Other authors you collect

[kingfan2323]

...The cap it is on top of puzzles me or maybe means nothing. I noticed that a lot of releases come out about the same time...

It could probably be many things; I believe the guess boils down to the fact that SOTL is the most well-known work that people associate with a moth.That is for sure. Very likely right. Hope they do an awesome job.

ISO: anything DT related #246

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

For you Orson Scott Card fanatics out there:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/signed-editions/orson-scott-card-enders-shadow-a-signed-edition-3771.html?j=105078989&sfmc_sub=1242949912&l=1449386_HTML&u=2785230653&mid=82796&jb=0&source=EG739&mcode=&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EP+2021-05-27+Catalog+306+%231+EG739+GA&et_rid=1242949912

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Anyone else get A LITTLE GOLD BOOK OF UNCONSIDERED TRIFLES by Lee Child from Borderlands Press and notice pages 9 to 28 are missing?

[Lurker]

No missing pages here.

[Kraken]

Does anyone know a way around easton press not shipping to a specific country?
As soon as I add my country at the checkout I get the below message
"Your shopping cart cannot be ordered since one or more of the products in your cart are not available in the selected shipping country"
Any help appreciated.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Have it shipped to someone in the USA and then have them ship it to you.

[St. Troy]

Does anyone know a way around easton press not shipping to a specific country?
As soon as I add my country at the checkout I get the below message
"Your shopping cart cannot be ordered since one or more of the products in your cart are not available in the selected shipping country"
Any help appreciated.

Just an unhelpful FYI: the bit about the products specifically (i.e., not that they don't ship to your country altogether) suggests the issue may relate to publishing rights (I know Folio Society had an edition of Anne Frank's diary that couldn't be ordered from the US because the rights were split).

[Kraken]

Ah yes the rights issue would explain it then thanks

[Kraken]

Have it shipped to someone in the USA and then have them ship it to you.

If there is anyone who wants to purchase the below and ship it to me in the United Kingdom let me know :)

Off course I’d pay :)

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/signed-editions/raymond-feist-magician-a-signed-edition-3772.html

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

If you're willing to PayPal me $153 I'll order it, and we'll work out the UK postage later.
I order from Easton Press all the time.

[Kraken]

If you're willing to PayPal me $153 I'll order it, and we'll work out the UK postage later.
I order from Easton Press all the time.

Thanks will send you a PM

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

What on earth will I do with a Prime Minister?
Oh well, I'll think of something...

[Kraken]

What on earth will I do with a Prime Minister?
Oh well, I'll think of something...

:) :) :)

[Br!an]

What on earth will I do with a Prime Minister?
Oh well, I'll think of something...

You can't blame him for trying.

[Kraken]

For the science fiction fans
Anderida Books will be doing some deluxe limited editions of Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Children of Time & The Children of Ruin
If you haven't read them I highly recommend them. Due on their site on Friday 9th July
https://www.anderidabooks.co.uk/

[Joe315]

For the science fiction fans
Anderida Books will be doing some deluxe limited editions of Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Children of Time & The Children of Ruin
If you haven't read them I highly recommend them. Due on their site on Friday 9th July
https://www.anderidabooks.co.uk/

I ordered a set. The true firsts are a bit pricey.

[Kraken]

For the science fiction fans
Anderida Books will be doing some deluxe limited editions of Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Children of Time & The Children of Ruin
If you haven't read them I highly recommend them. Due on their site on Friday 9th July
https://www.anderidabooks.co.uk/

I ordered a set. The true firsts are a bit pricey.

Yes they can be a bit pricey. I’m fortunate that I have the true first editions.
Though it didn’t stop me ordering the limited editions 😁

[Joe315]

For the science fiction fans
Anderida Books will be doing some deluxe limited editions of Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Children of Time & The Children of Ruin
If you haven't read them I highly recommend them. Due on their site on Friday 9th July
https://www.anderidabooks.co.uk/

I ordered a set. The true firsts are a bit pricey.

Yes they can be a bit pricey. I’m fortunate that I have the true first editions.
Though it didn’t stop me ordering the limited editions 😁

Looks like it sold out. I’m glad I got one.

[St. Troy]

Kind of off-topic but I wasn't sure where this should go and wanted to spread the word:

Taschen is having a significant sale (which may end today):

https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/company/whs/index.taschen_sale.htm

For the unfamiliar, Taschen is loosely described as an art book publisher with an emphasis on the visual, often (but not always) connected to the arts (photography, models, graphic design, popular culture, naughty things, and much more).

