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Good review Ira, thank you. In a strange synchronicity, I was watching @outlawbookselleroriginal reviewing this one, only yesterday. I am pretty keen to find something by this author now and this book sounds good.

What an awesome haul!

You always find really good deals on the books you buy, where I’m at the lowest is normally $3.99 for a used mmpb, it’s rare to find them for a dollar or less. Also The Dragon and the George is the 1st book in a 9 book series. I have the whole set myself and am hopefully going to start it within the next month. Really hoping I enjoy the first but glad my bestie found them for super cheap where she is at haha.

In 1919, this book would have been a most amazing tale.

I read the whole series including the short stories collection and the last book which was published in 2004. In the 1st book I loved the ideas and how the story unfolds, but I hated the main character so much, that I gave it 2 stars. The 2nd book was so much better for me. Robinette is not a jerk anymore and even more cool stuff happens, but you still won't meet the Heechee. if you want to meet them, then you need to read the 3rd book. I would say you could stop there, but if you really want to complete the series read the 4th book as well. I wouldn't go for the last one published in 2004, it's not that good.

I love that you mentioned Confederacy of Dunces in the beginning. I would love to hear your take on that. Such a great read.

Great video! I had Gateway in my top 10 recently, lots of people seemed interested in it. Love this format and if you ever need a guest from across the pond, let me know :)

That was fun to see. Getting a look at the bookshelf. I didn't think you had so much room.....which is great .

Good video, ya HeecheeBoys!

Gateway… I was aware of this book but have yet to come across. I’m definitely gonna make the a priority to find it and read it. 👍

Love it. Do more Lem!

I would love to see you review blade runner

I read the book 30 years ago. Love it.

If you want a REALLY disorganized bookstore checkout Ricks Recycled books in Rochester NY. We stopped when we visited Niagara a few years ago and there were books on the shelves more or less by genre, books on the floor, on the shelves, any free inch of room there was a book. Some had penciled prices, some didn’t. The store is in a less reputable part of town and the door to the shop was wide open. When we walked in the owner wasn’t even in the building. Just shows up 10 minuets later and says “anyone here”. Used bookstores are their own wonderland. Amazing haul. One point about the chariots of the Gods- that book started the whole “ancient aliens” movement. It’s a really uhh- interesting- read.

Chariots of Gods is a load of nonsense. Superficially interesting it builds supposition upon supposition, proper cuckoo stuff. Fun to read. Nice haul Ira. 👍📚🎬🚀🔫👽

You going to hold to the Nourse Bladerunner?

I read this in early '63 under the title THE LONG AFTERNOON OF EARTH. So "spoiler free" is kind of strange to me after 61 years

Keith Woodcott (The Martian Sphinx) is a psuedonym of John Brunner.

The cover art for Rogue Queen is awesome. I have to track that down. And that copy of Galactic Pot-Healer also looks great.

Don't sleep on The Worm Ourobouros. There is no other book like it. It's a seminal fantasy work. Even if you don't love it, I suspect you will be glad you read it. It's an experience.

haha yeah i’m the “worm ouroboros comment” guy! i definitely don’t recommend it unless you like LONG descriptions of a characters appearance but i also believe in checking things our for yourself and seeing what you think. right now i’m reading The World and Thorin by Damon Knight, which is meh. Up next I plan to read The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You, by mystic feminist Dorothy Bryant. The cover has a butterfly coming out of a mystic space vagina, so of course I picked it up on a recent book haul trip of my own. Happy reading!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE when you said you left books at the thrift store for other folks.

I have read Greybeard, didn't really like it

Little Over 70?! 😮

Interesting haul. Cryptonomicon and The Worm Ouroborus are two of my favorites. Like your commenter said though, some find the Eddison too wordy and old-fashioned sounding. If you ever get around to reading "Chariots of the Gods?", let us know if you still think of it as non-fiction! Enjoy your new books!

Ooh... Amazing score regarding _The Bladerunner_ by Alan E. Nourse. Seriously. Go look it up. That paperback is HIGHLY collectable. I've owned my copy for 30 years. Published in the mid-'70s the film makers of the 1982 movie _Blade Runner_ bought the rights to it simply because they wanted to appropriate the title only (and not the story). Actually a pretty darn good tale, it has to be said! 👍

*listening while doing dishes. I had to run into my office after the first 3 minutes to make sure my books were still there! Doomsday Morning looks rad! The Sky is Filled with Ships was one of the first vintage paperbacks I ever bought and I've almost read it soooo many times. I may need to bump it up on the TBR. Great haul!

