Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon passed away – and however cliched it might sound, but the fact is that an era of pulp fiction writing has come to an end. I am speechless, shocked and very sad. May his soul rest in forever peace. And may he continue to regale the audience to whichever place he has departed to.


Even though I was critical of his last few works, still Sheldon has left behind a huge bulk of excellent work. Rage of Angels, If Tomorrow Comes, Bloodline, The Other Side of Midnight and Memories of the Midnight are works that will be forever etched in my memories!

God bless his soul!

Rage of Angels If Tomorrow Comes Bloodline The Other Side of Midnight Memories of Midnight


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  1. Juneli
    Thursday, 1. February 2007 14:20
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    You too wrote a post about him? ( I had mentioned about it in my today’s post) But not surprised as I know that you would be writing a post. If I’m not wrong after JA, he is your fav writer.

    You know what I’ve not read any of his work but my next pick up would be one of his book :) .

    My his soul rest in peace.

  2. Ragz
    Thursday, 1. February 2007 16:46
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    I agree,Deepak…its a sad day indeed.He was truly ‘Master of the Game’!Yes,I too dont like his recent works..they lacked the punch which his earlier novels had.

  3. Ekta
    Friday, 2. February 2007 0:45
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    bloodline was apparently my first sheldon book, and i loved it.
    I am a big fan, and yes, it is a sad news.

    Ekta.

  4. Harshad Jangla
    Friday, 2. February 2007 2:44
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    I remember having seen movie “Other side of Midnight” in Mumbai.Sad news indeed.

    -Harshad Jangla
    Atlanta, USA

    Feb 1, 2007

  5. Gaurav
    Friday, 2. February 2007 6:39
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    nope..didnt read any of his works…

    btw..i was epecting something on kamleshwar..as a script writer atleast..boll gaye aandhi, mausam aur choti si baat?

  6. kaush
    Friday, 2. February 2007 9:02
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    WHAT!!! He did?!@ I did not know this either! I loved his books..also had a hefty collection back in India…If Tomorrow Comes was my favourite..its really sad!

    May his soul rest in peace.

  7. Prakash
    Saturday, 3. February 2007 23:33
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    SS had his trademark thriller writing skills….within his paragraphs, he would get some italics which described the thoughts of the character, i liked those….and most of his novels was about getting rich, holding on to it….mostly had female protagonists….( I have not read all his stuff, but from what I have read)….

    among thrill fiction mongers, SS and his style of writing rocked !

  8. Anz
    Monday, 5. February 2007 0:40
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    Loved his books…read most of them. May his soul rest in peace!

    P.S.: This place has started looking more like condolences page….planning to link up with some paper? update now!

  9. Deepak Jeswal
    Monday, 5. February 2007 8:26
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    All – Thanks for your messages.

    Am in Delhi, on leave. Will be back very soon.

  10. anks
    Monday, 5. February 2007 11:11
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    i too am a big Sheldon fan – a little less known fact about him is that he produced (and i think also scripted) the popukar fantasy series “i dream of Jeannie’ in the 60′s . i remember loving to watch reruns of it on Sony in its initial days.

    about his books, i love them despite all cliches!

    God bless his soul…

  11. Juneli
    Monday, 5. February 2007 15:21
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    So you are in Delhi…. And you better know what you have to do :)

  12. Deepak Jeswal
    Thursday, 8. February 2007 21:15
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    Anks – Yep, i read he had several careers :)

    Juneli – It’s been awfully hectic! Didnt get time to breathe properly even! (that’s a direct crude translation of a Hindi phrase :P )

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