[kingfan2323]

Kind of off-topic but I wasn't sure where this should go and wanted to spread the word:

Taschen is having a significant sale (which may end today):

https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/company/whs/index.taschen_sale.htm

For the unfamiliar, Taschen is loosely described as an art book publisher with an emphasis on the visual, often (but not always) connected to the arts (photography, models, graphic design, popular culture, naughty things, and much more).Good call. Finally ordered Massimo Listri. The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries for $120.

Thought I'd share my other titles for those not familiar with Tachen.


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[ur2ndbiggestfan]

There's a theme there...
...can't quite put my finger on it though.

[Kraken]

I have a nice Da Vinci Taschen. They are lovely books.

[kingfan2323]

There's a theme there...
...can't quite put my finger on it though.I guess someone loves movies. Ha!

[Scoogs]

Go Set a Watchman Signed Collector's Edition
500 copies signed by Harper Lee

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/go-set-a-watchman-lee-harper/1122902815?ean=9780062454911

[Br!an]

Go Set a Watchman Signed Collector's Edition
500 copies signed by Harper Lee

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/go-set-a-watchman-lee-harper/1122902815?ean=9780062454911

Nice. Leather bound and traycase. It seems the signature is carrying the weight of the $1500 price-tag though.

[Merlin1958]

Just began a re-read of arguably the greatest Sci-Fi series ever written!! The 7 book series of "Foundation"!! Anyone have any links to any collectible editions of this series? Can't tell you how much I LOVE this series!!! perhaps someone is considering selling their editions???

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Easton Press had a nice big hardcover of the first 3 available recently, but it seems to be out of print.

[Lurker]

Yep, EP put out The Foundation Trilolgy and Prelude to Foundation as part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction. Late 80's and signed.
Later they put out a set of all of them and a slipcased edition of the trilogy (one volume)

The Folio Society also did a slipcased ed. of the trilogy (three volumes) last year I think.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Here's the latest Easton Press one, the only one of those mentioned I have.
And also some more Asimov just for the heck of it.

https://i.imgur.com/9SolQ3X.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xCvQAOx.jpg

[JeremyM]

The Folio Society edition of the 'Foundation', 'Foundation & Empire' and 'Second Foundation' trilogy is back in print as of last week. This is on my list but not sure when I'll be placing my next FS order as the shipping prices are pretty high these days. I do really like the Alex Wells art they used. Probably will give it a few months and see if I can wait till their Robert Macfarlane book comes out (presumably 'The Old Ways') to save on shipping.

[Hunchback Jack]

I was going to mention Phantasia press, but I think they only released signed editions of the later robot novels.

[Merlin1958]

Thanks a heap, fella's!!!!

Got a link? lol

J/K Easton doesn't seem to have any in print currently. I went with the Folio Society version w/Alex Wells art. Thanks again guys!!! I really appreciate the assist. This site and community is so fucking awesome and things like this serve to remind me when I forget sometimes!!!

This is something my collection was sorely missing!!! Have paid too much attention to just, King, Horror classics and Tolkien the last few years, I gotta get better and broader and this is a very good start!! next will have to be, I, Robot, Dune and Hubbard. i was just obsessed with Sci-Fi for a long time, but never paid enough attention to spiffy collector editions as I should have. Now to get my grandkids reading and appreciating this stuff, Kids these days just do NOT read enough!!! If you can't charge it up or watched, they won't be bothered. My mission is to change that shit!!! LOL

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Yeah, I have THE ROBOTS OF DAWN and ROBOTS AND EMPIRE from Phantasia Press, the low-class signed, numbered editions.
I was offered beautiful, lettered editions of each, one of them unique, but had to pass as they were a bit expensive.
However, I think they are still available if anyone wants to send me $4000 or so.
And you are right about Asimov, Bill. He is worth re-reading, something I should consider doing myself.

[Lurker]

It looks like some of those Doubledays are some kind of special edition?

At some point I dumped my BC editions and bought the Everyman's Library one to read.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Doubleday started doing signed/numbered books of Asimov's latest releases late in his career, so I bought them.
A book dealer I know used to visit Asimov in New York. Shortly before his death the book dealer told me on his last visit Asimov looked extremely ill and he didn't think he'd last very long.
He was right. At the time, blood transfusions were not checked for the AIDs virus, and Asimov was infected.

