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By Scott A. Cupp, on November 18th, 2010 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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on November 11th, 2010 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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on November 4th, 2010 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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on October 28th, 2010 "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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on October 21st, 2010 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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on October 14th, 2010 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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on October 7th, 2010 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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on September 30th, 2010 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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on September 23rd, 2010 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...]
By Scott A. Cupp, on September 16th, 2010 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...]
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JOHN PICACIO is a World Fantasy Award-winning and Hugo
Award-nominated illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature.
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SANFORD ALLEN is a musician and author with more than
two dozen horror and dark fantasy stories published.
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PAUL VAUGHN is a graphic artist,
web designer, writer, consultant and all around techno-geek.
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SCOTT A. CUPP is a writer whose work has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
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