Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About 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.

Shoegazer Sunday: Center of the Sun’s “Home”

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

There’s still some Sunday left, so here’s Center of the Sun again with “Home”.

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Science Fiction Collector’s Watch: Gardner Dozois’ Personal Archive Offered Up for Sale

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Bookseller James Cummins is offering up Gardner Dozois’ personal archive for sale for a mere $150,00: 35 linear feet (17 standard archive boxes and 11 letter files). The Science Fiction Archive of Gardner Dozois. Generally very good to fine (some … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Eight Signed Jack Vance Books

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The most numerous books I bought from that 70% off sale were signed Jack Vance: Vance Jack. Araminta Station. Tor, 1988. First U.S. trade hardback, a Fine- copy with pinhole cracks to front gutter in a Fine- dust jacket with … Continue reading →

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Hayajan Covers Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” in Arabic

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s taking me some time to catalog those signed Jack Vance book and do my taxes, so here’s a musical oddity: a Jordanian band covering Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” in Arabic. Enjoy!

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Shoegazer Sunday: Stumbleine Covers “Fade Into You”

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Yet another cover, this one UK’s Stumbleine covering Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You.”

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Books Signed by Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch and Fritz Leiber

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Three more books from that big 70% off purchase: (Bradbury, Ray) Borst, Ronald V. Graven Images. Grove Press, 1992. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Oversized art book reprinting science fiction, fantasy and horror movie … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Two Books Signed By Michael Shea

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Lawrence Person

More from the big 70% off sale purchase: Shea, Michael. The Mines of Behemoth. Baen Books, 1997. First edition paperback original, a Fine copy, new and unread. Signed by Shea. Price paid: $4.49. Wolheim, Elizabeth (Betsy), and Sheila Gilbert, editors. … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Chacal #1 Signed by Tom Reamy

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I just got a big box of books from a dealer holding a 70% off sale, which I’ll probably be cataloging for the next week or so. This is the item that made me start piling things in the virtual … Continue reading →

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RIP: Lucius Shepard, 1947-2014

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Though I have seen no official word, people on Lucius Shepard’s Facebook page are mourning his death this morning. Shepard was one of the most important new writers of the 1980s, with most of the stories in The Jaguar Hunter … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Harlan Ellison’s Flintlock

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

It’s not so much that I’ve been on a crazy buying spree of these last few books as that: A.) I bought a few things between January and now I hadn’t had time to catalog yet, B.) I paid for … Continue reading →

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