One of the best channels on RUclips. Reithian in your ability to "educate, entertain and inform". Well done on that Neuromancer sale - Fiver without Bill's moniker, nearly £100 with!!
EBAY NOTE: I've just reduced the prices on all my ebay listings by £1-£5, fed up with great books sitting around unsold, need the space, here's the link: www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_blrs=recall_filtering&_ssn=outlawbookseller&_oac=1&_sop=10
This channel is epic. Beyond description other than to say it stands alone. Cannot tell you, OB, how useful this episode is to me in too many ways to get into. Suffice it to say I've been empowered. As always, thanks for being there and for the great content, quality, production and especially presentation! Rock on.
Great review on the Robert Silverberg anthology.. nice to see another Josh Kirby cover piece .. that was used initially for a UK Mayflower Dimension Of Miracles by Sheckley in 1971
Great stuff Steve, I must bag some more of my recent acquisitions. Like you say, they start eating into valuable shelf space 🙂 That Mighty World of Marvel card is priceless, a great momento.
Yes, I'm getting into bagging for the A Formats- where will it all end? Later this year I'm having a new shelving solution built bespoke for some of my A's, so I can get them spine out and away from sunlight, but the bathroom has to be entirely upgraded first. That card is a prized possession, a treasured memory of early days...
@@outlawbookselleroriginal ABSOLUTELY! I remember old ads for the MMMS, but FOOM stuff - especially from an interaction is just an artifact of a bygone era. Frame it!
“Gotta love a lozenge.” Hi Stephen. This was a fun video. Really enjoyed it. Amazed at how well read you are. Always fun to chat through posts with you. On a question in the video (from Science Fiction Encyclopedia online): "A second series of Ace Specials ran from 1975 to 1977 under the in-house editorship of first Albert Dytch and subsequently Pat LoBrutto. Carr rejoined as freelance editor of a third series of Ace Specials in 1984." I have no idea who Dytch and LaBrutto are. Perhaps you’ve heard of them or another viewer can fill in some details. Love the cover art for Lem’s The Invincible. I like that Ace numbered the second series on the spine. Love forward to your Ace video! On one last note, I love Walter M. Miller Jr.'s short stories. Hope they do make it onto your TBR and videos.
Hi Richard, good to hear from you as always. LaBrutto has been around a long time, I know he was working for Tor until recently at least and he used to work for Doubleday, I think. Dytch edited Galaxy magazine briefly in the early 70s, I think. I will do an Ace Specials video at some point, maybe, I am a bit undecided on it. I can't see me collecting all the 2nd and 3rd series and as for the first, they're hard to find over here and I own loads of them in other editions, but we'll see. I've enjoyed your Ace videos enormously, I must say. Yes, I like Miller's short stories but haven't read any for many years...I find I'm re-reading a lot for the channel these days, given my antipathy to a lot of contemporary SF, but it may be a while....
SNAP! 😂 I have the very same edition of "Tales from the White Hart": the December 1976 Sidgwick & Jackson paperback. In fact, I treated myself 16 years ago and bought on preorder the 50th Anniversary PS Publishing edition, which was slipcased, double-signed (Stephen Baxter being the second signature) and limited to 200 copies. Very handsome edition indeed, in purple cloth. If I recall correctly my copy shipped in January 2008, a mere two months before Clarke passed away, so I imagine this must have been one of the very last signed limited editions he did. It's the only signed Clarke I have, so very pleased to have it. I read all of his stuff in my mid-teens in the '80s, so I must say I do have fond memories... ... next up, 'nosalgia' buying! 🙄 I entirely blame you for starting this! 😂 1986 Grafton first hardback edition of "The Songs of Distant Earth". In the wild, near fine condition, three quid. Whatcha gonna do, right?! 🤨 Knockout gorgeous Michael Whelan cover. Which I already have, sans typography, in his "Works of Wonder" art book. Must say, that's my Achilles heel: coffee table art books: horror, fantasy, science fiction... have LOADS of them! 🤤 Not movie books, mind you, just art books that concentrate on magazine and book covers, or else volumes - like the Whelan - dedicated to one artist. 👍 Oh, and don't even get me started on my film noir poster/art books! 🤣
Yes, I recall that PS edition and was tempted. I like that Whelan for 'Songs' too- I have the paperback and will get the hardback sometime as it's fairly common. I try to stay away from SF art books, but always wish I had more- I have some, of course and there's a new one out end of august I'm going to feature on the channel.
