How many books can I buy with $100? Vintage SF Book Haul

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @PulpMortem
    @PulpMortem  17 дней назад +1

    Bug Jack Baron has dropped! Click the link to watch: ruclips.net/video/AxEZirRQYZQ/видео.htmlsi=1ncnfWbFe95gS8Ul

  • @androod6211
    @androod6211 9 дней назад +2

    The 'Of Man and Manta trilogy' (Omnivore, Orn and 0X) is my favourite. I'm intrigued to hear what you make of it. And Philip Jose Farmer is excellent. He also wrote a 'biography' of Doc Savage.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  9 дней назад

      I'm excited to read it. So many books, too little time!

  • @andrewb.3076
    @andrewb.3076 18 дней назад +2

    That was fun, lots of novels with interesting art, goofy art, pulpy art etc. all around pretty great what you've added to your collection I'd say. I haven't read any Piers Anthony yet either... will probably turn to "Macroscope" when I do because it's already in my collection and I've heard from some people it's an unique take on a SF story. Looking forward to Ira and you discussing "Bug Jack Barron" and finding out whether it's actually any good 🙃

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад +2

      @@andrewb.3076 nice, Ira said he's dropping it Friday

  • @sethball2475
    @sethball2475 18 дней назад +1

    I've read three books by David Mace, including Demon 4...although I never did have the edition with the Chris Foss cover. It was the Chris Foss cover that got me to take a chance on Nightrider, which was such a strange and cold reading experience that I decided also to read Fire Lance, which was easy to find back in the day, and Demon 4, which was not easy to find and a book I decided to order, finally, about eight years ago. I ended up with the Ace edition, which has an okay cover - but I'm envious of that Granada edition you have (and in great shape!). Mace writes in a sort of soul-sucking style and not much actually happens in his books, but I found him somehow hypnotic anyway; Fire Lance was my favourite.
    Space for Hire - and its sequel, Look Out for Space - by William F. Nolan, are very funny, but also very offensive a lot of the time. Big winners in the Not Aged Well derby. I mean, you would have some interesting things to mention, if you read Space for Hire and pulled it apart in a video.
    I read Telepath by Arthur Sellings and was not all that happy with it - not inclined to read more by him.
    Undersea Fleet is one of the first SF novels I remember reading. What was I? - Ten years old? Eleven? Eventually I read the whole trilogy. Sort of Young Adult, but the last two books are fun. I got into SF via undersea stuff - Twenty Thousand Leagues and so on - and the cover of Undersea Fleet had a sea monster and a submarine; I ended up reading a lot of Jack Williamson (why I gravitated to him and not to Pohl, I have no idea - Williamson's books always looked more appealing to young me?).
    I loved Bug Jack Barron when I read it in the late 1980s - and like Space for Hire, of all things, I have it at a 5-star rating...but, also like Space for Hire, if I re-read either of those two books, I think I might have a completely different reaction to them now. Would some content strike me totally different than it did when I was a young, carefree, slightly vacuous lad? I don't know; I'm so looking forward to you and Ira discussing nothing but Bug Jack Barron. This should be good.

  • @LiminalSpaces03
    @LiminalSpaces03 18 дней назад +1

    That add for Bug Jack Baron is the best you tube content I've ever seen. The end.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад

      @@LiminalSpaces03 haha!

  • @joshdean5449
    @joshdean5449 18 дней назад +1

    Awesome book haul, Jake. That’s quite a bargain for less than $100. There are too many interesting books to name, but to name one, “Passing for Human” by Jody Scott looks particularly intriguing.

    • @vilstef6988
      @vilstef6988 17 дней назад +1

      I read Passing for Human probably in the 80s. It was a fine confection of weirdness!

  • @SciFiFinds
    @SciFiFinds 18 дней назад +2

    That Ira section was hilarious. Entertaining haul. Need to read me some Rick Grimes.