[RichardX]

I was in Buffalo, Wyoming recently and half the shops in town are selling Craig Johnson novels. He apparently lives in that area. Mostly signed copies of his "Longmire" series which ran on Netflix. You can order signed copies from the "Buffalo Supply Company". Mostly paperbacks but a few hardcovers. The books are pretty good for anyone who likes mysteries.

https://www.craigallenjohnson.com/novels.htm

[JeremyM]

Nice! I spent my childhood summers in Buffalo, my grandparents lived there. Still go up hunting in the area occasionally - town hasn't changed too much over the years. The Bighorn mountains are an amazing part of the country - absolutely beautiful place to backpack & fish.

[Merlin1958]

I've been re-reading "The Foundation Trilogy" and came across this video which was great in two aspects. One, is the Irish accent which is quaint and two is the interview in the very beginning. If you are concerned about spoilers you may want to click off after that interview but, I think you may enjoy what precedes it. The following content covers a general plot consensus of the 3 books which IMHO doesn't spoil the wonderful read of what I think bears consideration of the greatest Sci=Fi series of all time.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL94C7GhFdM

[Lurker]

Forgot this boxed set had the Foundation Triology

https://i.ibb.co/VS6rmLY/Box-set.jpg

And now - EP has their recent one (Steve's) on their limited page. If anyone is interested.

[swintek]

Forgot this boxed set had the Foundation Triology
And now - EP has their recent one (Steve's) on their limited page. If anyone is interested.

Could you clarify that, please, Lurker? EP = "Easton Press"? "(Steve's)" = Stephen King?

[Joe315]

Forgot this boxed set had the Foundation Triology
And now - EP has their recent one (Steve's) on their limited page. If anyone is interested.

Could you clarify that, please, Lurker? EP = "Easton Press"? "(Steve's)" = Stephen King?

Steve is Ur2ndbiggestfan (see post 2535 above) and ep is Easton press. https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/limited-quantities-left/isaac-asimovs-the-foundation-trilogy-a-signed-edition-3230.html

[swintek]

Forgot this boxed set had the Foundation Triology
And now - EP has their recent one (Steve's) on their limited page. If anyone is interested.

Could you clarify that, please, Lurker? EP = "Easton Press"? "(Steve's)" = Stephen King?

Steve is Ur2ndbiggestfan (see post 2535 above) and ep is Easton press. https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/limited-quantities-left/isaac-asimovs-the-foundation-trilogy-a-signed-edition-3230.html

Oh, that makes sense! Thanks.

[Lurker]

:)

[Merlin1958]

Forgot this boxed set had the Foundation Triology

https://i.ibb.co/VS6rmLY/Box-set.jpg

And now - EP has their recent one (Steve's) on their limited page. If anyone is interested.

Personally, I do have this edition as well but, I was looking for and purchased the more individualized edition you folks suggested. Thanks again, its a wonderful series, IMHO!!

Can't wait to see what, Apple has in store for us with the new series!!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Too expensive for me, but if you're a real Beatles fan, you might want this:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/signed-editions/harry-benson-paul-3813.html

[Scoogs]

This one arrived earlier this week.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51390631170_24e0f78f12_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51390355859_7ff4aee80a_o.jpg

[Garrell]

Really nice design

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Yet another must have?

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/yours-cruelly-elvira-cassandra-peterson/1137940567?ean=9780306828003

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I think I'm the only person here who collects Mike Resnick books, but I finally found some information about his last book, THE LORD OF NIGHTMARES, the final volume of The Dreamscape trilogy, from his daughter Laura's website:

May 28, 2021

First up on my plate, though, is completing my father’s final book, Lord of Nightmares, the third/final book a trilogy. Mike Resnick, my dad, died last year before he could complete it, and the last thing he asked me to do was to finish writing it for him. Fortunately, it’s mostly completed and he left good notes for the remaining portion.

I freely admit I am not a fan of Laura Resnick's work, but I am still highly looking forward to the eventual publication of this book. Mike was such a friendly author it seems almost everyone who was a fan of his either met him or interacted with him somehow on a personal level. His books about Fandom and his convention travels and attendances are highly entertaining.

[swintek]

I've always meant to "fix" the criminal lack of Resnick in my reading. Every time I've run across a short story of his in any anthology, going back decades now- it's always a stand out, and I mean to pick up more of his stuff. What do you recommend?

