Posts Tagged ‘Lisa Tuttle’

Library Additions: Two DAW Year’s Best PBOs

Monday, June 19th, 2023

These are both parts of Year’s Best Series that I pick up as targets of opportunity. Both of these were bought as part of a small paperback lot from a friend who was culling his collection.

  • Carter, Lin, editor. The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories. DAW, 1975. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with slight wear at points and along spine, otherwise apparently new and unread, with SFBC insert still present. Includes stories from Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith!

  • Page, Gerald W., editor. The Year’s Best Horror Stories VII. DAW, 1979. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with tiny crease to very tip of bottom front corner and a trace of edgewear. Includes stories from Stephen King, Jack Vance, Manly Wade Wellman and Lisa Tuttle, among others.
  • Another Industrial Book Piracy Site

    Monday, April 6th, 2020

    It looks like we have another massive book piracy site, https://full-english-books.net.

    Here’s the WhoIs information:

    Domain Name: FULL-ENGLISH-BOOKS.NET
    Registry Domain ID: 2298584626_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
    Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namesilo.com
    Registrar URL: http://www.namesilo.com
    Updated Date: 2019-06-10T04:26:19Z
    Creation Date: 2018-08-17T17:40:19Z
    Registry Expiry Date: 2021-08-17T17:40:19Z
    Registrar: NameSilo, LLC
    Registrar IANA ID: 1479
    Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@namesilo.com
    Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4805240066
    Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
    Name Server: ARNOLD.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
    Name Server: ZITA.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
    DNSSEC: unsigned

    Among the writers they appear to have ripped off are:

  • Neil Gaiman
  • William Gibson
  • Joe Haldeman
  • Elizabeth Hand
  • Stephen Jones
  • Stephen King
  • Joe R. Lansdale
  • George R. R. Martin
  • J. K. Rowling
  • Charles Stross
  • Bruce Sterling
  • Lisa Tuttle
  • Among many, many others.

    I’m no longer a member of SFWA, but those who are may want to pass this on to the legal committee…

    Library Additions: Two Art Books, Non-Moorcock Paperbacks

    Tuesday, March 17th, 2020

    Still more books I bought from Michael Moorcock, including art books and non-Moorcock paperbacks I bought off him. I think he received all these as review copies.

  • Garnett, David, editor. New Worlds 2. VGSF, 1992. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy. Inscribed to me by Moorcock, who wrote the afterword.
  • Hardy, David A. Hardyware: The Art of David A. Hardy. Paper Tiger, 2001. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a few invisible scratches, etc., with review materials laid in. Science fiction art, of the planet and spaceship variety. (Not the Austin writer.)
  • Kilworth, Garry. House of Tribes. Bantam Press (UK), 1995. Uncorrected proof, trade paperback format, of the hardback first edition, a Fine- copy with a bump at heel in a Near Fine dust jacket which is slight taller than the proof, hence the bend at the top. Fantasy about mice. Also has a personalized review letter from Bantam laid in upon which Mike written “Mouse shit.”
  • Tuttle, Lisa. The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief. Jo Fletcher books, 2016. Uncorrected bound proof, trade paperback format, of the trade paperback first edition, a Fine- copy with edgewear. Jesperson and Lane book I.
  • Youll, Stephen. The Art of Stephen Youll: Paradox. Paper Tiger, 2001. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with bumping at head, heel and top front corner, with review materials laid in. Science fiction art, lots of which you would recognize.
  • Library Additions: Nine NewCon Press Firsts

    Monday, May 21st, 2018

    Had an order from NewCon Press in the UK come in.

    First up: Novella Set Three: The Martian Quartet, set YY of 52 sets of four novella by four different authors, in a pictorial slipcase with a matching “YY” on it:

  • Brown, Eric. The Martian Simulacra. NewCon Press, 2018. First edition hardback, copy YY of 52 lettered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread.
  • Fenn, Jaine. The Martian Job. NewCon Press, 2017. First edition hardback, copy YY of 52 lettered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread.
  • McCormack, Una. The Greatest Story Ever Told. NewCon Press, 2018. First edition hardback, copy YY of 52 lettered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread.
  • Williams, Liz. Phosphorus: A Winterstrike Story. NewCon Press, 2018. First edition hardback, copy YY of 52 lettered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread.
  • Other books I picked up (all signed first edition hardbacks):

  • Constantine, Storm. Splinters of Truth. NewCon Press, 2016. First edition hardback, #57 of 100 signed, numbered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread.
  • Tem, Steve Rasnic. Twember. NewCon Press, 2013. First edition hardback, #89 of 125 signed, numbered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread.
  • Tuttle, Lisa. Twember. NewCon Press, 2012. First edition hardback, #104 of 125 signed, numbered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread.
  • Watson, Ian. The 1000 Year Reich. NewCon Press, 2016. First edition hardback, #22 of 100 signed, numbered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread.
  • Williams, Liz and Trevor Jones. Diary of a Witchcraft Shop 2. NewCon Press, 2012. First edition hardback, #79 of 100 signed, numbered copies, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, new and unread. Non-fiction.
  • Note: I’ll have some of these available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog, currently in preparation.

    Photos from Worldcon Part 1 (The 2014 London Worldcon, That Is)

    Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

    So this year’s Worldcon is this week, and you’re posting photos from last year’s Worldcon?

