At the library sale, October 2023

 At the library Sale, October 2023

Time once again to make my way to the regional library used book sale, the site where, in the past, I have been to add to my collection of PorPor Books published from the late 1960s to the late 1980s.

The patrons mostly are older people, although there is a considerable presence of families on the weekends, taking advantage of the large number of children's books available. The Dealers were present and accounted for, using their smartphone apps to scan covers and see if a particular tome has a high resell value:

For my part, I was able to find some vintage titles:

I can't say any of them come across as must-reads, but for just a buck or two each, well, why not check them out.

'The Best of Fredric Brown' relies on Old School short and short-short stories, and features a great cover illustration by Richard Corben:

'Menace Under Marswood', with a nice Darrell K. Sweet cover, seems promising, in that I liked Lanier's novels in the 'Hiero Desteen' series.

I'm not sure about this 1972 novel from Dean Koontz, but at 124 pp., it's a light lift. Cover art by Josh Kirby.

I decided to pick up 'The Cingulum' because I thought John Maddox Roberts's novel 'Cestus Dei' was a pretty good read.

I also decided to pick up an old Laser Books title from Gordon Eklund, with a cover by Frank Kelly Freas.

And then there's 'Servants of the Wankh', a vintage Vance title, part of his 'Tschai: Planet of Adventure' series. Back in 1979, when this DAW Books edition was issued, I probably wouldn't have picked it up, but as I've gotten older I've come to appreciate Vance more than I had back in those olden, dim and distant days.

Anyways, a nice way to spend a crisp Autumn afternoon !