Sci-Fi & Fantasy Paperbacks Ruthlessly Plundered From Used Bookstores

[@jennywhisconier7777]

" . . . and I think that's Robert E. Lee holding an AK . . ." TY for another rampage through great covers and bits and bobs . . .

[@adamlytle2615]

Ellery Queen was a pen name primarily shared between two writing partners, but occasionally lent out to others, including Jack Vance. He wrote four books using Ellery Queen, but that Dragon's Teeth wasn't one of his.

[@Bookpilled]

Very interesting, thanks

[@thecryptile]

Lee's Flat Earth books are perhaps similar in tone to Vance's Dying Earth books but not a continuation of them. The Flat Earth is like JRRT's Middle-earth, set in the mythical past of our own world. You might be thinking of A Quest for Simblis by Michael Shea.

[@smedley7624]

That Donaldson 2-book series (Mirror of Her Dreams and A Man Rides Through) was actually really good. 👍🏻

[@SciFiScavenger]

Agree, I really enjoyed it. Managed to pick it up in hard cover a few months back. 👍

[@rhoadsy]

If you're still in SoCal, and haven't been to any, check out The Open Book. They have a few locations throughout the valley.

[@praguestepchild]

I grew up in NM and got to meet Roger twice, unfortunately lent out many of my autographed books never to be seen again. He was extremely generous and gracious in person.

[@mattj2118]

I haven’t read Lincoln‘s dream yet, but Connie Willis is a great writer.

[@haxxy40]

Eye, by Frank Herbert has one short story called The Road to Dune

[@morningchaps]

I remember reading an absolutely scathing review of Chalker’s “Winds of the Changewar” (I think it’s called?) in Dragon magazine when I was a teen & I never thought to try his stuff after that. I’ll be interested to see what you think of him.

[@luiznogueira1579]

Yeah, so would I. Now that transgender issues are "in", I'm curious to know what Gen Z'ers think about his work. Chalker was very much into It.

[@damobdaking]

I really like Gordon R Dickinson short stories over his novels. Glad I'm not alone.

[@robsmitleiden]

Hope you will be able to remove all those ugly price tags. Why do used booksellers stick ugly price tags on the front covers of books? We need to educate these people!

[@freiabereinsam-]

yeah Id rather just stick a little piece of paper with the price and have the price digitalized. Always hate the leftovers and cover marks from scratching off these devil's glues

[@simonagree4070]

I don't know what the deal is with those stickers. Good book dealers use pencil on a corner of the first page (some scratch out the original price, which is just daft). Only thrift stores use stickers, in my experience.

[@HideAndRead]

Nor Crystal tears is one of my favorite covers. The story is pretty good if i remember correctly.

[@portland-182]

Jeter's Noir is quite dense, and is a Sci Fi Noir mystery, with some great concepts in it. I don't understand why Jeter is not widely known, he's amazing.

[@jasonhesseltine3520]

Not well known?? Jeter was the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees for 20 years! What's less well known is that he was a private detective in the offseason, a man who walked the mean streets of the Bronx, putting right what once went wrong. MVPD, most valuable private dick.

[@thescrewfly]

If you like early weird stuff, you might want to look out for Arthur Machen, a Welsh writer of totally unsentimental tales involving faeries and other unnerving folk archetypes.

[@Zozette27]

I love ‘Davy’ by Edgar Pangborn. One of my favourite books of all time. I also really enjoyed ‘Sphere’, which I think is one of Crichton’s best.

[@robertmalinowski6804]

Even though you sell quite a few of your book finds, one day you should have a room dedicated to your collection.

[@walterjohnson1873]

The Run to Chaos Keep’s baddie on cover looks like Calibos from original Clash of the Titans!

[@lissavanhouten6628]

I absolutely loved Jack L. Chalker's Well of Soul series, especially the original 5-parter, starting with Midnight at the Well of Souls. Well World is awesome with a multitude of alien species. Hexes are divided into technological, semi-industrial, (steam power works), and magic systems.

[@armandogonzalez8636]

have you read jitterbug perfume? if so, did you like it?

[@JozefLewitzky]

Just wanted to comment to say how great your lighting, camera, and sound quality is! Always love the hauls, but the reviews are where its at :)

[@holydissolution85]

I haven't read it yet, but " The Color of Distance" by Amy Thomson is supposed to be like SF hidden gem.

[@snood4743]

I own it and its sequel but haven’t read them yet either. I’ve heard it touted as one of the all time best xenofiction novels.

[@holydissolution85]

@@snood4743 There's a sequel, huh ? OK

[@Bookpilled]

Noticed tonight that it's autographed.

