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Forgotten Book: OF MEN AND MONSTERS by William TennForgotten Book: OF MEN AND MONSTERS by William Tenn

Of Man and Monsters by William Tenn, © 1968, paperback, Ballantine Books

This is the 24th in my series of Forgotten Books

Men and Monsters (1st edition)

While traveling to NoirCon in Philadelphia I had plenty of time to read both going and returning. Among the books I packed was OF MEN AND MONSTERS [Read it all...]

Forgotten Book: EXPIRATION DATE by Duane SwierczynskiForgotten Book: EXPIRATION DATE by Duane Swierczynski

Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski, © 2010 trade paperback, Minotaur Books

This is the 23rd in my series of Forgotten Books

Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend NoirCon 2010, a convention devoted to Noir mysteries in Philadelphia. A new anthology that I have a story in (DAMNED [Read it all...]

Forgotten Book: PIXIE DUST by Henry MeltonForgotten Book: PIXIE DUST by Henry Melton

Pixie Dust by Henry Melton, © 2010 trade paperback, Wire Rim Books

This is the 22nd in my series of Forgotten Books

"Pixie Dust" by Henry Melton

PIXIE DUST is the latest YA book from Henry Melton. It is the story of Jenny Quinn, a graduate student in physics [Read it all...]

Forgotten Book: BORN TO EXILE by Phyllis Eisenstein

"Born to Exile" by Phyllis Eisenstein

Born to Exile by Phyllis Eisenstein, © 1977 hardback, Arkham House

This is the 21st in my series of Forgotten Books

Phyllis Eisenstein is a fantasy writer pretty much forgotten these days. It has been 20 years since her last novel appeared, though there have been a scattering [Read it all...]

Forgotten Book: NORMAN SAUNDERS by David SaundersForgotten Book: NORMAN SAUNDERS by David Saunders

Norman Saunders by David Saunders, © 2008 hardback, The Illustrated Press

This is the 20th in my series of Forgotten Books

Norman Saunders died in 1989 after a long and amazingly productive career as an illustrator. He did pulps, comics, men’s adventure magazines, trading cards, advertising, paintings and more. If you remember the Mars Attacks [Read it all...]

Forgotten Book: Sea-Kings of Mars by Leigh BrackettForgotten Book: Sea-Kings of Mars by Leigh Brackett

Sea-Kings of Mars by Leigh Brackett, © 2005 trade paperback, Gollancz

This is the 19th in my series of Forgotten Books

"Sea-Kings of Mars" by Leigh Brackett

Many fans know of Leigh Brackett because she wrote some screenplays (The Big Sleep with William Faulkner, Hatari!, and The Empire Strikes Back among many others) and [Read it all...]

Forgotten Book: THE BEASTS OF VALHALLA by George C. ChesbroForgotten Book: THE BEASTS OF VALHALLA by George C. Chesbro

The Beasts of Valhalla by George C. Chesbro, © 1985 hardback, Atheneum

This is the 18th in my series of Forgotten Books

Beasts of Valhalla by George C. Chesbro

George C. Chesbro is well known among the mystery readers but not quite so much with the science fiction readers. But he should have been. [Read it all...]

Forgotten Book: DREAD ISLAND by Joe R. LansdaleForgotten Book: DREAD ISLAND by Joe R. Lansdale

Dread Island by Joe R. Lansdale, © 2010 trade paperback, IDW

This is the 17th in my series of Forgotten Books

"Dread Island" by Joe R. Lansdale

This week we are going to look at a book that is not so much “Forgotten” as “Not Yet Known”. Theoretically this book is not yet out. [Read it all...]

Forgotten Book: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM by John T. SladekForgotten Book: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM by John T. Sladek

The Reproductive System by John T. Sladek, © 1968 hardback, Gollancz

The Reproductive System by John T. Sladek (First Printing)

This is the 16th in my series of Forgotten Books

Well, here we are, back in the 1960’s with that master of wry humor and understatement, John Sladek, a truly forgotten master of science [Read it all...]

Forgotten Books: YOUNG ADULT NOVEL by Daniel M. PinkwaterForgotten Books: YOUNG ADULT NOVEL by Daniel M. Pinkwater

Young Adult Novel by Daniel M. Pinkwater, © 1982 hardback, Thomas Y. Crowell

This is the 15th in my series of Forgotten Books

Last week I mentioned that I liked books that stretched boundaries. Well, folks, you aint seem nothing like what Daniel Pinkwater does to boundaries. Pinkwater is one of the great unknown famous [Read it all...]