@@outlawbookselleroriginalAh, now would that be *Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s* ? 😉 Foreword by Vincent di Fate: recently picked up his gorgeous 320pg "Infinite Worlds: the Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art" published in 1997 and with an intro by Ray Bradbury 👍
@@paulcampbell6003 Yes, already published in the states- when it arrives in stock at my workplace, I'll be looking at it first, as the presence of the heinous epithet 'Sci-Fi' in the title does rather put me off, so it better be good!
@@outlawbookselleroriginalMight as well resign ourselves to sci-fi: we've lost that fight. The term's been around nearly 70 years now: before you were born, or I was born. In the case of some fans, twice or even three times their current life span. Like _Star Wars_ and the Space Opera Renaissance there's no putting that genie back in the bottle! 🙄
@@paulcampbell6003 Well, Paul, I know what you are saying and others have repeated the same- but I shall, nonetheless stick to the proffessional terminology- call me perverse, but someone has to be LOL!
Loved the video, very relaxing and enjoyable. I'm aware that I won't live enough to read ALL my books, many of them non fiction, a few on subjects that I'm no longer really into. So, how do I fit in all those old SF books that I feel I should RE-read? The decades have left me with little recollection of most of them, apart from those that really impressed me. Now, watching your channel and Matt's I feel that I missed something important. What a dilemma! Not a 'bad' one for a retired old fart like me, though...
I have this issue myself. Originally, I was intending to re-read everything I'd ever really enjoyed in fiction, but I know that will never happen. Currently, my focus is 'nostalgia collecting' and this is more important than actual reading for me. Unlike many older collectors, I intend to retain and upshift to a bigger places while they sell off and downshift. Never having had the luxury of a decent sized demesne, I'm determined to have more space and enjoy my collection- Moid at Media Death Cult has literally just posted his last 'book haul' and is getting rid of lots of books before he moves house (he asked me some weeks back about good places to sell stuff in bulk). I'm going the other way. It is hard when you can't recollect detail- so I'm re-reading lots of old books as I feel many of the older authors are 'my territory' (absurd I know) on YT: I discovered them along with others in older generations decades ago, so I like to expose them first, but that's a silly yet human way to feel. My interest in SF is growing more academic again, so how knows? We just keep on going...
This is what I’m always talking about in my comments: Steve talking about SF (with a soupçon of Sex Pistols) with no frills is some of the best stuff on RUclips! I ate this video up with a spoon. Once again, I learned a lot, I laughed, and I wrote down a bunch of titles and authors for me to find and read. Just great, great stuff! Also, before I forget: #Smudge2024
That was a long one completing! It could've been 3 - interesting though. Includes a haul AND A PURGE listing!! rock on. Scopofillically satisfying AND good for promoting ebay sales! But by the time we've seen it, things are already gone. There's got to be some time paradox phraseology for this condition. I am afraid to say anything critical about white subtitles on a white background for fear of 'Roid Rage though. . .
Hey Walt! The subtitles thing is a pain. My primitive editing programme is very limited, but I do what I can. To take things to the next level, I'd have to get a new PC and/or spend more cash on software and at this moment I have to focus on getting consistent view figures before I do that (I've invested more than people would imagine on the channel and the failure of the Italy videos to take off due to the weather there and the algorithm- which definitely works against you if you decide to go interdisciplinary- has hurt me financially). So at the moment I'll keep on trying to win with content in the thematic/contextual/historical clips. It is an uphill struggle. Keep watchin' by Ebay though for the good stuff...
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Sorry mate, not trying to *really* bust balls. I believe you that it's a hassle, it just **seems** like it should be an easily selected choice - a right click or pull down menu sorta thing. You've gotta prioritize what you've gotta prioritize. From the outside, it's just the "seeming."