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Oh boy, that's a tall order.
The first thing I ever read by Resnick was THE BRANCH, and that hooked me for life.
I also loved WALPURGIS III, which is the book I had him personally autograph to me.
SANTIAGO
His Teddy Roosevelt stories
The 'Tales of the Galactic Midway' books
His 'Kirinyaga' stories

[RichardX]

Billy Mumy and Angela Cartwright are selling signed copies of a Lost in Space book for any fans of that great 60s Sci fi show:

https://www.angelacartwrightstudio.com/product/deluxe-signed-lost-and-found-space-2-blast-expanded-edition?tid=30

The Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas has signed copies of a new book by Buell Wesley Frazier. Frazier was indirectly responsible for Oswald getting his job at the Texas School Book Depository and even drove Oswald and his rifle to the building on the morning of 11.22.63. A nice association with the King book.

https://store.jfk.org/collections/books/products/steering-truth-by-buell-wesley-frazier

[swintek]

Oh boy, that's a tall order.
The first thing I ever read by Resnick was THE BRANCH, and that hooked me for life.
I also loved WALPURGIS III, which is the book I had him personally autograph to me.
SANTIAGO
His Teddy Roosevelt stories
The 'Tales of the Galactic Midway' books
His 'Kirinyaga' stories

Right, his Teddy Roosevelt stories are supposed to be great. Ok, thanks for the recs!

[goathunter]

Billy Mumy and Angela Cartwright are selling signed copies of a Lost in Space book for any fans of that great 60s Sci fi show:

https://www.angelacartwrightstudio.com/product/deluxe-signed-lost-and-found-space-2-blast-expanded-edition?tid=30



My copy arrived last week. It's a gloriously fun book!

[RichardX]

B&N has a new signed Bob Odenkirk book available for any fans of "Better Call Saul."

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/comedy-comedy-comedy-drama-bob-odenkirk/1139348280?ean=9780593446515

[DoctorZaius]

This one arrived earlier this week.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51390631170_24e0f78f12_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51390355859_7ff4aee80a_o.jpg

Just beautiful. Speaker is my favorite novel in the Ender series. Congrats!

[St. Troy]

I don't know where the best place to post this might be, so I'm going with here:

From the Folio Society (https://twitter.com/foliosociety/status/1475804993349431298):


Don't forget to vote for the book you would most like to read in a Folio edition! Back in May we asked you for one title suggestion, and we now have a shortlist of the top five. We will publish the winner to mark our 75th anniversary next year. Vote now!

To vote: https://t.co/VHcdzzX1AU. (If this link doesn't work, you should be able to access the link via the tweet above).

The shortlist:

- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

- The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

I know many here will want Blood Meridian, but JS&MN was my clear choice.

[RC65]

I’ve always wanted to read LONESOME DOVE, but just never pulled the trigger on doing so. A elegant Folio edition would be just the lure I need. BLOOD MERIDIAN is awfully tempting, but I went for LD.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

For those who can't get enough NEUROMANCER editions:

https://www.eastonpress.com/signed-editions/william-gibson-neuromancer-a-signed-edition-3120.html?j=105459257&sfmc_sub=1242949912&l=1452243_HTML&u=2799489155&mid=82796&jb=0&source=EH527&mcode=&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EP+2022-3-07+Neuromancer+EH527+ABC&et_rid=1242949912

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Any rich millionaires with lots of money out there who want to buy me an early Christmas present?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165515323130?hash=item26897b66fa:g:QKEAAOSwW0limct Q

[Br!an]

Any rich millionaires with lots of money out there who want to buy me an early Christmas present?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165515323130?hash=item26897b66fa:g:QKEAAOSwW0limct Q

And it's "Near Fine" too! :dance:

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I am so broke,
but I am so tempted:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/sci-fi-and-fantasy/first-contact-3783.html?source=EH753&mcode=&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EP+2022-06-22+Catalog+320+%231++EH753&et_rid=1242949912

[DoctorZaius]

This one arrived earlier this week.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51390631170_24e0f78f12_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51390355859_7ff4aee80a_o.jpg

Just beautiful. Speaker is my favorite novel in the Ender series. Congrats!

My favorite as well. Card brought out emotions in me that an author rarely can. A beautifully tragic novel.

[ratchet41]

i just bought recently some Dean Koontz novels some old ones Shattered (1973), The Face of Fear (1977), Twilight Eyes (1987) which has not come in the mail yet damn it! and finally Lighting (1988) i own i think #39 of his books which i've only read very few, so far i've only read oddly enough only #5 of his books so i've got a long way to go. but i read #5 recently so it's a good start i guess, yeah i want that Lost in Space book signed by not for that price

[RichardX]

Sounds interesting:

NEW YORK (AP) — The family of the late Shirley Jackson has authorized a novel inspired by her classic “The Haunting of Hill House.” Elizabeth Hand's "A Haunting on the Hill” is scheduled to come out in fall 2023.

[St. Troy]

Interesting news indeed.

Elizabeth Hand can write; her Wylding Hall was one of the best (and creepiest) things I've read in the past decade.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Since I'm too lazy to do any research, anyone care to tell me the correct order in which to read the Robert McCammon set from Lividian?

