More Member Requests
I've just been going through a pile of "white mail," among which were these requests. Any of these have wider appeal?
- Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life and Tarzan Alive by Philip Jose Farmer
- an omnibus of Terry Pratchett's "Night Watch" books
- Robert Shea & Robert Anton Wilson's The Illuminatus! Trilogy
- the "Codex Alera" series by Jim Butcher
- They Thirst by Robert R. McCammon
- The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Comments
I think many of the fans of Butcher's Dresden books are dipping into the CODEX ALERA books.
They Thirst was an enjoyable novel, though McCammon is not as popular as he once was. The man churned out a lot of good ones in the 80s/90s.
Posted by: Rob B | July 11, 2006 01:34 PM
That collection of Farmer's Wold Newton books would be interesting, since both are rather hard to find (i.e., expensive) in the used market. But I'm not sure they would appeal to a wider readership.
Posted by: Tom S. | July 11, 2006 06:14 PM
What is "white mail"? Is that like "white noise"? ;-)
I couldn't get into the first Dresden book, but I am interested in trying the Codex Alera series.
Posted by: Kendall | July 11, 2006 09:44 PM
"White mail" is a retronym for "real mail" -- the stuff that has stamps on it and gets stuffed through the slot in the door.
Posted by: Andrew Wheeler | July 12, 2006 07:12 AM
I have all Pratchett's books, so wouldn't buy an omnibus, but there are always people coming in to the series who might want it.
Posted by: Marilee | July 12, 2006 03:08 PM
Marilee:
I'm afraid we heavily discount "I wouldn't buy this book myself, but I bet other people would" recommendations when we're counting up reader votes; more often than not, it means that everyone who wants that book already has it.
Posted by: Andrew Wheeler | July 14, 2006 11:27 AM
I think a great overlooked author is Clark Ashton Smith. He is has written some of the best fantasy and science fiction and yet is not published widely.
Posted by: Jason West | July 24, 2006 05:20 PM
I'd immediately order the Pratchett omnibus.
Posted by: Russell | September 5, 2006 12:31 AM
I Have ben following the Alan Dean Foster Flinx Books from the 70's to now. I would love to see the early books in a collection as they were all in paperback and we all know what happens to paperbacks after the second reading.
Posted by: CHris Roberts | November 8, 2006 08:02 PM
Chris: We tried to do an omnibus of the beginning of the Flinx series a couple of years back, but the stars were not yet correctly aligned then, so it didn't work out. It may be time to try again, so thanks for reminding me.
Posted by: Andrew Wheeler | November 8, 2006 11:06 PM