@@salty-walt -I know you'e not busting me chum, just explaining the limits of the thing- the sickness ain't helped recently either. Our hearts in the right place as ever, true.🙂
Hi Stephen! Trust you are well. Have you ever decided to get into a TV, movie, or book series only to find you've missed a lot of earlier stuff and now you are torn how best to get up to speed? I'm writing to suggest that may be happening on your channel. In YT terms these series can be organized as playlists; there are a number of playlists on your channel already. I'm suggesting a new one, or better perhaps, a new "meta-list." A numbered list to serve as a guide for the avid follower. That meta-list would be concerned with the following: 1. Criticism of SF, but including Hauntology and other related philosophical discussions. 2. New-Wave in particular as an example of SF-litt influenced by point one. 3. Cyberpunk as a sub-genre of number two. Lately, I've really been sensing you have a passion for these areas; your vids on New-Wave SF and Cyberpunk litt and history are just the best out there. You clearly feel that there was a time when SF was markedly different; that what is now the Gatekeeper's de rigueur is in fact a returning past (Hauntology perhaps?). But where to start? And it what order? I am a recent subber and one returning to SF *reading* after a very, very long absense where it seemed marriage, family, and paying the bills left me with few options other then movies, tv. At least, that was my sense of it. Bottom line: I think there is a lot to what you have to share, but it needs curating. Perhaps there's more to what you have to share than just content; perhaps there is a narrative in there that needs the editor's hand. I hope you recieve this in the hopeful spirit it was offered.
Thanks for your comment, I'm very grateful for your suggestions, though I rarely suffer from the 'catchup thing', I guess you mean other people do. There are a lot of playlists here already, as you've noticed and I am, quite frankly, loathe to create more. Generally, I'm finding that a HUGE number of viewers simply do not look at them and do not look through the backlist- largely as they are searching on a phone, tablet, whatever-when the best way is a PC or smart TV. This is why I'm always saying 'Watch the Backlist'. From today, I'll be posting links more as people keep asking questions and not searching for the videos I cite. I know it's 'difficult' -or arguably so- for people to 'get up to speed', but it does require some effort on their part. Also, I haven't adopted an entirely chronological approach as I think one of the best ways to explore SF is in a hyperlink style without hyperlinks. I learned a HUGE amount from the Nichols/Clute SF encyclopedia, just flicking through, reading entries at random. I think this is a good, if time-consuming approach, but one has to put the time in. As a professional writer with editoral experience, I do understand what you are getting at, but I'm not entirely certain a massive reorganisation of the playlists etc would work. I jig them now and then and having thought about what you've said, I will add 'New Wave' and 'Cyberpunk' strands at least, but this is surprisingly time consuming due to the way the functionality works (or doesn't) on YT. In terms of a 'curated narrative', I think this is something that a web-based media like YT is far from ideal at- books suit this more- and you may have noticed I've written three books on genre fiction. I think my 'Elements of SF' series is the starting point for everything here. I've always encouraged viewers to watch the non-SF material here- my Hauntology & Psychogeography playlist has been around a good while (and that introduces the concepts that feed into my Cyberpunk videos and the way I feel about SF now), but many are loathe to look at anything that doesn't immediately mention SF in its title and it's not always germane, so things will remain weblike here for a while, probably, as I feel the viewer needs to make an effort, immerse themself and - as I've already said 'watch the backlist' and a chronological approach (videos can be found, selected and viewed here in the order I made them, after all) will get people through. Thanks again though, I will think about this more.
Thanks for the fast reply! I acknowledge everything you said: from viewer's accountabilty, to work already done by yourself and others (appreciate the SF Ency. tip!). Completely agree with the need for organizing New Wave/Cyberpunk vids at least. Of course, it is very easy for me to come up with ideas for what you ought to be doing.😉 But perhaps a "Guide to my Channel" vid that offers directions for pursuing your various topics in an order that follows how your thoughts have progressed historically and by theme would be helpful. You have a lot of pieces! In the end, it is your channel and you don't need my permission of course. My goal is learning and I am eager to hear what you have to say in the best way possible.. My best!
