Vintage SciFi Strikes back, Intend-to-read list!
Posted December 7, 2012
on:Well, January is nearly here (scary isn’t it?) and I’ve started going through my crumbly moldy old paperbacks, trying to narrow down my list of what to read for the upcoming Vintage Scifi Month.
So far, I’ve got:
The Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1916)
Conan the Warrior , by Robert E Howard, (1935)
The Man Who Sold the Moon by Robert Heinlein (1950)
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov (1954)
The Planet Buyer by Cordwainer Smith (1964)
The Goblin Reservation by Clifford Simak (1968)
The Zero Stone by Andre Norton (1968)
That’s a good start, don’t you think? I’ll have one more opportunity to visit John King Books in Detroit before New Years, and my John King Wish list includes Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids, Brunner’s Stand on Zanzibar, Bester’s The Stars My Destination, and as always more Heinlein, Norton, Smith and other random goodies which I’m sure will change up the list above. Realistically, I’ll only be able to get through eight to ten books in January.
My tastes tend to run Golden Age and New Wave, but that doesn’t mean you’re locked into that time frame or those kinds of speculative fiction books. The original pseudo-rules hold true, and you can find excellent recommendations here, and a new growing list, here. Feel free to post more recommendations or what you’re planning to read in the comments.
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are you excited? cuz I am!!
22 Responses to "Vintage SciFi Strikes back, Intend-to-read list!"
Very excellent list. I would suggest that you have The Underpeople by Smith ready to go too, as The Planet Buyer essentially just stops and the story is continued in The Underpeople (alternatively they are published as one novel, Norstilia). I read both in January this year (and stupidly didn’t review them) and LOVED them. I’ve been contemplating re-reading them both in January…I’ve actually been thinking about this for several months which means it is probably a sign that I should go ahead and do it.
I snagged a handful of Norton novels and Poul Anderson novels at a used bookstore this past Tuesday, so some of those may be on my vintage list for the event in January. Looking forward to it. As soon as my artist request comes back (for banner image use), I’ll be getting my Sci Fi Experience post up and be advertising yours in conjunction with it. Its gonna be a high time!
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I could re-read The caves of steel and Zanzibar : after so long, they would probably feel new! The goblin reservation and The stars my destination are on my TBR pile, along with some C.L. Moore and Poul Anderson’s novels. Vintage January is waiting for me 😉
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Count me in. I have more books on my stack than I can read/review for January. The ones I am sure about are:
Perry Rhodan #2: The Third Power by Walter Ernsting
The Door Into Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Cap Kennedy #2: Slave Ship from Sergan by Gregory Kern
I’m still thinking about what else I will be reading.
Looking forward to another great month of vintage sf.
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I cannot wait for the Vintage Sci-Fi reading to begin. i cannot believe that it has been a year since the last one:) I have decided to read more vintage/classic sci-fi than contemporary title this next reading year.
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1 | nrlymrtl
December 7, 2012 at 11:07 am
Excellent list. I read A LOT of Andre Norton growing up. I really should revisit her work. I look forward to hearing what you think of The Lost Continent. I was thinking it would be fun to read that back to back with Doyle’s similar book (Lost World?) and then Alan Dean Foster wrote one along the same lines, similar title. Maybe I will get around to that little side project some day.
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