Author: Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

50th Anniversary Edition Of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Just Dropped

The 50th Anniversary edition of the Genesis prog rock masterpiece The Lamb lies Down on Broadway just dropped. Were I not between jobs for an unreasonably long period of time, I would no doubt plop down my $120 or so bucks. Here’s the remastered title track. And here’s Classic Album Review for What It All… Continue reading 50th Anniversary Edition Of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Just Dropped

Library Addition: Ted Chiang’s Story of Your Life

Here’s a new Ted Chiang limited edition from Subterranean: Chiang, Ted. Story of Your Life. Subterranean Press, 2025. First edition hardback, #212 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine slipcase, sans dust jacket, as issued, in publisher’s resealable bag. Chiang’s Nebula-winning novella about attempts to communicate with aliens who don’t perceive… Continue reading Library Addition: Ted Chiang’s Story of Your Life

Library Addition: Michael Swanwick’s Life: A User’s Manual

This was sent to me as a friend of the press: Swanwick, Michael. Life: A User’s Manual. Dragonstairs Press, 2025. First edition chapbook original, #6 of 40 signed, numbered copies produced for Confluence 2025, a Fine copy, with tiny additional chapbook inscribed “for a friend of the Press” laid in. Vignettes on the stages of… Continue reading Library Addition: Michael Swanwick’s Life: A User’s Manual

Library Addition: R. A. Lafferty’s The Man Who Lost His Magic

It’s been two years since the last volume, but the latest Centipede Press Lafferty volume finally showed up. Lafferty, R.A. The Man Who Lost His Magic: The Collected Short Fiction Volume 8. First edition hardback, #40 of 300 numbered copies signed by introduction author Gary K. Wolfe. Unlike previous volumes, this one came shipped in… Continue reading Library Addition: R. A. Lafferty’s The Man Who Lost His Magic

Library Additions: Six Joe R. Lansdale Items

Six Joe R. Lansdale-related items bought from three different sources. Burroughs, Edgar Rice and Joe R. Lansdale. Tarzan: The Lost Adventure: Book One. Dark Horse, 1995. First edition trade paperback graphic novel (I assume it’s a first edition, as I see no additional printing listed), a Fine copy. First of four issues of a Tarzan… Continue reading Library Additions: Six Joe R. Lansdale Items

Library Addition: Joshi’s Lovecraft Primal Sources

Another purchase from that Facebook seller. (Lovecraft, H. P.) S. T. Joshi, editor. Primal Sources: Essays on Lovecraft. Hippocampus Press, 2003. First edition trade paperback original (stated, though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Fine- copy with first page slightly dog-eared at bottom. Joshi essays on various Lovecraftian topics.… Continue reading Library Addition: Joshi’s Lovecraft Primal Sources

Library Addition: Asimov’s Wizards Signed By Vance and Niven

Not a title I was seeking to add to my library, but it included a couple of good signatures at a bargain price. Asimov, Isaac, Martin S. Greenberg and Charles G. White, editors (Jack Vance, Larry Niven, etc.). Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy 1: Wizards. New American Library, 1983. First edition paperback original, a… Continue reading Library Addition: Asimov’s Wizards Signed By Vance and Niven

Library Additions: John Shirley’s Lovecraft Alive

Another purchase from that Facebook seller: Shirley, John. Lovecraft Alive!. Hippocampus Press, 2016. First edition trade paperback original (stated, though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Fine copy. Collection of Shirley’s Lovecraftian stories. Bought for $10.

Library Additions: Firsts of Joshi’s Black Wings II and III

I have all the rest in this series, mostly bought from the publisher when they were first published, but for some reason I missed these two: Joshi, S. T., editor. Black Wings II: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror. PS Publishing, 2012. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket with UPC sticker… Continue reading Library Additions: Firsts of Joshi’s Black Wings II and III