BOOK HAUL! Sci Fi DELIGHTS for my library (JULY 2024)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- I've been busy book hunting. In this haul there are important science fiction books from the 1970s all the way bang up to date with books released recently and all points in between. Hardbacks, paperbacks, 1st editions, all the good stuff. Who doesn't love a good book haul?
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Incidentally, 'Capella's Golden Eyes' was issued in hardcover, byt Faber- I have a copy of it (first edition of course!).
Just what I needed to cure my slump! Thank you!
Glad to have been of service! Thanks for watching 👀!
Some great additions to your collection, particularly liked seeing some of those hardcovers like "Songs of Earth and Power", "Solis", "Marauder" and "Service Model". I have read the Shoal Sequence trilogy by Gary Gibson and thought it was an enjoyable series.
Hi Andrew yes there are some good ones. I was just about able to squeeze them on my shelves! Thanks for watching 👀 !
I've got the McKenna Pan. I've just bought "A Wreath of Stars" in the same series. I've got a signed "Lords of Uncreation" as I met Mr T last year. Great haul!
@SlowDazzle11 nice work on the AT signed copy! Cheers David, thanks for watching 👀!
Neverness is the first on what becomes The Requiem for Homo Sapiens which are worth tracking down. A favorite of mine from Jeter is Farewell Horizontal.
Yes I'd like to get a copy of Farewell Horizontal, i gather it is a good companion piece to ON by Adam Roberts. Thanks for watching 👀!
It's been a while, but I absolutely loved Neverness by David Zindell - so I'm so glad you have that one handy. I also recommend We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ, and of course Other Days, Other Eyes by Bob Shaw.
The Glamour was an interesting read, but a little disappointing for me. I liked the premise and the writing, but the structureof the novel seemed to me to backtrack itself in a weird way. Forward momentum seemed to dissolve with the structure chosen. This is a distant memory of mine, though. I am jealous of that copy of The Separation, I must say - THAT is the Christopher Priest novel that is impossible to find in Toronto...or to order from somewhere without high shipping (ie. the UK!).
Hi Seth, odd that you can't find a copy of The Separation, wonder why that is? Thanks for the tips, thanks for watching 👀!
Knew you got on with Adam Roberts during the interview. Great to see him contributing to your collection!
Yes, i was very happy, was very thoughtful of him. Cheers Richard, thanks for watching 👀!
Terrific selection Jon I have all of the Christopher priest books apart from airside about half in hardback now not read a bad one yet. Nice copy of the glamour btw . I thought Bob shaws other days was brilliant I got that same copy mint 30p I think, but that was probably 30 years ago . Those were the days🫡
I need to read more of the Priest books I have before trying to find more of em. Cheers, thanks for watching 👀!
I've acquired 4 h/b Le Carees this year- but not Small Town in Germany which is probably rare. I'll keep my eyes open...
Glad you got your Pan lozenges, Jon. 😂 Agreed older Clancys are very good, and I'm glad you got Songs of Earth and Power.
Wish me luck, today and tomorrow Triple Kindle days. 😳. Let's hope I can keep my purchases reasonable. 😵💫😵
Good hunting!!
Good luck!
Attanasio! Great find. I run hot and cold on Attanasio, but one thing he never is is boring! Haven't read Solis yet, but apparently it's related to his novel Centuries, which I liked very much. I know you're not big on fantasy, but I *highly* recommend his Arthurian novel called The Dragon and the Unicorn. [NB: I seem to recall there's something missing some editions of The Dragon and the Unicorn, so if you decide to get it, make sure your edition contains all four parts: Prelude: The Mortal Gods (which starts "There is only one Dragon."); Book One: Dragon Lord; Book Two: Mistress of the Unicorn; and Epilog: Merlin: A Memory of the Future.]
Hi Matty, i have been known to dabble in fantasy from time to time, so who knows, i might seek it out. This is the first AAA book i own, not read any either, yet. Thanks for watching 👀!
Neverness blew me away! Dark and weird.
Excellent, i look forward to reading it. Thanks for watching 👀!