1. MISTER SLAUGHTER
2. THE PROVIDENCE RIDER
3. THE RIVER OF SOULS
4. FREEDOM OF THE MASK
5. CARDINAL BLACK

Just realign my numbers please if they are in the wrong sequence.

[Br!an]

Since I'm too lazy to do any research, anyone care to tell me the correct order in which to read the Robert McCammon set from Lividian?

1. MISTER SLAUGHTER
2. THE PROVIDENCE RIDER
3. THE RIVER OF SOULS
4. FREEDOM OF THE MASK
5. CARDINAL BLACK

Just realign my numbers please if they are in the wrong sequence.

That's the order. Just read Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam first. Mister Slaughter is the third book in the series.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Since I'm too lazy to do any research, anyone care to tell me the correct order in which to read the Robert McCammon set from Lividian?

1. MISTER SLAUGHTER
2. THE PROVIDENCE RIDER
3. THE RIVER OF SOULS
4. FREEDOM OF THE MASK
5. CARDINAL BLACK

Just realign my numbers please if they are in the wrong sequence.

That's the order. Just read Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam first. Mister Slaughter is the third book in the series.

Thanks Br!an. Now I have to buy 2 more books!

[Br!an]

Since I'm too lazy to do any research, anyone care to tell me the correct order in which to read the Robert McCammon set from Lividian?

1. MISTER SLAUGHTER
2. THE PROVIDENCE RIDER
3. THE RIVER OF SOULS
4. FREEDOM OF THE MASK
5. CARDINAL BLACK

Just realign my numbers please if they are in the wrong sequence.

That's the order. Just read Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam first. Mister Slaughter is the third book in the series.

Thanks Br!an. Now I have to buy 2 more books!

I have the first two in trade paperback. I've read them. They aren't firsts or anything special.

I'll send them to you for reading copies.

[ValHallAwaits]

I have listed a bunch of items: https://www.ebay.com/sch/thebookviking/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

Included is a sizable Joe Abercrombie collection of S/L/D trade 1sts and a full matching set of all Joe Abercrombie Subterranean editions with a flaw to the slipcase of Shattered Sea.
Also Prince of Thorns Lettered.
Also N.K. Jemisin.

I will be listing more things. If you have interest, send me offers privately. I will entertain them seriously.

Lastly, I have updated my signature to reflect prime targets for acquisition and what is available in trade to acquire them. Thanks.

[Lurker]

I know Coraline is coming out from Lyra's. Have they mentioned anywhere if they are going to match the standard numbered Stardust?

[RichardX]

Bob Dylan has admitted to using an autopen to "sign" his recent book. Sold at $600. I've always wondered how many other authors do this. Slimy.

[herbertwest]

But, at least, S&S refunded the buyers ;
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/simon-and-schuster-refund-bob-dylan-signature/

[RichardX]

But, at least, S&S refunded the buyers ;
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/simon-and-schuster-refund-bob-dylan-signature/

Yes, but only after they were caught. They would never have done this if it hadn't been discovered. Slimy to do it in the first place. Charging folks $600 for a book because it is "hand signed" when it was signed with an autopen is effectively fraud.

[herbertwest]

Agreed. Doing the devil's advocate, I would ask if SS knew about it, or if it wasn't Bob that decided on his own to do this save time and avoid hassle

[RichardX]

Agreed. Doing the devil's advocate, I would ask if SS knew about it, or if it wasn't Bob that decided on his own to do this save time and avoid hassle

My guess is that Dylan probably didn't have a clue. I don't see him as needing to rip off book buyers for a few extra bucks. This is all on S&S. Even if Dylan's folks were behind this, S&S shouldn't have allowed it. Who knows how many other celebs have also done the same thing without getting caught? S&S apparently didn't even try very hard to hide this since all the sigs were apparently identical. Some autopens can vary the signatures to make it more difficult.

[RichardX]

Agreed. Doing the devil's advocate, I would ask if SS knew about it, or if it wasn't Bob that decided on his own to do this save time and avoid hassle

My guess is that Dylan probably didn't have a clue. I don't see him as needing to rip off book buyers for a few extra bucks. This is all on S&S. Even if Dylan's folks were behind this, S&S shouldn't have allowed it. Who knows how many other celebs have also done the same thing without getting caught? S&S apparently didn't even try very hard to hide this since all the sigs were apparently identical. Some autopens can vary the signatures to make it more difficult.

Having said that, Dylan's explanation is pathetic. He needs five people to sign his name and this is all somehow related to COVID, but he still allowed them to be marketed at $600 as "hand signed"? Pathetic. LOL.