[@OmnivorousReader]

SO much Zelazny.... And he is so hard to find in Australia.

[@garycrawford639]

I am visiting Carlsbad over the Thanksgiving weekend. I’m an eBay reseller specializing in SF&F. Can you recommend any book sources?

[@simonagree4070]

Interesting. That's a lot of books, and only two that I own (four if you count the Sherlock Holmes, which I have in a two-volume complete set), or would even **want** to own -- Naked Lunch, and Neutron Star. It kind of illustrated why I don't pay much attention to the SF section of bookstores any more; the kind of books I like have all disappeared to the collector's market. Shocking, I know! My interests in SF and Fantasy pretty much begin with John Campbell's Unknown magazine and peter out in the early '80s, with few exceptions. I love those Richard Powers covers on the '50s Ballantine books, and the Leo & Diane Dillon covers on the Ace paperbacks, and the spooky covers on Ray Bradbury books. More to the point, I prefer the contents. I did go back and read late Heinlein, from Time Enough For Love, a while ago, and found them all very creepy (and not in a good way) except for Job.

[@danjameson1572]

Gordon Dickson's "Time Storm" is very good.

[@gregahunt]

also i remember reading sphere in the 90’s. that is all.

[@SciFiScavenger]

Starfarers is meant to be a great read.

[@douglasreynolds7903]

I just finished Midnight at the Well of Souls by Jack Chalker. My first Chalker. I intend to continue the series. Weird alien characters and an entertaining read.

[@Scottlp2]

I read the series when there were like ?6. It was great fun (not sure how well it holds up or if you’ll find it too repetitive by the end).

[@jesserodriguez7680]

Eddison is an absolute treat! I wouldn't say he's "more" boring than JRRT, but his writing is a bit harder to get used too although worth the work. Ouroboros is kind of written like if Shakespeare wrote the Illiad; the language is high falutin and the characters are "heroic" in the Greek kind of way. Basically, they're a bunch of flawed bastards. Mistress of Mistresses is also really good. Fish Dinner is less good, but I still haven't read Mezentian Gate.

[@holyfreak86]

About the first cover, is curious how old sci-fi books portray aliens as demons.

[@gregahunt]

they call him the chalk hauler

[@dalejones4322]

Would you consider posting on your community page that your friend Whitney from secret sauce will have a video coming out today at 12:30 eastern about Octavia Butler. She has been working on it for about two months and it would mean so much to her to have your support. Thank you for considering it

[@williamdirks5805]

Do I take it you've never read Crichton's "Sphere"? That's a seriously interesting book.

[@jonnybardo4083]

Jack Chalker has an out-sized place in used book stores...I can't think of an SF author that has so many secondhand books floating around. Maybe Piers Anthony and Poul Anderson.

[@sethball2475]

My goodness - you have a copy of The Color of Distance. This is my third favourite SF novel of all time. Copies are rather rare, it’s likely you will get a good buck for it…I just think you should read it before you let it get away.

[@Bookpilled]

Turns out it's signed.

[@sethball2475]

@@Bookpilled Amazing. Meanwhile, I’m glad you loved The Night Land, and it might lead to a bit of lounging around in 1900-1930 Fantasy and SF. It’s a great landscape of neglected gems. Dwellers in the Mirage is pretty cool, but of Merritt’s stuff, I prefer The Ship of Ishtar, or The Face in the Abyss. But Dwellers in the Mirage works.

[@mindok1572]

Warriors of the Storm... by Jack Chalker

[@emosongsandreadalongs]

I have a copy of Eye by Frank Herbert. I get excited when you pull out a book that I own

[@francissreckofabian01]

You have quite eclectic tastes. Maybe you need a book of SF covers. Kornbluth was excellent.

[@bradykelso8682]

Welcome home!

[@Bookpilled]

Thank you, good to be back

[@wordfullyyours]

Old Man's War was really good.

[@raresaturn]

21:03 holy shit

[@DZIGIN]

Pre Will Smith edition Willow...LOOOL 😂

[@chrisw6164]

I love good true crime, but so much of it is about mobsters or serial murderers (in an almost glorifying way). Meh on that stuff.

[@aentreri00]

That same Narnia box set might be my oldest possession.

[@SirStuckey]

I believe the flippidy-floppidly little chode books are called pocket books

[@Bookpilled]

Thank you

[@grenoblica]

The best Pern book is Dragonqueef

[@annoyingmorlock]

Chalker Edition ^^

[@thesci-fished]

Some great cover art in that lot!

[@TY1979KA]

Pokeball :D