I never enjoy actually reading hard covers but gosh they look great!
I read Lord Valentines Castle earlier this year and found the world building exquisite, but thought the back half of the story was very disappointing, my copy doesn't look nearly as nice as yours though!
I think the world building carried the book sufficiently well for me, i thiught it was great. Hb are a bit more awkward to read, and they take up more space, but somehow i keep acquiring them...
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I just did a big ol' DNF on Service Model.
Uh oh. Different strokes for different folks. Cheers Montie, thanks for watching 👀!
Impressive work!
Just finished reading (and will be writing about) Eric Brown's first novel Meridian Days (1992); picked up the 1993 paperback edition and I believe it's been out of print since then. It was quite good, but I expect there is better stuff further into his career. Infinity Plus have made a lot of his work available as ebooks. Also, since he passed there has been a tribute anthology featuring Alastair Reynolds, Chris Beckett, Ian Watson, and others.
For some reason I've read more books by C. J. Cherryh than any other author I don't like (7). Downbelow Station is quite good but everything else I've read has been deathly dull - but your mileage may vary!
Yes i have that Eric Brown tribute, signed by all the contributing authors (and the cover artist). I really need to read some of his work!! Cheers Andy, thanks for watching 👀!
Hey Jon!
Hope you had a good vacation!
Interesting list. Never heard of Attanasio before but he sounds like n interesting read.Didn´t know that Vonda McIntyre did also write none Star -Trek SF. Got to get her on my list. C.J.Cherryh is one of my favourite authors ever. Still, I miss most parts of the Foreigner series.
Man, Adam Roberts continues to awe me. ongrats for getting those books from him. Seriously, Adam (also Christopher Ruchio and Ken Mcleod) really left an impression on me.
On my own front, not much time to read currently. But(!) I had real luck on saturday - someone sold Burns/Harrisson´s Planet Story (German translation version which I didn´t even know that it existed) online for 6 Eurons. The cheapest I´ve seen it in two decades was 70 Euros (and normally for a three digit number). Hope the condition is as it was advertised.
Have a good week!
Great score on Planet Story!! Sometimes we need a bit of luck in this book collecting game. I've really enjoyed chatting to the 3 authors. They don't get many views, but it doesnt really matter. I have another one coming up, in a month or two. All shall be revealed! Cheers Thorsten, thanks for watching 👀!
By the way, Vonda is also the author of a 4 book series, Starfarers (I think) which is based on an idea for a tv show she'd really like to have watched, which itself came from a trick she played at a panel at a con. Anyway, meant to be pretty good.
The Turtledove series is fantastic! I have read the entire series a couple of times. What if Aliens attacked right in the middle of World War 2. So good. Definitely give it a try!
@bluntforcetrauma8192 yeah I'm up for it, i like an alternative history and will not be able to resist spitfire/alien lizard/lasers combination! It sounds ridiculous. Thanks for watching 👀!
A whole batch of brand new books--- cool!
My father had lunch once with Mr David Cornwell, a.k.a. John Le Carré, as they were both in the Foreign Service--- of their respective nations, of course. I don't think they talked about books, though, as my dad only ever read non-fiction(kinda like me nowadays) and probably never touched a spy novel in his life.
I love PKD's Galactic Pot Healer, but sonehow I don't think it's your cup of tea. Too weird.
Oh, I've had Neverness sitting on my shelves for a few decades now, but never read it. Can't wait to hear your take on it, maybe it will motivate me.
Oh interesting! I really like Le Carré's writing, particularly the cold war era books. Cheers Luiz, thanks for watching 👀!
Nice batch of additions to your library.
Did you catch Outlaw Bookseller’s latest vid? I would place some buds if I weren’t on the continent. Oh, well. Perhaps you’ll find something you can’t live without. 😉
Good luck if you bid.
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Yes I saw Steve's sales pitch, nothing that I particularly wanted to fight for. There were a few of the Pan lozenge books I'd like to upgrade but for now I'm content to collect the whole set. Thanks for watching 👀!
