tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10226995642407666312024-10-02T08:06:51.052-07:00I love books. In particular, I'm fond of cheap, old, used science fiction books. Here's what I've got to say about some of the ones I read.Paulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411367281573682781noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022699564240766631.post-62966362338067380302008-09-06T18:41:00.000-07:002008-09-06T21:57:09.883-07:00

I got a few books today from the 50 cent rack on the sidewalk outside of a local bookstore. There were more I wanted to get, but I figured I have enough to keep me going for a while. I spotted an Ace Double and got excited for a moment, but was disappointed that it was a couple western novels instead of sci-fi ones. I was about to give it a shot, but there were too many other things that caught

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HELTER SKELTER, THE SENTINEL, THE OTHER - NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR THE CLOSED CIRCLEIn sixth grade, I had a teacher who hated me because I played Dungeons and Dragons, which meant that I worshiped Satan. In seventh grade, a kid wanted to beat me up for the very same reason. In eleventh grade I got called to the office and was accused of being in a Satanic cult because somebody had drawn an

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HIS FIRST THOUSAND YEARS WERE THE EASIEST!A couple of years ago, I watched a terrifying documentary on PBS about how we're all going to die from global warming, the impending magnetic pole reversal, food shortages, water shortages, pandemics, an ice age, and some other scary crap the Earth is going to try to rid itself of the disease we call humanity. The documentary discussed some of the plans

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Like a fisherman throwing out a lobster net, the mysterious power from outer space sent the pyramids - to catch EarthmenOh man, do I love the 50 cent rack. Both of the used bookstores within walking distance of me have 50 cent racks outside, and I think they're completely awesome. A room full of used sci-fi books is great, but a little overwhelming. Faced with too many options, I end up with

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The mutant planet held the key to Earth's violent past - and its shocking destinySometimes a book sucks because there are too many holes in the plot. Sometimes a book sucks because it's boring. Sometimes a book sucks because the characters are utterly hateable and nothing bad happens to them. Sometimes a book sucks because it's too long. And sometimes a book sucks because the whole thing is

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I was at a garage sale a couple of years ago, and I found a few boxes of assorted science fiction books. There was a whole box full of Conan books, but I didn't buy any, instead opting to just grab a few books about adventures in space. I later wished I had bought the lady's whole collection of books, including the Conan ones. When I recently found a few Conan books at a used bookstore, I

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It was the ash heap of the galaxy - a world of mutants, misfits and genetic mistakes!I'm a sucker for a good sci-fi book cover. Aliens, futuristic weaponry, space ships, monsters, and chicks are all signs of what might be a kickass book. When I found Planet of the Gawfs, I knew I had probably found a winner. How could I go wrong with a book that features on its cover a monkey man with a space

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Duel Of The Space WizardsI realize that Futurama's Zapp Brannigan is supposed to be an inept, impotent parody of characters like the hero in this book, but I just couldn't stop picturing Dominic Flandry, Captain of Terran Intelligence, as Zapp. The book opens with Flandry trying to hump the Right Noble Lady Guardian of the Mare Crisium. He's not trying because he finds her particularly

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His Mission - To Blow Up A world!In sixty-seven years, the humanoids who live on Lurion, the fourth planet in the Betelgeuse system, will launch an all out war against our solar system. So sayeth the computer, which has done all the necessary calculations, factoring in every single variable, to learn this indellible truth. We trust the computer, so if it says Earth will be completely destroyed

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THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF THE ONLY FREE MAN IN A DANGEROUS WORLD OF WOMEN!Owen Hall, a hard-drinking, wise-cracking, womanizing carpenter from 1943 Indiana awakes to find himself in a strange world. He has a fuzzy memory of being killed by a train, but the world he is in is nothing like the afterlife he was promised in church. Instead of pearly gates and the garden of Eden, Owen finds

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