    Yep.

    And didn’t you already post some of these photos?

    Yep.

    So why do it again?

    Last year at Worldcon, I uploaded these photos in a big bunch to Facebook, then linked to the Facebook photos from this blog. However, Facebook, evidently hating the idea that people outside their walled garden of changing preferences and sunglasses spam might see said photos, keeps changing their URLs, thus breaking links to them. So the photos themselves disappeared from the old post. These I’m uploading directly to my blog.

    Also, I didn’t blog all the images I meant to, so there will be some new ones in Part 2.

    So without further adieu…

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    Leigh Kennedy, who I had lunch and dinner with, along with Nick Austin, the Monday before the con. We have loads of common friends, but knew them at different times, so there was a lot of trading stories…

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    In profile.

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    Cory Doctorow, exhibiting his unique sense of style…

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    …and with an actual top to his head.

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    John J. Miller of Wild Cards fame, with Gail Gerstner-Miller.

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    Kim Newman, in his usual natty, multilayered attire. Wear this in Texas in August and you’re asking for heatstroke.

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    Jonathan Strahan and David Hartwell.

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    Pat Murphy, all scarfed-up.

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    Lavie Tidhar, who used to do reviews for me back in the Nova Express days.

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    Ian Watson and Lavie Tidhar, signing books at the PS Publishing table in the dealer’s room. I asked Watson what the genesis of the Watson-Aldiss feud was. “I’ve gotten to the age when I’m not sure I remember it properly anymore…”

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    Connie Willis.

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    Liz Hand.

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    And looking slightly less crazed.

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    Ellen Datlow and Liz Hand fan themselves and look down upon the peasantry.

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    Elle Datlow solo.

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    Guest of honor John Clute.

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    Adam Roberts.

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    Geoff Ryman peers at me suspiciously.

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    Gary K. Wolfe.

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    Andy Duncan.

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    Didn’t get all the names, but this is something like 75% of the Israeli SF publishing industry.

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    Kim Stanley Robinson.

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    John Gibbons.

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    Michael Swanwick, Geoff Ryman, and Ellen Datlow.

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    Michael Swanwick and Gordon Van Gelder, looking way too befuddled for the first day of the con.

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    Lisa Tuttle, who I had lunch with, joined by…

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    …George R. R. Martin.

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    George R. R. Martin and the Spanish George R. R. Martin.

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    Michael Swanwick and George R. R. Martin, enjoying fine dining in an atmosphere of unpretentious ambiance.

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    Parris McBride Martin.

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    Alastair Reynolds.

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    Pat Cadigan.

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    Pat Cadigan in green.

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    Pat Cadigan with fan-drawn cyberpunk.

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    Finally, Pat Cadigan with her spiffy Doc Martin boots.

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    The elusive Richard Calder.

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    Michael Swanwick showing off his outfit. “This shirt is bespoke! Bespoke, I tell you!”

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    Finally, Michael Swanwick showing off the t-shirt for MidAmericon II, the 2016 Kansas City Worldcon he’s Guest of Honor at. (Pat Cadigan is Toastmistress.)

    Library Additions: Several Random Interesting Books

    Wednesday, September 17th, 2014

    There is no theme, only Zuul interesting stuff that’s come in after I got back from Worldcon.

  • Asprin, Robert and Jody Lynn Nye. Myth-Told Tales. Meisha Merlin, 2003. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, signed to a Jennifer by both authors on August 31, 2003 (when I believe they attended Dragoncon). I haven’t read Asprin’s work in quite a while, but this was only $3 at Half Price Books.

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  • Haldeman, Joe, editor. Study War No More. First edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with crease to FFE and a BB-sized outward bump (probably a binding flaw) near top of spine, in a Near Fine+ slightly spine-faded dust jacket. Signed by Haldeman and contributors Harlan Ellison, Poul Anderson and George Alec Effinger. Anthology. Bought off eBay for $24.99.

    Study War

  • Pohl, Frederik, and Jack Williamson. Land’s End. Tor, 1988. First edition hardback, a Very Good+ copy with slight crease to spine, slight bend at head and heel, and a trace of lean, in a Near Fine- dust jacket with 1″ x 1/8″ crease at top dj rear and wear at extremity points. Inscribed by both authors: [In Williamson’s hand] “For/Debbie/with the very best/Jack Williamson/[in Pohl’s hand] and/Fred Pohl.” Bought for $20 off eBay.

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  • Smith, Clark Ashton. The Immortals of Mercury. Stellar Publishing Corporation, 1932. First edition chapbook original, Very Good only, more browned than usual. Probably the most expensive of all the Stellar series, as it frequently lists for over $100. Bought for $29.99 off eBay. For more on the Stellar series, see here.

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  • Tuttle, Lisa. A Spaceship Built of Stone and Other Stories. The Women’s Press, 1987. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, new and unread. Inscribed to me by the author: “For Lawrence/A spaceship built of stone/should not fall apart. I/hope this one lasts/All the best/Lisa Tuttle/20 Aug 2014”. (An additional personal postcard to me is laid in as well.) Sent to me by the author. The story is that I found a less perfect copy of this book at an Oxfam shop for £1.50, and bought it with the intention of having Lisa sign it at Worldcon. However, when I did so, the first leaf of the book fell out! At which point Lisa said she’d mail me a copy…