@@1cathexis -The 'guide to the channel' video is a good idea, but I'd have to pin it, which I could do. What I find is that otherwise, vids fall back into the chronological list and -again- people don;t watch them. I have a video coming up soon on book formats and many of the facts in it I've mentioned before in other videos but...well, you get the idea! Thanks again!
Hi Steve, I just got home from a week in London, and would you believe that my only book purchases were two fairly tatty copies of K W Jeter's Farewell Horizontal and Noir, which only cost £1 each. No other books, new or secondhand, caught my eye. I haven't had time to watch the whole video yet, but it was good to see you with a copy of Quark 3. Thanks for the mention, and I am still looking for numbers 2 and 4. It would be nice to have a chat again.
I think that's part of the point: he really keeps you thinking 'Is this the past? is this the future? How much of this is in Stan's head?'. The opening sequences that come before "Monkey and Pru and Sal" are so raw and simultaneously tender and you really feel for Stan, in his tragic and less sympathetic moments- to me this was like Humbert in 'Lolita' - all of human life was there, the characterisation is so real, looking at the bad and good sides of the protagonist. I'm looking forward to my fourth reading...
Dion buzzati just irresistible so thanks for that.ordered tartar steppe.! brilliant episode , Colin Wilson is this another missing piece of the jigsaw I have missed out on ?
Yes, if you've not encountered Wilson, you must-watch the video 'Mindwired' from a couple of weeks back and also my video on 'Return of the Lloigor' last year. He gets mentioned here quite a bit.
On your comment about reading Herbert "beyond Dune" can I be the first to recommend "The Dosadi Experiment" (which actually is the 2nd in a two-book series with "Whipping Star" being first, but I haven't read that one). Not too dissimilar in feel to Dune, but an exciting adventure through a very imaginative setting.
My issue with Herbert has always been his prose, which I've never warmed to- but I am intending to revisit him. I used to sell those books all the time in the 80s. So much of his work is out of print now.
Hi, love your channel and erudite videos. I am learning a lot about collecting and the history of the different genres with each video. I own paperbacks and hardbacks of different sizes that need protecting. Where do you buy all the different sizes of bags from? Cheers
Many thanks. I use standard silver age/contemporary comic book bags easily bought from amazon, generally speaking. Your local comic shop will have them too.
It has the short story "The Sentinel" which is the basis for 2001, that would be my guess why. I have a Ballantine edition of "Expedition to Earth" and its cover has a similar style.
Hey Sylvan! Yes, "The Return of Greatheart Silver" (in 'Greatheart Silver') originally published in 'Weird Heroes' magazine was initially entitled "The Secret Life of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm". The mind boggles, right? Great to hear from you.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal I think you said in the video something like "publishers should hire me as a consultant", unless I misremember, don't remember where in the video it was said, it's a big video.
@@mindok1572 I'm with you..yes, I did. I used to be a consultant reader for Pan back in the 80s. Thing is, publishers won't listen to someone my age..o one of my plans over the next decade is to edit an original anthology, so I'll get to play god with that!
One of the best channels on RUclips. Reithian in your ability to "educate, entertain and inform". Well done on that Neuromancer sale - Fiver without Bill's moniker, nearly £100 with!!
Sharing knowledge has always been my thing- that way, we all enjoy it more -and best of all, together. Thanks for your very, very kind words!
EBAY NOTE: I've just reduced the prices on all my ebay listings by £1-£5, fed up with great books sitting around unsold, need the space, here's the link: www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_blrs=recall_filtering&_ssn=outlawbookseller&_oac=1&_sop=10
I found a pretty copy of the other side of the sky and it had some 3 or 4 really good short stories. Most I've got along with Clarke.
This channel is epic. Beyond description other than to say it stands alone. Cannot tell you, OB, how useful this episode is to me in too many ways to get into. Suffice it to say I've been empowered. As always, thanks for being there and for the great content, quality, production and especially presentation! Rock on.
I run out of supurlatives in thanking you, Dean of Men!
Great review on the Robert Silverberg anthology.. nice to see another Josh Kirby cover piece .. that was used initially for a UK Mayflower Dimension Of Miracles by Sheckley in 1971
Yes, I know that edition. Thanks for your comment re the review. I'll be reviewing another anthology in the next collector diary.
