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/Contact
On behalf of Project Aon, I thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Timothy Pederick.
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