Sentinels of Space was a recent read by me, and I had a wonderful time with it. Thrilling and inventive, he managed to finally de-throne Sinister Barrier as my preferred EFR book. Highly recommended! Fredric Brown! - but I won’t play my broken record about how much I prefer his Crime & Mystery over his SF. That said, I recall The Lights In the Sky Are Stars being a fun enough read. My thought is: since you liked What Mad Universe overall, you should be fine with Lights in the Sky…but keep an eye out for The Mind Thing. My goodness - I just read that Sax Rohmer collection too. It was in among a bunch of Fu Manchu novels, which I completely passed on. But The Secret of Holm Peel and Other Strange Stories was just too tempting. In the end, the stories are a bit hit or miss, and I would say Rohmer is not royalty when it comes to style. Still - they’re quick, and charismatically melodramatic, and I could not escape Fu Manchu completely. I cannot recommend it as a priority, more as a hammock read for chillin’ to nuthin’ too demandin’. I loved The Worm Ouroboros, was hooked completely for the whole trip, but a lot of people seem to get brick-walled by the style it’s written in. I had a friend who took a month to read it, and says it’s my only dubious recommendation over the years. Either the style bounced right off of me (this is many years ago, and memories are dim), or I read some kind of altered version with a more modern style. I don’t own it any more to go refresh my memory - but if that style was stuffy and archaic, then I guess it didn’t bother me. I just remember a ripping yarn. Ring Around the Sun! My second favourite Simak after Time and Again (yes, I know I’m mentioning favourites by Simak that are not the regular favourites by Simak). I’ve read two SF novels by Lymington: Night of the Big Heat, and Froomb!. They were among the more interesting 2 (out of 5) star reads I’ve read. Froomb!, in particular, was almost recommendable. I have not read that thing you found, but I am actually tempted to find my own copy to satisfy some lingering, masochistic curiosity (“Oh, Lymington, what are you on about now…”). The Missing Man, and The Dragon and the George were enjoyable but average reads for me. On the other hand, I am a huge fan of Aldiss’s Greybeard. That one needs some attention, from all the Hothouse-ers out there (I loved that one too). Thumbs up to A Voyage to Arcturus, but be ready for a very odd challenge. Other than all of that, I feel blitzed by a whole bunch of books I would love to read. Never heard of or never got around to…you showed about 20 books there that - scratched, stamped, scrawled on, or scorched - I may have to check out. That was a great haul, IMO!

Read Chariots of the Gods. There's some very interesting stuff in there.

Will you make a library tour video?

Incredible list of classics. I have read most of these, and the remainder on my TBR, other than Circus World, never came across that one. No one seems to write shorter books today.

Glad you liked this, Ira. I featured it in my 'Best SF to read in the summer' last summer and have mentioned Coney a few times on my channel, I've been a fan since the 1980s. In fact, I'll soon be filming and posting a Career Overview of his work, been meaning to for ages. I think you'd enjoy many of his books.

Thanks for reminding me of this great author. I read him with other high ‘C’ UK writers in the 1970’s - DG Compton & Edmund Cooper. They brought a lot of thought to their writing and stimulated thought as a result. Time to re-read! See what perspective time does bring. Incidentally, why do publishers change book titles? I’ve been caught out with American imports but also UK published works having different titles so I now do research. Surely a double match of author name and book title would not happen? What is ‘Syzygy’ called in North America?

Just started reading it

It’s on my TBR! 😊

Love the board of judgement! Can’t wait to see it in the future

Amazing cover! Sounds like a good one.

That sounds like a good time! I'm glad I've got a copy, thanks to you!

Thank you for this. I never I never find any Michael G Coney, so likewise, thank you for the buying tips.

Appreciate your highlighting the different titles in the different countries. Discovering today that Canada has some aka titles. Can be frustrating if you don’t catch before purchasing. You’re on quite a roll reading right now. Thanks for the great reviews.

This sounds cool. It's on my watch list!

This is cool news for someone like me, who has read one Coney novel, and needs one highlighted for serious consideration as a worthy follow-up...maybe even a better follow-up, although I did quite enjoy the one I read years ago: Cat Karina. Cat Karina sits at 3.39 stars ratings average at Goodreads, but I see Rax is more of a crowd-pleaser, probably his best book, so I'll need to check this one out. The cover had me faked out - not looking like 'book of the year' material. Thanks for the review!

This is a great list and a great video idea! The Female Man and Tau Zero have been on my TBR for a while. I really need to get to them. The Day of the Triffids was put on my TBR today after I finished reading The Chrysalids. That book was amazing! This Immortal and Childhood's End are some of my favorite SF works.

Recently read this fun book. It kinda reads like a 30’s to 50’s medieval adventure film (Errol Flynn in Robin Hood) but IN SPACE! The humor largely stems from the English village of a few thousand at first not understanding what they’ve gotten themselves into. They adapt with our monkish narrator slowly using more Sci-Fi terms being just in example or Sir Roger wearing an armored spacesuit into battle. A lot of great lines with one of (in my opinion) best scenes featuring One Eyed Hubert. If for any other reason, read it for the Englishmen hurling nukes from a trebuchet. Yes, they did that.

Great video and fabulous top 2 choices! I’ve got to read This Immortal. 👍

Great list! I loved each of the books in your top 4. Hope to get round to reading A Case of Conscience soon

Great stuff Ira like your book choices some classic reading there . Read 6 of these books will keep an eye out for the others the case of conscience I’ve been meaning to read for ages.

Fantastic list! Childhood's End is one of my all-time favourites and made its way into my recently posted top 10 video. Keen to try Man Plus too because I absolutely love Gateway.

I’m reading it now, same paperback edition. I’ve seen a Gollancz SF Masterworks edition online.