Now You See it/Him/Them

by Jean DeWeese, Robert Coulson

SIGNED by Coulson (No inscription). Hardcover in dust Jacket. First printing. Book is in perfect shape. A true collector's copy. Dust shows minor shelf wear and is housed in mylar cover.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

A pseudonym used by
Gene DeWeese

Reviews

[Alessandro Migliori · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sono arrivato quasi alla fine, provando e provando in ogni modo a cercare una ragione per continuare per finirlo. Poi mi sono reso conto che la mia vita e troppo corta e ho troppi libri da leggere per perdere tempo con la mediocrità più assoluta.
Che la parola fantacongresso non vi tragga in inganno come ha fatto con me: non si tratta di un congresso spaziale o similari, è invece un neologismo per indicare una "convention" di quelle che negli States abbondano. Non vi tragga, similmente, in inganno il fatto che questo romanzetto da due lire sia stato pubblicato da Urania -e poi tutti lo sappiamo, Urania non era proprio sintomo di qualità in tutte le sue uscite, anzi altalenava e altalena parecchio da un albo all'altro-, questo NON è un romanzo di fantascienza. Si tratta invece di un blando tentativo di mescolare supereroi e investigazione da police procedural, quindi un giallo (giallo sbiadito) in un contesto con mantelli e nomi altisonanti.
Scritto male, tradotto male, sviluppato male. Interesse da parte mia nullo. 2 stelle risicate.

[Devero · Rating 1 out of 5]

Romanzetto di scarso interesse, incentrato su una visione folkloristica di uno dei primi Fancom americani uniti al ESP. Abbastanza scarso e inconsistente.

[Nicola Strangis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Un omicidio da risolvere, pieno zeppo di battute che non fanno ridere.
Racconto finale carino, ma nulla più. Gli Urania dell’epoca facevano veramente pietà…

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mild-mannered reporter Joe Karns doesn't know what debunker Silas Tucker wants with him, but he isn't too surprised to find Tucker dead when he knocks on the hotel room door. Strange things always seem to happen to Karns. He is surprised by the strange people gathering around the door as he waits for the police; his photographic memory doesn't have anything in it about science fiction conventions or the people who read science fiction. Kay Clarke, a folksinger, must explain this subculture to Karns, and also explain that Tucker thought that Karns had some kind of extrasensory perception. Clarke herself can detect certain emotional surges, that seem to be associated with a series of mysterious deaths marked, like Tucker's, by the murderer disappearing. Wonderfully funny.

[Frederic · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had never read this predecessor to Charles Fort Never Mentioned Wombats back in the day, but after I re-read that recently I decided to look up this one as well. I think I like CFNMW a bit better, but this light-hearted mulitple-murder mystery set around a science-fiction convention of the early '70s is a fun read. DeWeese and Coulson evoke the characters and the spirit well, and it's nice to see how some of the same principals got their start.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now You See It/Him/Them and its sequel, Charles Fort Never Mentioned Wombats (one of the greatest titles ever!), featured the adventures of a reporter, Joe Karnes, in science fiction/mysteries set in the world of mid-'70s science fiction fandom. He was accompanied by filker Kay Clarke and many thinly-disguised fannish personalities of the day. They're a lot of fun and fast to read.