"In 2019 I had a bad case of vertigo and it continued into the pandemic years. It takes a crew of five working in close quarters with me to help enable these signing sessions, and we could not find a safe and workable way to complete what I needed to do while the virus was raging."

[Br!an]

But, at least, S&S refunded the buyers ;
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/simon-and-schuster-refund-bob-dylan-signature/

Yes, but only after they were caught. They would never have done this if it hadn't been discovered. Slimy to do it in the first place. Charging folks $600 for a book because it is "hand signed" when it was signed with an autopen is effectively fraud.

Even in their apology they are full of shit. They say it's an original signature which is a straight up lie.

“As it turns out, the limited edition books do contain Bob’s original signature, but in a penned replica form.”

The signature is "original" and a replica. :wtf:

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Better tell Rick Deckard another replicant is loose!

[Br!an]

"In 2019 I had a bad case of vertigo and it continued into the pandemic years. It takes a crew of five working in close quarters with me to help enable these signing sessions, and we could not find a safe and workable way to complete what I needed to do while the virus was raging."

That's ridiculous. Why does he need other people to sign signature sheets?

[Hunchback Jack]

This is absolutely fraud. "Hand-signed" does not mean autopen. There were even a number of different autopenned variants (I read 17, I think?), so it's clear S&S were trying real hard not to get caught, thinking the fans wouldn't compare enough copies to see a duplicate.

S&S had no choice but to offer a full refund and let buyers keep the books, if only to avoid a lawsuit. They may still not avoid one.

HBJ

[RichardX]

"In 2019 I had a bad case of vertigo and it continued into the pandemic years. It takes a crew of five working in close quarters with me to help enable these signing sessions, and we could not find a safe and workable way to complete what I needed to do while the virus was raging."

That's ridiculous. Why does he need other people to sign signature sheets?

He is a celebrity. He needs an assistant to tell him where to go, another to pour his drink, a person to supply a pen, another to slide the book/signing sheet in front of him and someone to drive him home.

[St. Troy]

"As you will see, fraud was the only viable alternative."

[RichardX]

"As you will see, fraud was the only viable alternative."

Don't you understand that the virus was "raging" and it was too dangerous for Dylan to sign his name? LOL. I give Dylan some credit. He has pulled a real burn on the hippie/folk crowd who worshipped him for decades. He spends his time sailing on a yacht down in the Caribbean and laughs his arse off at those types. Just read his prior book. He mocks his audience. Dylan is an old school capitalist.

[WeDealInLead]

I wasn't sure else to put this:
https://www.ziesings.com/pages/books/70916/karl-edward-wagner/in-a-lonely-place

Highly recommend.

[swintek]

I wasn't sure else to put this:
https://www.ziesings.com/pages/books/70916/karl-edward-wagner/in-a-lonely-place

Highly recommend.

Nice. Important collection.

[Br!an]

I wasn't sure else to put this:
https://www.ziesings.com/pages/books/70916/karl-edward-wagner/in-a-lonely-place

Highly recommend.

I just bought the hardcover direct from Valancourt. They have the paperback a bit cheaper too with free shipping.

https://www.valancourtbooks.com/in-a-lonely-place-1983.html

[WeDealInLead]

I have the hardcover from Scream already but the extra story is making me reconsider my own "no doubles" rule. Could you check in with a quick review when you receive the book? I'm wondering if Valancourt included the inner illustrations from the Scream Press edition.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

For all you Andy Weir completists out there:

https://www.eastonpress.com/signed-editions/andy-weir-project-hail-mary-3876.html?j=105941635&sfmc_sub=1242949912&l=1455700_HTML&u=2816848749&mid=82796&jb=0&source=EI122&mcode=&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EP+2023-02-21+Catalog+329+%231+EI122&et_rid=1242949912

[TacomaDiver]

For all you Andy Weir completists out there:

https://www.eastonpress.com/signed-editions/andy-weir-project-hail-mary-3876.html?j=105941635&sfmc_sub=1242949912&l=1455700_HTML&u=2816848749&mid=82796&jb=0&source=EI122&mcode=&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EP+2023-02-21+Catalog+329+%231+EI122&et_rid=1242949912

Just not a fan of Easton Press's books - I don't like how they look, especially with ones with SIGNED EDITION on the spine. Maybe blasphemy to some . . .