Great stuff Steve, I must bag some more of my recent acquisitions. Like you say, they start eating into valuable shelf space 🙂 That Mighty World of Marvel card is priceless, a great momento.
Yes, I'm getting into bagging for the A Formats- where will it all end? Later this year I'm having a new shelving solution built bespoke for some of my A's, so I can get them spine out and away from sunlight, but the bathroom has to be entirely upgraded first. That card is a prized possession, a treasured memory of early days...
@@outlawbookselleroriginal ABSOLUTELY! I remember old ads for the MMMS, but FOOM stuff - especially from an interaction is just an artifact of a bygone era. Frame it!
@@outlawbookselleroriginaldedicated shelving, awesome 👍 I'm still only half way through this one. The rest a bit later🙂
“Gotta love a lozenge.”
Hi Stephen. This was a fun video. Really enjoyed it. Amazed at how well read you are. Always fun to chat through posts with you.
On a question in the video (from Science Fiction Encyclopedia online):
"A second series of Ace Specials ran from 1975 to 1977 under the in-house editorship of first Albert Dytch and subsequently Pat LoBrutto. Carr rejoined as freelance editor of a third series of Ace Specials in 1984."
I have no idea who Dytch and LaBrutto are. Perhaps you’ve heard of them or another viewer can fill in some details.
Love the cover art for Lem’s The Invincible. I like that Ace numbered the second series on the spine. Love forward to your Ace video! On one last note, I love Walter M. Miller Jr.'s short stories. Hope they do make it onto your TBR and videos.
Hi Richard, good to hear from you as always. LaBrutto has been around a long time, I know he was working for Tor until recently at least and he used to work for Doubleday, I think. Dytch edited Galaxy magazine briefly in the early 70s, I think.
I will do an Ace Specials video at some point, maybe, I am a bit undecided on it. I can't see me collecting all the 2nd and 3rd series and as for the first, they're hard to find over here and I own loads of them in other editions, but we'll see. I've enjoyed your Ace videos enormously, I must say.
Yes, I like Miller's short stories but haven't read any for many years...I find I'm re-reading a lot for the channel these days, given my antipathy to a lot of contemporary SF, but it may be a while....
"Gotta Luva Lozenge"! @Vintagesf You got shout outs.
@@salty-walt Just to be clear, I’m quoting Stephen from the video. But I do love my Lozenges!
@@vintagesf -The beveled corner of the silver geometric form cannot be bettered.
@@vintagesf I am too!
You were right to point it out!
It's a high point!
A motto in the making!
SNAP! 😂 I have the very same edition of "Tales from the White Hart": the December 1976 Sidgwick & Jackson paperback. In fact, I treated myself 16 years ago and bought on preorder the 50th Anniversary PS Publishing edition, which was slipcased, double-signed (Stephen Baxter being the second signature) and limited to 200 copies. Very handsome edition indeed, in purple cloth. If I recall correctly my copy shipped in January 2008, a mere two months before Clarke passed away, so I imagine this must have been one of the very last signed limited editions he did. It's the only signed Clarke I have, so very pleased to have it. I read all of his stuff in my mid-teens in the '80s, so I must say I do have fond memories...
... next up, 'nosalgia' buying! 🙄 I entirely blame you for starting this! 😂 1986 Grafton first hardback edition of "The Songs of Distant Earth". In the wild, near fine condition, three quid. Whatcha gonna do, right?! 🤨 Knockout gorgeous Michael Whelan cover. Which I already have, sans typography, in his "Works of Wonder" art book. Must say, that's my Achilles heel: coffee table art books: horror, fantasy, science fiction... have LOADS of them! 🤤 Not movie books, mind you, just art books that concentrate on magazine and book covers, or else volumes - like the Whelan - dedicated to one artist. 👍
Oh, and don't even get me started on my film noir poster/art books! 🤣
Yes, I recall that PS edition and was tempted. I like that Whelan for 'Songs' too- I have the paperback and will get the hardback sometime as it's fairly common. I try to stay away from SF art books, but always wish I had more- I have some, of course and there's a new one out end of august I'm going to feature on the channel.
