The Thailand Book Haul So Good It Changed My Travel Plans

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Bookpilled

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@krjames203 10 ай бұрын

I am thoroughly enjoying this “globetrotting SF reader” phase of your channel.

@outlawbookselleroriginal 10 ай бұрын

Some great stuff there, Matt. Priest- well, you know my feelings there. Delighted to hear you enjoyed 'Inverted', I would recommend a chronological reading of CP for maximum impact. Brunner- my favourite of his books, the 'Compleat' one is the edition to own. I think you'll love this, given your enjoyment of Vance's 'Dying Earth'. Russ -the book I refer my customers to when they think 'The Handmaid's Tale' is the core text of Feminist SF (as if it ever was, dried stick that it is). Strugatskys- the only one of their books I sold on, but I'm interested to hear your take. Adam Roberts- an arid one, he takes a few tries to really get going, but for my money, he's the best trad SF writer working now- his commitment to the singleton marks him as someone who uses the genre in its best philosophical sense. Derek Raymond- his SF novel is indeed 'A State of Denmark', which I'm sure you saw in my 'Obscure Dystopias' video a year or so back. The Factory novels are pretty bleak- after reading them back in the 1980s, I completed my collection of them in hardcover firsts last year. One of the later ones ('I Was Dora Suarez') is one of the toughest books ever written and bit much for many people, but its achievement as a 'Black Novel' is undeniable. I remember selling Rampa back in the mid 80s, he was fading away here then. All good clean fun- try and read 'The Beach' by Alex Garland while you're in Siam if you find one.....looks beaitiful there, I'm sure it'd doing you a lot of good!

@personmcpersonperson2893 10 ай бұрын

I'm always happy to see a new upload on your channel

@thekeywitness 10 ай бұрын

Seeing the Gollancz SF Masterworks makes me nostalgic for book shopping in Bangkok where you can find loads of them in stores like Dasa Used Books and the various Kinokuniya stores that are like Barnes & Noble but so much better and the prices are reasonable for new.

@davlang3783 10 ай бұрын

The idea and imagery of "Chicken Little" in The Space Merchants is amazing. I enjoyed the book quite a bit too.

@meesalikeu 9 ай бұрын

here is a quote from a 2013 blog i read about the abominable snowman -- This lurid tale is the product of a prolific writer named Brad Steiger who now enjoys near-cult status. A Midwest college creative writing professor, Steiger cranked out fiction and loosely investigative non fiction about freaky phenomenon and unsolved mysteries to support his family. He used the pseudonym Eric Norman when he wrote The Abominable Snowman in 1969. Thank you, Mr. Steiger and whoever did the cover art. What a thrill you gave us! And yes, we are screwed up to this day.

@FretboardToAsh 8 ай бұрын

BP: "I went to Thailand, it was FULL of surprises." Internet: "Oh... really? Anything you feel comfortable sharing?" BP: "Yes, look at all these BOOKS!"

@caslagrange 5 күн бұрын

Heading towards Chiang Mai soon. You’ve inspired me to go hunting!

@pnptcn 10 ай бұрын

It's amazing how far you've gone from the Sci Fire Place Happy journeys

@corbinhughes5414 10 ай бұрын

My heart leaps for joy when I see a new video posted

@keithdixon6595 10 ай бұрын

I read The Space Merchants a few weeks ago, having been a fan of Kohl's short stories 40 years ago. I live in France, with a friend who runs an English bookstore here, and got the book there in a paperback edition that dates from 1961. 3 Euros 😊

@vixxavixxa6080 10 ай бұрын

Good to see you again. Beautiful beach!🌿

@BenjaminsBookclub 10 ай бұрын

A cross country train journey with a bag full of books is my dream holiday, looks fantastic. I was about to comment that modern sci fi book covers don't hold a candle to the classic ones, then you pulled out a SF Masterwork book and I remembered how much I love those editions. Luckily they aren't very rare in Australia so I have quite a collection of those ones, looks great with all the spines on the shelf. Did you look into mailing any books back to the states? If the cost is good it may take a bit of the pressure to finish the books off your shoulders, be a shame to fill the last bit of your trip with stress about unread books.

