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from the Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" group.
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Several others I went into had little or no scifi/fantasy. Another location I had great luck with was Atlanta Vintage Books on Clairmont. Although the books I wanted to afford were in the basement and just randomly placed in shelves. I found a DAW book #200 but is had slight water damage so I had to leave it.
On the main floor the had maybe fifty to seventy-five ace doubles. These were mostly in poor condition and were priced from $4+. A few I saw were as much as $8 each.
The best store for selection was the Book Nook on North Druid Hills Road. There were so many titles I left behind. But the quality of the books was widely varied; most of the ones I wanted were in poor, reading copy, quality. Also they used a big ugly store stamp on the inside cover and on older copies they sharpie over the price. So these books are not collectible quality.
Well, the number I found were at least twice as many. But like I said condition and price played a part.
The first part of this week I was traveling in Atlanta on business. Well business ends at 3 pm and the book stores stay open 'til at least 9pm...I found MANY books I have been looking for, but not all were priced agreeably and/or were in poor condition; sometimes both.
This was my meager haul:
The Demon Of Scattery
Master of Hawks
The Sword of Lankor
Fire Get
The Black Jade Road
Mooncrow
Broken Stone
The Time of the Annihilator
Tros of Samothrace. Avenging Liafail
The Harp And The Blade
The Black Pope
Mayenne of Jondelle
Zanthar of the Many Worlds
Some points of interest.
Mooncrow is by our group's very own Jack Massa.
And I found The Demon of Scatterly in Atlanta and the blurb about the author Mildred Downey Broxon says she was born in Atlanta. She also penned Eric Brighteyes: A Witch's Welcome under a pen name.
Good haul!It never occurred to me that some regions of the country would be like this. In my travels, I have run across places that had little or no Speculative Fiction but I never gave it much thought.
But then there are some places, like this bookstore in Huntsville that will remain nameless, that disdain science fiction/fantasy books. I remember when I first moved here I checked out all the local bookstores. At this particular one, a worker asked if he could help me, so I asked where the scifi/fantasy books were and he haughtily told me they didn't carry those kind of books. It was shocking.
This is absolutely epic fantasy. So it isn't surprising that you may not have heard of it Jack.After the Serpent War Saga, Feist perfected the art of 900ish page trilogy. This made me feel like the books were mass produced for mass consumption. Terry Brooks has done the same thing with his later Shannara series. Like they have both perfected their writing styles to keep giving you your fix without giving you much substance.
At least Feist finally ended his series with Magician's End, a title I have yet to read because of the reason I have mentioned above.
Terry Brooks is still hard at it with the newest descendant or whathisface or soandso's cousin. It's gotta be lucrative...
Man, it's been a few years since I read Magician. I'm eager to find out how they adapt it, what they leave in/out.My favorite book of his is Rise of a Merchant Prince. Rupert Avery really gets put through some stuff. The Serpent War Saga was the best.
Interesting, thanks for sharing.
For many years I'd had seen used copies in the local bookstores; never piqued my interest. This was the '90's and at that point I was reading door stop epic fantasy: Jordan, Goodkind, etc. It wasn't until I had enlisted in the Army that I was formally introduced to The Black Company. This was back in the very early 2000's. It was a hit with all of the guys that liked to read. So when I came home I managed to round up used paperback copies locally and was able to read from The Black Company to Soldiers Live without a break.
Been a fan of Glen Cook ever since.
Just started Lost Gods by Brom. The first chapter is set in a little place just down the road from here called Jasper.
The story seems very similar to Krampus: The Yule Lord so far.
Woah!Should I feel bad that I'm not familiar with Joe Jusko's work?
Al wrote: "About the start The Falcon of Sparta by Conn Iggulden"Hey Al, The Shining is yet another take on this tale. Worth checking out.
Got mine!
*I just noticed the pre-order price of the hardcover is now $17. It was hovering around $20 for the longest.
For me, this is a problem in two parts. First, the price on the e-book is a tad excessive, and the pre-order price on the hardcover isn't any more desirable.
Second, this book takes place in the middle of the Black Company saga. It's been over ten years since I've read the climax and conclusion to the final book. So needless to say my recollection is more than a tad fuzzy. Also take into account that Cook isn't known for catching you up to speed. He is known for dropping you in the deep end and letting you sink or swim.
Patience is going to be my course of action. Mostly because I feel like this demands a re-read of the series. Which wouldn't be a bad thing. Cook is top shelf.
Awesome banner!
I know, right.
Randy, I didn't see them for free on Amazon. What is your secret?
Cool find.