@@outlawbookselleroriginalAh, now would that be *Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s* ? 😉
Foreword by Vincent di Fate: recently picked up his gorgeous 320pg "Infinite Worlds: the Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art" published in 1997 and with an intro by Ray Bradbury 👍
@@paulcampbell6003 Yes, already published in the states- when it arrives in stock at my workplace, I'll be looking at it first, as the presence of the heinous epithet 'Sci-Fi' in the title does rather put me off, so it better be good!
@@outlawbookselleroriginalMight as well resign ourselves to sci-fi: we've lost that fight. The term's been around nearly 70 years now: before you were born, or I was born. In the case of some fans, twice or even three times their current life span. Like _Star Wars_ and the Space Opera Renaissance there's no putting that genie back in the bottle! 🙄
@@paulcampbell6003 Well, Paul, I know what you are saying and others have repeated the same- but I shall, nonetheless stick to the proffessional terminology- call me perverse, but someone has to be LOL!
Loved the video, very relaxing and enjoyable. I'm aware that I won't live enough to read ALL my books, many of them non fiction, a few on subjects that I'm no longer really into. So, how do I fit in all those old SF books that I feel I should RE-read? The decades have left me with little recollection of most of them, apart from those that really impressed me. Now, watching your channel and Matt's I feel that I missed something important. What a dilemma!
Not a 'bad' one for a retired old fart like me, though...
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I have this issue myself. Originally, I was intending to re-read everything I'd ever really enjoyed in fiction, but I know that will never happen. Currently, my focus is 'nostalgia collecting' and this is more important than actual reading for me. Unlike many older collectors, I intend to retain and upshift to a bigger places while they sell off and downshift. Never having had the luxury of a decent sized demesne, I'm determined to have more space and enjoy my collection- Moid at Media Death Cult has literally just posted his last 'book haul' and is getting rid of lots of books before he moves house (he asked me some weeks back about good places to sell stuff in bulk). I'm going the other way.
It is hard when you can't recollect detail- so I'm re-reading lots of old books as I feel many of the older authors are 'my territory' (absurd I know) on YT: I discovered them along with others in older generations decades ago, so I like to expose them first, but that's a silly yet human way to feel. My interest in SF is growing more academic again, so how knows? We just keep on going...
This is what I’m always talking about in my comments: Steve talking about SF (with a soupçon of Sex Pistols) with no frills is some of the best stuff on RUclips! I ate this video up with a spoon. Once again, I learned a lot, I laughed, and I wrote down a bunch of titles and authors for me to find and read. Just great, great stuff! Also, before I forget: #Smudge2024
Thanks my friend!
That was a long one completing!
It could've been 3 - interesting though. Includes a haul AND A PURGE listing!! rock on. Scopofillically satisfying AND good for promoting ebay sales!
But by the time we've seen it, things are already gone. There's got to be some time paradox phraseology for this condition.
I am afraid to say anything critical about white subtitles on a white background for fear of 'Roid Rage though. . .
Hey Walt! The subtitles thing is a pain. My primitive editing programme is very limited, but I do what I can. To take things to the next level, I'd have to get a new PC and/or spend more cash on software and at this moment I have to focus on getting consistent view figures before I do that (I've invested more than people would imagine on the channel and the failure of the Italy videos to take off due to the weather there and the algorithm- which definitely works against you if you decide to go interdisciplinary- has hurt me financially). So at the moment I'll keep on trying to win with content in the thematic/contextual/historical clips. It is an uphill struggle. Keep watchin' by Ebay though for the good stuff...
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Sorry mate, not trying to *really* bust balls. I believe you that it's a hassle, it just **seems** like it should be an easily selected choice - a right click or pull down menu sorta thing. You've gotta prioritize what you've gotta prioritize. From the outside, it's just the "seeming."
@@salty-walt -I know you'e not busting me chum, just explaining the limits of the thing- the sickness ain't helped recently either. Our hearts in the right place as ever, true.🙂
Hi Stephen! Trust you are well. Have you ever decided to get into a TV, movie, or book series only to find you've missed a lot of earlier stuff and now you are torn how best to get up to speed? I'm writing to suggest that may be happening on your channel.