@chocobo12121 10 ай бұрын

You're the goat, never stop uploading

@HakimALIGHT 10 ай бұрын

I found all of those SF Masterworks novels you pulled at Half Price Books in California

@tharrylock 10 ай бұрын

Been enjoying the outdoor locations you've chosen. Lots of fun backgrounds to match the eclectic readings.

@shuffleboil 10 ай бұрын

RIP Christopher Priest 😞

@longboy5639 10 ай бұрын

I'm reading Blindsight, thank you so mush man

@jameswight6259 10 ай бұрын

Likewise. I finished it a few months ago and it totally mashed my head. It’s up there with a small handful of other books that have really impacted my worldview, sense of self, and way more besides. I have to go back and reread it soon. If you haven’t read it, I can’t recommend it enough, but it may well change you. It starts very very well and just gets better and better as it goes on. So a big thank you for that one!

@the_eerie_faerie_tales 10 ай бұрын

that duo is definitely on my TBR! I'm going to get the bind-up/omnibus.

@meesalikeu 10 ай бұрын

@@jameswight6259 TBH IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR MY WORLD VIEW, BUT IT IS A TERRIFIC READ

@webb3201 3 ай бұрын

I cant find anything good in my local thrift stores, and he is finding good stuff in Thailand! I am grabbing my passport

@elliotdance7790 10 ай бұрын

It's cool to hear that you liked The Inverted World by Christopher Priest. I read it recently and loved it. Two books I had on my shelf but never read were " A Case of Conscience " and " Downward to Earth". After I saw them on your list I read both and they were great.

@anderssandstrom545 10 ай бұрын

Always something new for the TBR, big thanks! And living in Sweden makes those SF Masterworks quite common, although many books on the list I will most likely never get my hands on. Sadly but there are always other books to be read.

@HigrationsMintergrund420 10 ай бұрын

I own the same version of "The Compleat Traveller in Black" and it is beautiful

@kaopan77 10 ай бұрын

Toong Wua Lan beach is nice.. highly recommend.

@SFVintageCollector 10 ай бұрын

Geeat commentary on your current reads and travel journey - thanks for sharing

@Warstub 10 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! I have The Traveller in Black in its original ACE(?) paperback edition. I too have long wanted to read it, and these days is the right time... but alas, the copy I have is boxed away in another town. Might need to do a search for a 2nd hand paperback later edition to read...

@robertmalinowski6804 10 ай бұрын

The hunt is part of the fun!

@JohnDoe-ru1nd 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful... In Bang Saphan, PKK....sorry you passed before stopping.... on the beach... Good luck young man! You opened my eyes to some authors and ideas!

@adamwoolf969 10 ай бұрын

wow derek raymond I wonder what you will make of him - very english is one thing - pretty crazy but very well written in a kind of modernisation of the classic between the wars bedsit british noir as exemplified by Patrick Hamilton - it's like a crime novel set in Eliot's the wasteland

@Panagiotireads 10 ай бұрын

I just finished this phenomenal new book of fairy tales entitled Sillies, Fancies, and Trifles - it was phenomenal and I think you'd love it. It would go with the lovely recommendations here. Keep up the beautiful videos :)

@themojocorpse1290 10 ай бұрын

What could be better a rucksack full of terrific books and travelling Thailand . Live the life Matt🫡

@TheMike28212 10 ай бұрын

So many cool books. I always enjoy seeing what you find. I have the same copies of the Tanith Lee, Joanna Russ, and Derek Raymond books. I am hoping to read them in the near future.

@chocolatemonk 10 ай бұрын

Makes me want to visit Thailand to scoop all the covers that we don't have. Nice digs. Not enough . . wait . . . . yes the end gives the cow quota

@donaldb1 10 ай бұрын

1:20 - That's the exact edition I have. It's really good.

