Fantastic Literature

HAUNTED PEOPLE

O'Donnell Elliott · 1963

£17.95 (€21.52 | $23.71 | ¥3,786)

Digit 1st printing. Elliott O'Donnell was an Irish author known primarily for his books about ghosts. He claimed to have seen a ghost, described as an elemental figured covered with spots, when he was five years old good/very good copy.

THE STAR FOX

Anderson Poul · 1966

£4.95 (€5.93 | $6.54 | ¥1,044)

Signet 1st printing. No one will believe the truth about the ingenious plot of the Aleriona people to claim title to the almost untouched planet - New Europe. very good paperback, Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1965), Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (1995)

THE END OF THE DREAM

Wylie Philip · 1973

£9.95 (€11.93 | $13.15 | ¥2,098)

Daw Book 77 not 1st printing. The End of the Dream is a series of scenarios of ecological catastrophe framed within a dytopian science fiction novel format. very good paperback,

PRELUDE TO SPACE

Clarke Arthur C · 1954

£8.95 (€10.73 | $11.82 | ¥1,888)

Pan 1st printing. Here is the compelling story of the launching of Prometheus -- Earth's first true spaceship -- and of the men who made it happen very good + vintage paperback,

GATHER, DARKNESS

Leiber Fritz · 1962

£16.95 (€20.32 | $22.39 | ¥3,575)

Berkley 1st printing. "Gather, Darkness!" is a criminally underappreciated dystopian classic that depicts a repressive future theocracy and the revolution that brings it down. near fine paperback, Powers cover. Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee for (1995) and (1996), R...

1976 - THE YEAR OF TERROR

Smith George · 1961

£23.95 (€28.71 | $31.64 | ¥5,051)

`Epic Books 1st printing. One of GHS's most original tales, with an excellent mix of science fiction, political intrigue, and sleaze. very good vintage paperback, small 5/- in biro

HYPER-DRIVE

Grant Matthew · 1962

£5.95 (€7.13 | $7.86 | ¥1,255)

Digit Books 1st printing. An ingenious novel of the future good paperback John S Smith cover

THE LURKING FEAR and other stories

Lovecraft H P · 1971

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

Beagle 2nd printing. This is dark, foreboding, 'lurking' horror at its best. Lovecraft writes like no other. very good paperback, spine crease

THE SKY IS FILLED WITH SHIPS

Meredith Richard C · 1960

£23.95 (€28.71 | $31.64 | ¥5,051)

Ballantine 1st printing. For 1200 years, the vast organization that is the Solar Trading Company has maintained intergalactic harmony, giving objective help and protection to Earth and her multifarious colony worlds near fine paperback,

THE DAWNING LIGHT

Randall Robert · 1966

£3.95 (€4.73 | $5.22 | ¥833)

Mayflower reissue. A fantasy novel rooted in the folklore of Old Mother Russia. Prince Ivan marries a beautiful sorceress. His quest is to outwit the evil wizard, Koschey the Undying, and scatter his ashes good paperback,

GET OFF MY WORLD!

Leinster Murray · 1966

£6.95 (€8.33 | $9.18 | ¥1,466)

Belmont 1st printing. Three short-ish stories in this one, and for the most part, all three manage to concentrate on some fun ideas of space exploration adventure without getting too mired in the more sexist attitudes of the time. very good + paperback,

FORWARD IN TIME

Bova ben · 1973

£12.95 (€15.52 | $17.11 | ¥2,731)

Popular Library 1st edition. Forward In Time is a collection of ten science fiction short stories, three of which concerned one particular character by the name of Charles Kinsman, a man created by Ben Bova in the late 1940's near fine paperback

THE WANDERER

Leiber Fritz · 1964

£47.95 (€57.48 | $63.35 | ¥10,113)

Ballantine U6010 1st edition. All eyes were watching the eclipse of the Moon when the Wanderer--a huge, garishly colored artificial world--emerged. near fine paperback Hugo Award for Best Novel (1965)

CARSON OF VENUS

Bradbury E P · 1973

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

Ace 4th printing. On the mist-shrouded planet of Venus, advanced civilizations blessed with eternal youth co-existed with cities haunted by the living dead, while bloodthirsty man-beasts stalked the luminous nights. near fine paperback, Frazetta cover. Retro Hugo Award Nom...

WARRIORS OF MARS

Bradbury E P · 1965

£12.95 (€15.52 | $17.11 | ¥2,731)

Compact SF 1st printing. Under the name Edward P. Bradbury, Michael Moorcock wrote a trilogy of sword & planet stories set on Mars. This is the first one. very good paperback, 3/6d sticker, James Cawthorn cover

THE DAY OF THE DRONES

Lightner A M · 1970

£12.95 (€15.52 | $17.11 | ¥2,731)

Bantam 1st printing. Five hundred years after a nuclear disaster a civilization of black people in Africa believe they are the only survivors on earth. very good paperback,

CAGE A MAN

Busby F M · 1974

£8.95 (€10.73 | $11.82 | ¥1,888)

Signet 1st printing. 'Cage a Man' (1973) would be an undistinguished pulp novel about aliens that threaten the planet if it was not for the remarkable and disturbing tone of the book. I near fine paperback, shelf wear to edges

HE OWNED THE WORLD

Maine Charles Eric · 1960

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

Avon T-524 1st printing. A space-wrecked astronaut is revived in the future by Martians. very good paperback,

NO OTHER GODS BUT ME

Brunner John · 1966

£10.95 (€13.13 | $14.47 | ¥2,309)

Copmact F317 1st printing.Something strange happens to Colin Hooper and Vanessa Sherriff. Thrown together by an unknown power, they are wrenched from their own time and space into a world that is Earth and yet not Earth. near fine paperback, Keith Roberts cover

THE METALLIC MUSE

Biggle Lloyd Jr. · 1974

£9.95 (€11.93 | $13.15 | ¥2,098)

Daw Book 106 1st printing. Besides being a science fiction writer, Biggle is also a musician with a doctorate in the arts. And in THE METALLIC MUST he has presented seven fine science fiction stories of what could happen in the world of music and television very good paperback...