In YT terms these series can be organized as playlists; there are a number of playlists on your channel already. I'm suggesting a new one, or better perhaps, a new "meta-list." A numbered list to serve as a guide for the avid follower. That meta-list would be concerned with the following: 1. Criticism of SF, but including Hauntology and other related philosophical discussions. 2. New-Wave in particular as an example of SF-litt influenced by point one. 3. Cyberpunk as a sub-genre of number two. Lately, I've really been sensing you have a passion for these areas; your vids on New-Wave SF and Cyberpunk litt and history are just the best out there. You clearly feel that there was a time when SF was markedly different; that what is now the Gatekeeper's de rigueur is in fact a returning past (Hauntology perhaps?). But where to start? And it what order? I am a recent subber and one returning to SF *reading* after a very, very long absense where it seemed marriage, family, and paying the bills left me with few options other then movies, tv. At least, that was my sense of it. Bottom line: I think there is a lot to what you have to share, but it needs curating. Perhaps there's more to what you have to share than just content; perhaps there is a narrative in there that needs the editor's hand. I hope you recieve this in the hopeful spirit it was offered.
Thanks for your comment, I'm very grateful for your suggestions, though I rarely suffer from the 'catchup thing', I guess you mean other people do.
There are a lot of playlists here already, as you've noticed and I am, quite frankly, loathe to create more. Generally, I'm finding that a HUGE number of viewers simply do not look at them and do not look through the backlist- largely as they are searching on a phone, tablet, whatever-when the best way is a PC or smart TV. This is why I'm always saying 'Watch the Backlist'. From today, I'll be posting links more as people keep asking questions and not searching for the videos I cite.
I know it's 'difficult' -or arguably so- for people to 'get up to speed', but it does require some effort on their part. Also, I haven't adopted an entirely chronological approach as I think one of the best ways to explore SF is in a hyperlink style without hyperlinks. I learned a HUGE amount from the Nichols/Clute SF encyclopedia, just flicking through, reading entries at random. I think this is a good, if time-consuming approach, but one has to put the time in.
As a professional writer with editoral experience, I do understand what you are getting at, but I'm not entirely certain a massive reorganisation of the playlists etc would work. I jig them now and then and having thought about what you've said, I will add 'New Wave' and 'Cyberpunk' strands at least, but this is surprisingly time consuming due to the way the functionality works (or doesn't) on YT. In terms of a 'curated narrative', I think this is something that a web-based media like YT is far from ideal at- books suit this more- and you may have noticed I've written three books on genre fiction.
I think my 'Elements of SF' series is the starting point for everything here. I've always encouraged viewers to watch the non-SF material here- my Hauntology & Psychogeography playlist has been around a good while (and that introduces the concepts that feed into my Cyberpunk videos and the way I feel about SF now), but many are loathe to look at anything that doesn't immediately mention SF in its title and it's not always germane, so things will remain weblike here for a while, probably, as I feel the viewer needs to make an effort, immerse themself and - as I've already said 'watch the backlist' and a chronological approach (videos can be found, selected and viewed here in the order I made them, after all) will get people through. Thanks again though, I will think about this more.
Thanks for the fast reply! I acknowledge everything you said: from viewer's accountabilty, to work already done by yourself and others (appreciate the SF Ency. tip!). Completely agree with the need for organizing New Wave/Cyberpunk vids at least. Of course, it is very easy for me to come up with ideas for what you ought to be doing.😉 But perhaps a "Guide to my Channel" vid that offers directions for pursuing your various topics in an order that follows how your thoughts have progressed historically and by theme would be helpful. You have a lot of pieces! In the end, it is your channel and you don't need my permission of course. My goal is learning and I am eager to hear what you have to say in the best way possible.. My best!
@@1cathexis -The 'guide to the channel' video is a good idea, but I'd have to pin it, which I could do. What I find is that otherwise, vids fall back into the chronological list and -again- people don;t watch them. I have a video coming up soon on book formats and many of the facts in it I've mentioned before in other videos but...well, you get the idea! Thanks again!