  • @erikwaag6438
    @erikwaag6438 18 дней назад +1

    These covers are so much fun. $1 is a steal.
    Also, I will see you and King Conan on the 18th. I am strapping on my loin cloth tight! Well, not too tight.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад

      @@erikwaag6438 clearly you know what is best in life.

  • @giuseppepicciariello9412
    @giuseppepicciariello9412 18 дней назад +2

    Space for hire is so much fun, man! Go for it

  • @PeterKerans-h6z
    @PeterKerans-h6z 19 дней назад +1

    Some nice books there - FYI ‘Journey behind the wind’ is the third in the Song of Wirrun trilogy. Patricia Wrightson is Australian, and the trilogy addresses the mythology and creatures of Indigenous Australia. First 2 books are ‘The Ice is Coming’ and ‘The Dark Bright Water’ -it was first published here in Oz as a YA series in the 70’s.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад

      Ah, that's interesting and good to know. It wouldn't be the first book I started in the middle/end of a series! I'll have my eyes peeled for the other two. Cheers!

  • @Sefiros
    @Sefiros 18 дней назад +3

    I've had a copy of Bug Jack Barron for a couple of years now. Maybe I'll give it a go.

  • @StormReads
    @StormReads 19 дней назад +2

    I don't read much Sci-fi but love the covers and I probably would have picked up the one with that cool space car! 😃
    You got a great haul for $100!

  • @Adventures_in_Literature
    @Adventures_in_Literature 19 дней назад +3

    Love me some vintage covers.

  • @ajaxplunkett5115
    @ajaxplunkett5115 19 дней назад +3

    Too many books for me to comment on!! great haul!! Will say the Gor books by Norman started out as above average John Carter of Mars Pastiche but after book 4 started getting into Bondage/ S&M and Domination stuff. - The first 3 are pretty good but I think you may have book 3 - The Boris Vallejo cover versions are pretty good

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад

      Yikes! Definitely not what one would expect from the Gors.

    • @erikwaag6438
      @erikwaag6438 18 дней назад +1

      I would like to read some Gor, but am definitely not down to read 38 of them. Maybe 2 or 3.

    • @ajaxplunkett5115
      @ajaxplunkett5115 18 дней назад

      @@erikwaag6438 the first 3 are fun- and the Encyclopedia of Fantasy says the first 6 are still fun ( including Assassins of Gor bk-5 a twist PoV change

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 19 дней назад +1

    After the Rain looks to be a 1950s Ballentine. Looks like it would fit in with No Blade of Grass and J G Ballard's end of world novels. And Piers Anthony's Rings of Ice, another long may it rain book.

  • @PhantomGenerator237
    @PhantomGenerator237 19 дней назад +4

    The House on the Borderland is an amazing book. Hodgson was a great writer. I've loved everything I've read of him.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +2

      @@PhantomGenerator237 that's what I wanted to hear! I was going to wait on this one until SF Horror month, but I don't think I can wait until October

  • @BadTasteBooks
    @BadTasteBooks 19 дней назад +1

    Ooh I want that House on the Borderlands. Also I predicted you would have 97 new books (tax).
    Just looked up Dannus. It's a 5 book series and I NEED them all!!
    The guy on that last book was definitely painted with Kyle Mclaughlin from the 1984 Dune movie in mind!

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +1

      Ha no tax, I get 10% off Recycled books which covers tax here in TX. Ugh, you can have my Dannus.
      Definite Mclaughlin feels. But not in a Dune way...no...this is Twin Peaks Mclaughlin.

    • @BadTasteBooks
      @BadTasteBooks 19 дней назад +1

      @PulpMortem Yes!! One man's trash is another man's treasure. Seriously though. I'll trade ya something good.
      Well, that is the best kind of Mclaughlin.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +1

      @@BadTasteBooks Ha deal. Email me your address and I'd be happy to re-home poor little Dannus

  • @mightyeroc7284
    @mightyeroc7284 19 дней назад +2

    Some nice picks on here, adding some to my list of ones to look out for.

  • @evergreen8509
    @evergreen8509 19 дней назад +1

    23:10 Baby Yeti

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад

      He's sooooooo cryptozoologically cute!