[WeDealInLead]

Oh mama, two Gene Wolfe collections in one year:
https://www.amazon.ca/Wolfe-At-Door-Gene-ebook/dp/B0BQGHMNR2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1GL35Q96C0SPC&keywords=gene+wolfe+dead+man&qid=1678123554&sprefix=gene+wolfe+dead+man%2Caps%2C641&sr=8-1

and
https://subterraneanpress.com/tdmaohs/

[WeDealInLead]

Every year I try to collect enough rewards points to treat myself at Christmas time. I'm currently halfway to this Shirley Jackson collection:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/1598536710/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

I have the Bradbury set already. Don't except a collectible quality from these editions; the paper is thin because it has to be and there are no illustrations. It sure looks pretty on the shelf though.

The PKD set looks nice too. So does the LeGuin set. And Anerican Noir. Oh boy, I think I might be in trouble.

[St. Troy]

Library of America definitely provides bang for the buck.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I agree.
I have their complete Vonnegut sets and have read every one of them cover to cover. I sort of like the thin, onion-skin-like pages.

[WeDealInLead]

New Thomas Liggoti collection:
https://chiropterapress.com/collections/books

The book is actually even nicer. Chiroptera also did a Lee Brown Coye collection as he was local to Syracuse, NY.

The same person runs Cadabra who specialize in high end vinyl audio books by Lovecraft and similar.
https://cadabrarecords.com/collections/h-p-lovecraft

I met the owner last night at a concert and got this signed broadside off him:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbNf9VwrFw0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Lurker]

Didn't see a Frank Herbert thread, so I thought I'd put this here.

Anybody bite on the Earthling Pres Dune? It looks very well done, and Paul's books can be something else. But it's just out of my range with getting the Centipede ones.

[WeDealInLead]

Get your freak on with this kickass anthology:
https://camelotbooks.com/the-drive-in-multiplex-thunderstorm-edition.html

[WeDealInLead]

I miss Tom Piccirilli. I keep checking everywhere for a lost story but I think I'll have to be grateful for the books he has given us.

I have no regrets about selling off the most of my King collection, but I will never forgive myself for selling the signed Last Kind Words. We exchanged a few words on the defunct Horror Drive-In forum and a week later I received the book.

[WeDealInLead]

Get yourself a gift of inscribed Nathan Ballingrud. He's neck to neck with Fracassi* for the most exciting new(ish) voice in horror.
https://www.malaprops.com/preorder-malaprops-signed-strange-nathan-ballingrud

I got in while the going was good and ordered two inscribed books directly from Mr. Fracassi. Seemed like a nice guy and he even posted the books the very next day.

[RC65]

I miss Tom Piccirilli. I keep checking everywhere for a lost story but I think I'll have to be grateful for the books he has given us.

I have no regrets about selling off the most of my King collection, but I will never forgive myself for selling the signed Last Kind Words. We exchanged a few words on the defunct Horror Drive-In forum and a week later I received the book.


Get yourself a gift of inscribed Nathan Ballingrud. He's neck to neck with Fracassi* for the most exciting new(ish) voice in horror.
https://www.malaprops.com/preorder-malaprops-signed-strange-nathan-ballingrud

I got in while the going was good and ordered two inscribed books directly from Mr. Fracassi. Seemed like a nice guy and he even posted the books the very next day.

I agree with you wholeheartedly about Tom Piccrilli, and my LAST KIND WORDS, which I fortunately still have, is similarly inscribed by Pic.

R.e. Ballingrud's THE STRANGE, I'm reading that right now -- about halfway through as of today -- and it's a great book. The protagonists are thus far a little hard to like and thus sympathies to their plight is a bit slighted, but I kind of suspect that'll change as the book goes on and, even if not, the setting, the story, the prose alone make this book very entertaining. Midworld Press is doing a signed/limited Ballingrud -- announcing Monday, 5/15 -- and rumor is that it will be THE STRANGE (but time will tell).

[WeDealInLead]

Thanks for the tip about Midworld. I'm not too familiar with them, but a quick search showed nice editions that they seem to deliver in a timely manner.

I received the shipping notice for the Ballingrud package. I'll read The Strange first and then decide on the S/L. Lately I've been feeling pretty content with inscribed first editions but that is definitely not a firm rule.

[WeDealInLead]

Gene Wolfe books aren't a fast seller but once they sell out at the publisher, they go up in value. It's a really strange phenomenon. It's almost as if people are waiting for the book to show up on eBay at a cheaper price. Spoiler alert: they don't. See here:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=gene+wolfe+dead+man&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

It's still available at Camelot at the $50 issue price
https://camelotbooks.com/the-dead-man-and-other-horror-stories.html

Wolfe's stories tend to be challenging reads but they're also really fun.