Hi Steve, I just got home from a week in London, and would you believe that my only book purchases were two fairly tatty copies of K W Jeter's Farewell Horizontal and Noir, which only cost £1 each. No other books, new or secondhand, caught my eye.
I haven't had time to watch the whole video yet, but it was good to see you with a copy of Quark 3. Thanks for the mention, and I am still looking for numbers 2 and 4. It would be nice to have a chat again.
KWJ at a quid? It doesn't get any better than that!
Readable, but they certainly weren't up to outlaw bookseller standards!@@outlawbookselleroriginal
Finished The Chalk Giants this weekend. I honestly don't think I understood everything, but it's a great read, hugely enjoyable.
I think that's part of the point: he really keeps you thinking 'Is this the past? is this the future? How much of this is in Stan's head?'. The opening sequences that come before "Monkey and Pru and Sal" are so raw and simultaneously tender and you really feel for Stan, in his tragic and less sympathetic moments- to me this was like Humbert in 'Lolita' - all of human life was there, the characterisation is so real, looking at the bad and good sides of the protagonist. I'm looking forward to my fourth reading...
Dion buzzati just irresistible so thanks for that.ordered tartar steppe.! brilliant episode , Colin Wilson is this another missing piece of the jigsaw I have missed out on ?
Yes, if you've not encountered Wilson, you must-watch the video 'Mindwired' from a couple of weeks back and also my video on 'Return of the Lloigor' last year. He gets mentioned here quite a bit.
On your comment about reading Herbert "beyond Dune" can I be the first to recommend "The Dosadi Experiment" (which actually is the 2nd in a two-book series with "Whipping Star" being first, but I haven't read that one). Not too dissimilar in feel to Dune, but an exciting adventure through a very imaginative setting.
My issue with Herbert has always been his prose, which I've never warmed to- but I am intending to revisit him. I used to sell those books all the time in the 80s. So much of his work is out of print now.
Hi, love your channel and erudite videos. I am learning a lot about collecting and the history of the different genres with each video.
I own paperbacks and hardbacks of different sizes that need protecting. Where do you buy all the different sizes of bags from?
Cheers
Many thanks. I use standard silver age/contemporary comic book bags easily bought from amazon, generally speaking. Your local comic shop will have them too.
Just noticed, That "Expedition to Earth " cover (from Zardoz) is 2001 art. Beautiful, but wtf?
...clearly to cash in on success of the film. I had to own it.
It has the short story "The Sentinel" which is the basis for 2001, that would be my guess why. I have a Ballantine edition of "Expedition to Earth" and its cover has a similar style.
@@rjv720002000 Well yes.
Wait . I know Farmer went into OZ . But Ms Wiggins Rebecca ( one of my childhood books ) A World Newtonic . My gosh Mr Farmer is nothing sacred 🤣🤣
Hey Sylvan! Yes, "The Return of Greatheart Silver" (in 'Greatheart Silver') originally published in 'Weird Heroes' magazine was initially entitled "The Secret Life of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm". The mind boggles, right? Great to hear from you.
Hi Stephen, can you recommend a C L Moore or two?
Yes: Watch this video -ruclips.net/video/4PN-YkKY-1s/видео.html
Thank you I will. Also just found Space Beagle in a shop in hardback. 4 chapters in and absolutely loving it.
@@bondavid2010 -It's very, very important historically. I assume you've watched my video on the channel about it?
I have watched that one and dozens more. I have your book as well since a couple of months ago. Love your work. Thank you from Massachusetts.
@@bondavid2010 -Very kind of you. Great to hear from New England!
You should be a consultant!! For real!!
Be more specific, please mate. In what way should I be a consultant?
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@@outlawbookselleroriginal I think you said in the video something like "publishers should hire me as a consultant", unless I misremember, don't remember where in the video it was said, it's a big video.
@@mindok1572 I'm with you..yes, I did. I used to be a consultant reader for Pan back in the 80s. Thing is, publishers won't listen to someone my age..o one of my plans over the next decade is to edit an original anthology, so I'll get to play god with that!
Lovely vid. Ta!
Thanks Paul!
25:37 Let the TextBlock porn commence!