@JamesBarnesAffenstunde 10 ай бұрын

Jump back on the train and head south, we have second hand book stores in KUalal Lumpur too

@joncarroll2040 10 ай бұрын

If you want a really good planetary romance book, keep a look out for Swordsmen in the Sky is an old anthology with an early Frazetta cover featuring stories by Poul Anderson, Brackett, Ed Hamilton (Brackett's husband and frequent collaborator) and a couple others.

@OmnivorousReader 10 ай бұрын

It used to be that you could prolong your tourist visa by going to the border with Burma, crossing for a day sightseeing, then get a new visa on the way back in. At least, that worked for Australians and Europeans, before covid....

@waltera13 10 ай бұрын

Wow! I never find any Margaret StClair! The Shadow People is a cRazY Appendix N book of hers you must look into. The music is boss.

@donaldb1 10 ай бұрын

Surprised to hear _The Space Merchants_ is rare. After the Heechee books it is probably Pohl's most celebrated work, and I think Kornbluth's most celebrated as well.

@meesalikeu 10 ай бұрын

IF MERCHANTS IS RARE NOW I DK, BUT IT DIDNT USED TO BE IT WAS QUITE POPULAR.

@timflanagan1919 10 ай бұрын

I hope you went to The Lost Book Shop. They are the best and deserve all of the business!

@claudiabottom4086 10 ай бұрын

Wow read some sci fi in that beautiful beach. Also enjoy some curry and a cold Thai drink

@vilstef6988 10 ай бұрын

Kornbluth's That Share of Glory is a really excellent short length story by him!

@Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber 10 ай бұрын

Frederik Pohl wrote a sequel to Space Merchants thirty years later. The Merchants' War was published in 1984. I haven't read it; I have it here in my TBR (which is the tallest skyscraper in the world..). 🛸

@SciFiScavenger 10 ай бұрын

Great set of books! Ive been hoovering up Adam Roberts hardbacks here in the UK, i have 13 now, i think. Great writer. 👍

@the_eerie_faerie_tales 10 ай бұрын

I just got Electric Forest by Tanith Lee and hope to read soon!

@dustinzieg1950 10 ай бұрын

Excited to watch this vid, finishing Enders game right now which is great and gonna do one of your hits next like dying earth or neuromancer

@Bryan-qz4np 10 ай бұрын

I really liked The Compleat Traveler In Black, morso than Stand On Zanzibar.

@GoblinOfGygaxinor 10 ай бұрын

That's a good Eric john Stark collection. Sea Kings of Mars is another great Brackett anthology. I'd skip the Skaith books though if you run across them, they are an Eric John Stark trilogy but with the setting displaced from the know Solar System to a fictional planet, which loses some of the archaic mystery of the Mars stories. If you see any Hugh Cook, I highly recommend it. A lot of his stuff was Corgi and is a bit rare in the States but more available in AU. Chronicles of an Age of Darkness is a ten book fantasy series. Book 9 The Worshiper and the Way is in the same world but entirely science fiction. A Tremendous series.

@Narcisa-800 7 ай бұрын

Sorry for being out-of-context and also not remembering if I asked this but have you read Child of Fortune by Spinrad? It’s in my top 50 of books I’ve ever read and I’ve read it three times. I fall in love with language and modified sentence structure-also the older I get the more I appreciate the youthful energy this book is all about.

@Bookpilled 7 ай бұрын

I’ve only read Iron Dream. Thanks for the rec.

@mikejcross 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for another interesting video. Do you know what is different about the 'Revised 21st Century Edition' of The Space Merchants? Who is it published by?

@mikejcross 10 ай бұрын

Answering my own question after looking on ISFDB: "This has been revised by Pohl to fix logical and scientific errors; he provides a new autobiographical preface discussing how the book came to be written.", St Martin's Press, tp, 2011.