Lucian Poll's Collection

[peteOcha]

Echo City does have an awesome cover! Is that HC or PB?

And nice pile! Would looooooooove to get a signature from China and Joe!!!

[Lucian Poll]

Thanks, guys. I'm glad you like them. They're all paperbacks save for the rather domineering NOS4R2. I have to agree, Echo City has a very striking cover. I found Coldbrook another one that leapt from the shelves.

I'll be sure to flaunt the title pages of any copies I get signed on this here thread. If you can stomach what would be the literary equivalent of holiday snaps, I may even post a few scenes from the con.

[Lincoln]

Nice to see another Adam Nevill fan, Lucian. I recently read 'The Ritual', and I'm 3/4 of the way through 'Last Days'. 'Apartment 16' is on it's way to me, and should land next week.
I've only read a couple of shorts by Sarah Pinborough, but I really like her style.

[srboone]

Nice editions. Especially love the Mievilles, though I don't care for those particular covers.

[Lucian Poll]

Thanks, guys.

I'm quite the opposite on the Nevills, Lincoln, in that I've got 'Last Days' and 'The Ritual' on my TBR pile! The Dog-Faced Gods trilogy has a lot of things going for it - books two and three are great page-turners, and there is a real sense of closure to the trilogy - but there were a few big things I had to turn a blind-eye to. I'm composing a review for my Goodreads page/blog, but at the moment it's comparable in length to the books themselves.

I agree, Squire, the Mieville covers are a little ho-hum front on. They don't show on the picture I took, but the spines of each book are a vibrant shade of whatever colour is used on the front, which is quite eyecatching when placed on a bookshelf.

[bookworm 1]

If you don't post pictures from the con we will be upset... so please post a few. Love the books hope to see them again soon 'll signed.

Thanks, guys. I'm glad you like them. They're all paperbacks save for the rather domineering NOS4R2. I have to agree, Echo City has a very striking cover. I found Coldbrook another one that leapt from the shelves.

I'll be sure to flaunt the title pages of any copies I get signed on this here thread. If you can stomach what would be the literary equivalent of holiday snaps, I may even post a few scenes from the con.

[TJCams]

I too love the Echo City cover. Enjoy the convention - I hope to get to one one of these days.

[Lucian Poll]

Thanks, guys. This'll be my first con - I hope not my last. Either way, my credit card hates me in advance!

[Lucian Poll]

Just to prove I too saw the same thing in my CD #70 as Squire... (looks innocently left and right!)



Anyhoo, shameless salesmanship aside, here's a pic of some recent buys from a local second-hand bookstore. I keep forgetting the kinds of treasure one can unearth in such places. For example, I picked up these hardbacks for less than the RRP of Doctor Sleep:



But here's the thing. There were two hardback editions of Odd Thomas in the shop. One of comparable size to the latter-day Kings you see on the bottom row, and the smaller edition you see in the picture. The reason I picked the smaller hardback was because of this curio I spotted on the copyright page:



I can't honestly say I've seen other cases of books being published before they are copyrighted. I'm guessing it's a pre-emptive strike, or perhaps an edition that was published close to the year-end. There is, of course, a Tardis-related explanation, I'm sure. Can any of the seasoned collectors shed any light?

(Images are sourced from my Twitter feed. If they vanish let me know and I'll try to reinstate.)

[srboone]

Sure, blame the Doctor! It's all his fault! (Actually, I believe Dr. Sam Beckett might be responsible, though...)

[peteOcha]

Very nice adds Lucian, especially all the Uncle Steves... can never have too many of those!

[bookworm 1]

Nice additions.

[TJCams]

I really like the cover art on The Dark Half.

I too recently discovered the many possibilities for books at one of my local second hand shops. One had lots of King, Koontz, Saul books. Most were pb's, and didn't grab any, as I didn't have any spare cash. I did say a very good condition, 1st ed, of either Delores Clairborne, or Duma Key - I can't remember now.

[Lucian Poll]

I quite like the INTENSEAUTHORCLOSEUP photo on the back of The Dark Half.



It's like he's about to bite your right hand off if you so much as dare open the book.

Anyhoo, a quick nip into a charity shop near where I work yielded these latter-day Uncle Steves, collectively purchased for less than the price of a pint:



The Kingage didn't stop there either. The next day I managed to procure four mid-term Kings, each seemingly first edition hardbacks, at another charity shop. They probably don't count for much in collectibility terms when the first print run spans approximately fourteen gazillion copies, but it was still a pretty cool find. Pics to follow.

[Lucian Poll]

Also, a crafty shufti at my copy of Duma Key reveals it to be a UK first edition. Again, one of fourteen gazillion copies, but still nice to see.