Book Haul - Late May 2024 - Fantasy Special

[@jacobbornowsky4013]

Thanks for showing us Kenny and as always I appreciate you telling us the cover artist!!

[@kennyrh9269]

No problem. I like to keep viewers informed as much as possible.

[@garylovisi357]

Kenny, entertaining book haul as always. I would like to see you do a video on the rare or hard to find DAWs and the ones you are most looking to get. All best to you!

[@kennyrh9269]

Hi Gary, always good to hear from you. Thanks very much. Yes, sounds like a good idea but the only problem is I would have to find a way to show some covers. Unfortunately I don't have a fancy setup with editing tools etc - just a one-take on a pad (incredibly high tech). But I'll certainly give it some thought. Take care.

[@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8hu]

Nice potted history of the Elric books Kenny. I bought all the recent hardbacks and they're on my TBR for this year. I'm a big fan of a lot of Moorcock's work - especially the Eternal Champion books. Last year I managed to pick up 7 of the 14 Tales of the Eternal Champion volumes that Millennium did in absolutely mint unread condition (plastic wrapped too). Jack Gaughan has become a favourite artist over the last couple of years. I'm more and more impressed by your DAW obsession - I don't know how you do it 🙂. Good job in getting the Vance ones. I think I have around half-a-dozen of them including that 3-in-1 and the Wyst novel. Envious of the Brunner & Leiber. When you've completed the series I think I'll employ you to help complete my collection. Celebrated by 66th birthday with a trip to Carlisle where, along with a number of vinyl records, I managed to pick up around 15 books - nothing particularly exciting - a number of authors who I've never heard of, but most of the books are from the 60s. All the best... Peter

[@kennyrh9269]

Hi Peter. Yes the Elric publication history is a right old mess. Even makes an overview quite difficult. I love the old action tales involving Stormbringer but not so keen on the more recent stuff. With some difficulty I managed to pick up all the Orion hardbacks but the first Elric volume was a total pain in the backside. There's a vid on the channel somewhere. I just love that Eyes of the Overworld cover and a nearly mint copy of that was a real bonus. Some of Jack Gaughan's covers are a bit uninspired but when he's on form he is right up there. Sadly lived in the shadow of Roy Krenkel and Kelly Freas among others. As I said on vid the DAW project has become a life's work now (I wonder if anybody in the UK has a complete set). Must admit I'm running out of options for bulk buys now so it's the misery of single copies on Ebay for me . . .the postage - sigh. Every new book seems like a great success now - good fun though. The Simak and Piserchia titles seem unusually scarce and don't even mention the 3 Strugatskys books. 40 quid for the only one available 😯. A belated happy birthday and 15 titles from the 60s are not to be sniffed at mate. These trips of yours seem to turn up more books than vinyl 🤣. Anyway take care, talk to you soon. Kenny.

[@HideAndRead]

" Hacking, Slashing and Stealing of Souls. " ❤

[@kennyrh9269]

Can't beat it can you? Elric is the main man.

[@paulcampbell6003]

580!!! 🤣 I'm glad I never fell down that rabbit hole - that's Jules Burt country! 🤪

[@kennyrh9269]

Hi Paul. I'm a long way down and I think I'm out of control . . .😱😲

[@CynthiaKennedy-kb2nm]

Great pickups Kenny! I am really enjoying your videos!

[@kennyrh9269]

Glad you like them! As long as folks watch them I'll keep making 'em.👍👍

[@peterg1646]

Makes me wish I'd held on to more of the books I read when I was a kid.

[@kennyrh9269]

Even us fanatical collectors have stories of selling stuff we regret. Don't feel too bad about it.😊

[@thebuddah1253]

Very dissapointing that these books never get reprinted. So much classic fantasy that ill never get to read. At least elric and conan are still printed.

[@kennyrh9269]

Yes sadly the lesser known characters you cannot find these days. It's worth trying to track down the older books because of the great covers.

[@expressoric]

"The Sleeping Sorceress" was the first Michael Moorcock novel I read. "The Houses of Iszm" is very good, but didn't like "A Spectre is Haunting Texas"

[@kennyrh9269]

I forget the first Elric I read but it wasn't long before I managed to find all the 1970s books. I've not read the two books you mentioned.