Aznin wrote:
> Howard DeVore ... I blinked twice when reading this name. There is an
> important character in the Chung Kuo books by David Wingrove, with the same
> name. Is this some kind of inside joke? It's not really a common name, but
> it may still be coincidence.
It is called Tuckerizing, named for Bob "Wilson" Tucker, a fan who has
written several books. He frequently would use the names of other fans
in his writing. Howard DeVore is a long time fan/book collector/book
seller from Michigan. I'm sure Wingrove was paying tribute to him.
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