@@SciFiScavenger He is quite the salesman, lol.
That Baxter/Mcauley double is actually called Gollanzc binary. There are three others, one of them is Ken Macleod/Eric Brown, while I can't remember the other two. Reality Dust is a brilliant Xeelee novella, while Making History is very good Quiet War story. The Glamour and The Separation are Priest at his most brilliant. Pure masterpieces. Neverness is not really a space opera, but it is fantastic book. It was followed by Requiem For Homo Sapiens trilogy and new stand alone called The Remeberance's Tale. As for Eric Brown, my advice is to go with his short stories first. It's there that his talent truly shines. His novels are very good though. I finished Helix a few weeks ago and liked it quite a bit. Gary Gibson is nothing like Asher. He is way better. Thousand Emperors is a sequel to hi novel Final Days, but it's stand alone narrative. Maurader is also stand alone novel set in his Shoal Sequence.
Thanks for the video. It was a great distraction from killer heat wave we are are going through here in Croatia. 36 in the shade today, and no AC.
Gosh that is hot. It's 26, 27°c here in 🇫🇷 perfect. Next week we're back in 🇬🇧 and away for a few days, forecast is cloudy, 16°c. 🤔
Thanks for the info, very useful, and thanks for watching 👀!
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It will be the same here next week, thank god. I can't wait.
I searched for years to find that Hunt for Red October in the Collins Hardback, found one end of last year and a week later walked into a bookshop and found the American Naval Institute Press edition, so now I have both
Typical! I loved that book in my teens. Now I'd like a copy of Red Storm Rising in hb....
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@@SciFiScavenger Yes! Red Storm is his masterpiece. I agree his later books, especially his collaborations are bad, and I do find his older Jack Ryan books a bit formulaic, but Red Storm is his absolute masterpiece. Not to be missed, gripping, taunt, and brilliant prose! 🎉❤🙂
I read RSR about a million times when I was younger. So good.
Curious to see if neverness is good
Yes me too, have heard good things, so my expectations are higher than average. Thanks for watching 👀!
Did Greg Bear get his tittle Songs of Earth and Power from the Bill Douglas album titled Songs of Earth and Sky? It could be good mood music for the book in any event.
I have an art book that includes that Slant cover.
Slant is a Jim Burns cover, i think i may have it in a Burns art book too. Cheers, thanks for watching 👀!
Unknown. But Songs of Earth and Power is perhaps the most brilliantly original and well written fantasy I've read. Not to be missed, superb.😉
'The Insider' is probably my favourite Evans novel, though I haven't read it in decades. The Shaws have gone up since I called him 'The Greatest Hard SF Writer You've Never Heard Of' on my channel about 18 months ago and of course being the man who coined the term Pan Lozenge, the series has also become more collectable. Those factors plus the fact that there is no Shaw in print for the last 20 years drives prices up- the story is that his beneficiaries want too much money from Gollancz for the right to reprint them.
Interestingly, the hardcover of 'The Separation' is not the first edition- the first is a trade paperback published by Simon & Schuster (but watch out, it was reprinted quickly). It was this that drove the nail into the coffin of CP's relationship with S&S and part of the deal of him moving to Gollancz was that they'd issue the book in hardcover.
'The Glamour' is the best Modern novel I've ever read of any kind, but there are four variant texts and the definitive one is the second edition (the US hardcover first or the Abacus paperback)- the text was revised and improved at request of the US publisher. The Simon & Schuster edition has the third text and the current Gollancz is the fourth edition (meaning fourth variant text). Chris had a habit of revising some works later on and the revisions didn't always work as well.
Love Attanasio, he's wild. Nice haul.
interesting tidbits on the Priest editions there Steve, I bet you're a riot at parties! You have reminded me to check ISFDB before a) buying b) holding forth. cheers, hope you're keeping well, thanks for watching 👀!
@@SciFiScavenger My ability to bring things down to the sharpest edges of nerdity at public gatherings is, as you correctly divine, something oft commented upon in ancient legend. I'm doing ok thanks mate.