  • @CptSamelsSigils
    @CptSamelsSigils 19 дней назад +2

    Hah, I know what you mean when you were talking about Passing for Human. I’ll pick up a book that looks interesting, but maybe I don’t want it enough to pay money for it, so I put it back, pick it back up, put it back… my rule now is that if I’m interested enough to pick it up about ten times to read the back cover, I should just buy it already.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +1

      Right? But now that I have it, I'm afraid to read it. What if it totally sucks, then it'll put a damper on the cover. SIGH, do I risk it?

    • @CptSamelsSigils
      @CptSamelsSigils 18 дней назад +1

      @@PulpMortem It's always better to know the truth, no matter how difficult, sez I! That being said, I bought The Waters of Centaurus a few months ago cause of the saxy cover art, and I still haven't read it so, who am I to talk?

  • @sfwordsofwonder
    @sfwordsofwonder 19 дней назад +3

    Nice, more Sheckley. I think you should give the Clifton a shot at some point, he won a Hugo for what most people think is the worst book to win a Hugo, how could that not intrigue you, I didn't think it was that bad, the book was They'd Rather Be Right. Great haul, that is a lot of amazing reads for $100. Bug Jack Barron is coming Friday.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад

      Heck Yeah! Is the world ready, ya think?

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 19 дней назад

    Farmer also did a book called Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life.

  • @LynnHermione
    @LynnHermione 18 дней назад +2

    I have one of those double books! The Ship that Sailed the Time Stream and short stories in the same universe. No idea how it made it all the way to Argentina, it was falling apart and also it was absolutely terrible XD

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад

      @@LynnHermione haha sometimes I love a good terrible book

  • @luisroberto9416
    @luisroberto9416 19 дней назад +1

    couldnt be at the new years stream, i had work.
    but you are making me jealous with so many books!

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад

      Bummer, we missed you for sure. Next year!

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 19 дней назад +1

    Genetic General is the original title. The first published version was half of an Ace Double!

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  12 дней назад

      I thought so! How do you feel about the Ace Doubles? Some people don't like them, but I think they're cool

    • @vilstef6988
      @vilstef6988 12 дней назад +1

      @pulpmortem, I like the Ace Doubles a lot! One thing which makes them way interesting is how they are all over the map in quality!

  • @GoblinOfGygaxinor
    @GoblinOfGygaxinor 19 дней назад +2

    Love Corgi books. Day of the Klesh (23:04) looks like Michael Whelan painted it at the same time as the Elric covers. I read Enchanted Pilgrimage and hated it. Now I'm hating City. SF Words of Wonder just put up a Clifford D Simak overview. Happy Commerce Day!!

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +1

      @@GoblinOfGygaxinor haha ok good to know, I'll skip Enchanted for now

  • @j.j.5731
    @j.j.5731 19 дней назад +4

    You can't beat old book covers. New book covers just suck for the most part.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +2

      @@j.j.5731 right? Going to the SF or Fantasy section in BnN just makes me sad/bored

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 19 дней назад +1

    Fred and Geoffrey are father and son.

  • @secretfirebooks7894
    @secretfirebooks7894 19 дней назад +2

    I have both of those Arthur O. Friel books as well and I know next to nothing about them. Possible future EEBS???
    And yes, the Genetic General is the original version of Dorsai.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +2

      @@secretfirebooks7894 let's do it!

    • @GoblinOfGygaxinor
      @GoblinOfGygaxinor 19 дней назад +3

      I have The Pathless Trail, haven't read it yet. I'll buy anything with a Jeff Jones cover.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +1

      @@GoblinOfGygaxinor Nice. Save it if we EEBS it and you can join in!

    • @The_Crime_Machine
      @The_Crime_Machine 19 дней назад +2

      Friel was a pulp writer, mostly in Adventure. He's quite good, although I think the Centaur Press books are abridged.