[RC65]

Gene Wolfe books aren't a fast seller but once they sell out at the publisher, they go up in value. It's a really strange phenomenon. It's almost as if people are waiting for the book to show up on eBay at a cheaper price. Spoiler alert: they don't. See here:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=gene+wolfe+dead+man&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

It's still available at Camelot at the $50 issue price
https://camelotbooks.com/the-dead-man-and-other-horror-stories.html

Wolfe's stories tend to be challenging reads but they're also really fun.

That is interesting...I always shop around before settling on the eBay option, but I guess for some eBay is the default source. I picked up this collection from Sub Press...it'll be my first Gene Wolfe, and I'm looking forward to discovering what the acclaim is all about.

[WeDealInLead]

Gene Wolfe books aren't a fast seller but once they sell out at the publisher, they go up in value. It's a really strange phenomenon. It's almost as if people are waiting for the book to show up on eBay at a cheaper price. Spoiler alert: they don't. See here:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=gene+wolfe+dead+man&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1

It's still available at Camelot at the $50 issue price
https://camelotbooks.com/the-dead-man-and-other-horror-stories.html

Wolfe's stories tend to be challenging reads but they're also really fun.

That is interesting...I always shop around before settling on the eBay option, but I guess for some eBay is the default source. I picked up this collection from Sub Press...it'll be my first Gene Wolfe, and I'm looking forward to discovering what the acclaim is all about.

Same. I'll check with the usual suspects followed by an email inquiring about a possible restock/delayed shipment before turning to eBay.

There are at this moment three auctions with bids ($74, $80, $90). It's still available at Camelot for $50.

Over the years of posting (mostly lurking) one gets to know what others like, and I think if there were a single Wolfe book you might like, this is the one. I'm not sure if you've read Deathbird Stories. This isn't too different.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

DEATHBIRD STORIES is a collection by Harlan Ellison (unless, of course, that IS what you were comparing Wolfe to!)

Gene Wolfe wrote 'The Death of Doctor Island'

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[WeDealInLead]

Correct on all points!

[WeDealInLead]

Oh yeah, all of Doctor Island stories are collected in one book called The Wolfe Archipelago.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I've only read ONE story by Mr. Wolfe I liked, and it just might have been 'The Death of Doctor Island', possibly because I liked the word play. But as I've stated before, his stuff is not for simple-minded me.

[WeDealInLead]

Wordplay? Say no more:
https://www.wolfewiki.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=WolfeWiki.TheWolfeArchipelago

+
The story titled "The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories" was collected in "The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories."

[St. Troy]

Not sure if this is news to anyone here, but I've read that Folio Society will publish an edition of Cormac McCarthy's No Country For Old Men next month (October).

[herbertwest]

Any Dan Brown's fans here?

I have a spare copy one of his early book.
It took me like 2 years to actually find this book, a lot of websites/sellers said they had copies, but never sent the right books or cancelled orders in the end... but I have the actual book in hands 🙂

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61NK0TWC5EL.jpg

[herbertwest]

TFS has unveiled their Christmas collection : https://www.foliosociety.com/row/new

[WeDealInLead]

I've only read ONE story by Mr. Wolfe I liked, and it just might But as I've stated before, his stuff is not for simple-minded me.

I'm slowly making my way through The Wolfe at the Door. Two out of four stories were not just easy to understand, they were unputdownable. One of them was Memorare, previously published in the April 2007 issue of F&SF magazine.

Here are some free Wolfe stories available online:
https://www.freesfonline.net/authors/Gene_Wolfe.html

[Scoogs]

Anyone still collecting Anne Rice?

[Tommy]

Anyone know any Edward Lee collectors?

[WeDealInLead]

Nathan Ballingrud has a new book coming out in August:
https://www.amazon.ca/Crypt-Moon-Spider-Nathan-Ballingrud/dp/1250291739/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=35WQIR59F7FHB&keywords=nathan+ballingrud&qid=1706583362&sprefix=nathan+ba%2Caps%2C653&sr=8-4

[WeDealInLead]

https://bookandfilmglobe.com/film/documentary/last-wolf-karl-edward-wagner/

A documentary on Karl Edward Wagner.

[BadHatHarry]

Anyone know why the Sub Press preorder for Gardens of the Moon (Erikson) was postponed?

[cit74]

I’m guessing they got feedback from prior owners. They’re no longer using gilded edges in the reprint (3rd) and that will be same plan moving forward w book 3. So people wanted matching sets - and only first 2 (of second prints) would have those edges. So Bills rethinking the whole role out. Seems like he might offer a window for previous owners…