The other day I stopped in at a rather disheveled comic book shop in upstate New York and walking into the lesser-trafficked back portion of the store, I saw they had shelving set aside for paperback and hardcover books. Most of the titles were Star Trek and Star Wars franchise stuff, but they had a surprisingly large collection of vintage sci-fi paperbacks from the 1960s and 1970s. I purchased the five books, pictured above, for $2 each.
I doubt any of them are memorable works, but still, it's always worth poking around those neglected little corners of the store where the owners stash the more obscure items in their inventory......
Greylorn is OK. Not top shelf Laumer, but not as bad as his post-stroke work. The included story Night of the Trolls is good but collected elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteA Man of Double Deed is interesting as a 60s work on polygamy (reviewed on my site)... but... has other major flaws. I enjoyed its grimy grit though.
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