    • @GoblinOfGygaxinor
      @GoblinOfGygaxinor 18 дней назад +2

      Wow, severely abridged, 337p (1922) down to 128p (1969 Centaur). Available on Project Gutenberg.

  • @Bucky749
    @Bucky749 18 дней назад +1

    I know your to older stuff have you read any the adventure house presents pulp magazine reprints I got some . I’ll put up a pic on my community page of the ones I got I think they might be up your alley

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад +1

      I haven't, but I'll check them out!

  • @vintagesf
    @vintagesf 19 дней назад +2

    Sir Fred Hoyle was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and panspermia. His son Geoffrey wrote some novels with him. 'The Black Cloud' by Hoyle is a classic hard SF novel. Have that same cheesy cover for 'The Incandescent Ones'. I don't think Sir Fred was pleased with his publisher.

    • @vintagesf
      @vintagesf 19 дней назад +2

      I think I'd go cross eyed if I got sparkled from the bottom up.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +1

      @@vintagesf hahaha oh if I had a dime for every time I get reverse sparkled.

  • @angusmckeogh659
    @angusmckeogh659 18 дней назад +1

    Think the value of that one book is just the author's name: Ernest Blow. Get it? And those Ace Science Fiction Specials are really kind of valuable. Moreover, Space Tug is erotica, not science fiction.

  • @TheBookGraveyard
    @TheBookGraveyard 18 дней назад +1

    $10 is the most you're gonna spend on a pulpy book and you want to go to Pulpfest???

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад +1

      Haha. I'm frugal until I'm not.

  • @TauZeroSF
    @TauZeroSF 19 дней назад +3

    I’m gonna put it all on red and say… 7 😎
    (Edit) I was wrong 😢

  • @Bucky749
    @Bucky749 17 дней назад +1

    Here’s an idea I know your not in to pro wrestling . But why not pick up pro wrestling super stars figure and change the gear since they all have fabric gear and make them in pulp characters for your channel. The two that might work best for your channel are Captain Lou Albano and cactus jack because they have beard like you do . I’ll put picks with in my community page

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  17 дней назад

      Ha it's a good idea but they wouldn't last 2 minutes before my kids swiped them!

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 19 дней назад +1

    On the wall o' books, I see you have Black in Time by John Jakes. A strange allegedly relevant book written by a white guy.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад

      Yep, Black in Time is on the review list. I was going to have the EEBS boys tackle it with me, but they were a little apprehensive LOL.

  • @TOLW_LeviWallace
    @TOLW_LeviWallace 19 дней назад +4

    That's not a $100 dollar haul, that's a $97 haul. However, if you include the Barnes and Noble books it's a $144.98 haul. So this video is either a disappointment, or you've surpassed our expectations. Schrödinger's book haul.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  19 дней назад +1

      @@TOLW_LeviWallace I think I'm just a liar :|

  • @waltera13
    @waltera13 19 дней назад +1

    Hey, no disrespect to either you or Ira, but I'm certain Outlaw Bookseller discussed Bug Jack Baron. (Not that it's organized in a way for you to find it like an encyclopedia though; you just have to have seen all those videos and then you can say: "Oh yeah, definitely." )
    Fun hall, you were definitely in the zone.

    • @PulpMortem
      @PulpMortem  18 дней назад +1

      No disrespect taken! I was going off of Ira's info, as he did the searching. It does make sense that some would have talked about it, but just not put it in the title so it could be searched.

    • @waltera13
      @waltera13 18 дней назад +1

      Outlaw Bookseller's style can be strangely analog and long-form for a fellow who ends up discussing cyberpunk and 80s music as much as he has😅. You should dive into his channel randomly and see what you find! Good stuff, I promise.
      And definitely no shame to Ira who has been so busy joining every live stream, building bookshelves, and entertaining transient Canadians.
      How could he possibly keep track of a Welshman?

  • @StormReads
    @StormReads 19 дней назад +2

    I don't read much Sci-fi but love the covers and I probably would have picked up the one with that cool space car! 😃
    You got a great haul for $100!