Random thoughts...

[c marvel]

Just in case you didn't see it mentioned on tdt.org there are some leftover slipcases for If It Bleeds available for order:

https://www.cemeterydance.com/if-it-...-slipcase.html

Thanks MG!! I've been waiting to hear about an IIB slipcase. ~Cap

[Sock Monkey]

Thanks, everyone for commiserating with my pain!

[Marmaduke Grigsby]

Just in case you didn't see it mentioned on tdt.org there are some leftover slipcases for If It Bleeds available for order:

https://www.cemeterydance.com/if-it-...-slipcase.html

[Ben Staad]

Sock Monkey I've had a similar experience on ABE. I know the feeling of missing a book and also the reaction from a wife. No shoulder to cry on in my house regarding books.

[RonClinton]

So, I'll post this here because only fellow collectors truly know of what I speak.

The sting of collecting defeat has been rough this last week. Camelot posted that they had a copy of Centipede's edition of KOKO by Peter Straub. Unfortunately their price of $1250 is way out of my price range, but it got me thinking that I need to fill this particular hole in my collection. I was perusing an eBay seller's listing and checked their sold auctions and they just sold one that day for $250! While I was bummed about missing KOKO, I soothed the pain by telling myself it sold before I even knew it was listed, and that helped a bit.

Now the other night, I was on ABEbooks and a seller had listed a near fine copy of the Algernon Blackwood volume of Centipede's Library of Weird Fiction for $250. This is a fraction of the price I normally see it for and I've been tracking this bad boy down for awhile. I quickly perused the photos making myself take a brief moment to ensure there wasn't anything wrong with the book. Satisfied with the photos, I quickly added the book to my cart and go to check out, already excited about posting pictures of my find on the forum once I got it in hand. My dreams were cut short when I got the dreaded message "Book already sold".

I tried to convey my dismay to my wife, but she merely rolled her eyes and said "they're only books". They may be "only books" but the sting still runs deep...

Oh, I definitely emphasize…been there, done that, and it’s never a Good Time.

[mhatchett]

So, I'll post this here because only fellow collectors truly know of what I speak.

The sting of collecting defeat has been rough this last week. Camelot posted that they had a copy of Centipede's edition of KOKO by Peter Straub. Unfortunately their price of $1250 is way out of my price range, but it got me thinking that I need to fill this particular hole in my collection. I was perusing an eBay seller's listing and checked their sold auctions and they just sold one that day for $250! While I was bummed about missing KOKO, I soothed the pain by telling myself it sold before I even knew it was listed, and that helped a bit.

Now the other night, I was on ABEbooks and a seller had listed a near fine copy of the Algernon Blackwood volume of Centipede's Library of Weird Fiction for $250. This is a fraction of the price I normally see it for and I've been tracking this bad boy down for awhile. I quickly perused the photos making myself take a brief moment to ensure there wasn't anything wrong with the book. Satisfied with the photos, I quickly added the book to my cart and go to check out, already excited about posting pictures of my find on the forum once I got it in hand. My dreams were cut short when I got the dreaded message "Book already sold".

I tried to convey my dismay to my wife, but she merely rolled her eyes and said "they're only books". They may be "only books" but the sting still runs deep...

I feel your pain!!

[Sock Monkey]

So, I'll post this here because only fellow collectors truly know of what I speak.

The sting of collecting defeat has been rough this last week. Camelot posted that they had a copy of Centipede's edition of KOKO by Peter Straub. Unfortunately their price of $1250 is way out of my price range, but it got me thinking that I need to fill this particular hole in my collection. I was perusing an eBay seller's listing and checked their sold auctions and they just sold one that day for $250! While I was bummed about missing KOKO, I soothed the pain by telling myself it sold before I even knew it was listed, and that helped a bit.

Now the other night, I was on ABEbooks and a seller had listed a near fine copy of the Algernon Blackwood volume of Centipede's Library of Weird Fiction for $250. This is a fraction of the price I normally see it for and I've been tracking this bad boy down for awhile. I quickly perused the photos making myself take a brief moment to ensure there wasn't anything wrong with the book. Satisfied with the photos, I quickly added the book to my cart and go to check out, already excited about posting pictures of my find on the forum once I got it in hand. My dreams were cut short when I got the dreaded message "Book already sold".

I tried to convey my dismay to my wife, but she merely rolled her eyes and said "they're only books". They may be "only books" but the sting still runs deep...

[Sock Monkey]

William F. Nolan, Co-Author of Logan's Run, Race Car Driver and the Last Of the California Sorcerers has passed away at the age of 93. What a run!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Nolan#Death

Sad to hear of his passing. I need to move up his volume of Masters of the Weird Tale and read it in honor of his memory and his contribution to the genre.

[Martin]

William F. Nolan, Co-Author of Logan's Run, Race Car Driver and the Last Of the California Sorcerers has passed away at the age of 93. What a run!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Nolan#Death

Had not heard that. I may have to dig out and re-read California Sorcery. I have no clue where but he has lived around here for a long time.

[Ben Staad]

Long and wonderful career. May he rest in peace.

William F. Nolan, Co-Author of Logan's Run, Race Car Driver and the Last Of the California Sorcerers has passed away at the age of 93. What a run!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Nolan#Death

[mhatchett]

William F. Nolan, Co-Author of Logan's Run, Race Car Driver and the Last Of the California Sorcerers has passed away at the age of 93. What a run!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Nolan#Death

[RonClinton]

R.I.P. Joe McKinney. He was only 52.

https://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/ar...inney-has-died

I hadn't heard. Man, way too young. I've only read a couple of things of his, but he had a fairly engaging style.

[Ben Staad]

R.I.P. Joe McKinney. He was only 52.

https://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/ar...inney-has-died

[mhatchett]

I just saw that Richard A. Lupoff passed away last year in October. It made me sad. He Introduced me to the world of Edgar rice Burroughs with his fantastic book, Master of Adventure: The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs. I still have my original Jr High School copy with check marks by all the Burroughs books I managed to collect and read. Late I read his own fiction, especially the Comic Book Killer series. I hope he had a good life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richar...off#Nonfiction

[JJ123]

Ron, that's a very good point. In my mind, I suppose the conflict would just be getting there, but then again, as I intimated, I wasn't really going to get too far into the science, so that would still be a deficiency on my part (i.e., no conflict if the science is left out). Under the idea of a man/woman going to Mars to die, there could be conflict there, but I'm leaning toward a single man or woman. Maybe there would be an internal conflict with himself? You know, thinking about it, that could make it attractive budget-wise for a film, with above-the-line talent being the most expensive part.

In the end, so far, I probably have half an idea...