Science Fiction Books Complete Your Collection

Description: Science Fiction Books Complete Your Collection - You Choose the Books! #3 Complete your collection of science fiction books with this amazing offer! Choose from a variety of titles, including the action-packed Vengeance of the Dancing Gods by Jack L Chalker. These books are available in paperback format and in English language for your reading pleasure. The collection includes various authors and genres, so you're sure to find something you'll love. Whether you're a fan of science fiction or just looking for a good read, this offer is perfect for you. Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your bookshelf and discover new worlds. 1632 by Eric Flint3001 The Final Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke6 From Worlds Beyond edited by T E DiktyA Call to Arms by Alan Dean FosterA Gift from Earth by Larry NivenA Medicine for Melancholy by Ray BradburyA Plague of Demons by Keith LaumerA Spell fo Chameleon by Piers AnthonyAlas Babylon by Pat FrankAll the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffreyAlternatives by Robert AdamsAmerica 2040 v2 The Golden World by Evan InnesBellwether by Connie WillisBeyond the Barrier of Space by Pel TorroBeyond the Imperium by Keith LaumerBy The Light of the Green Star by Lin CarterCanby's Legion by Bill BaldwinChampions of the Sidhe by Kenneth C FlintChildren of Dune by Frank HerbertCitadels of Mystery by L Sprague De Camp and Catherine De CampClose to Critical by Hal ClementCluster Command by W C Dietz and David DrakeCommunion A True Story by Whitley StrieberConan - The Road of Kings by Karl Edward WagnerConan the Unconquered by Robert JordanDandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury (2)Dandelion Wine by Ray BradburyDark Piper by Andre NortonDeath Dance -- Sentinels by Jack McKinneyDestroy the Kentucky by Bart DavisEater by Gregory BenfordEve's Rib by Bryn ChandlerFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (2)Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFirst on the Moon by Hugh WaltersForbidden Knowledge by Stephen R DonaldsonForward the Foundation by Isaac AsimovFoundation's Edge by Isaac AsimovFree Live Free by Gene WolfeFriday by Robert A HeinleinFrom the Earth to the Moon by Jules VerneGrass by Sherri S TepperGravity Dreams by L E Modesitt JrGreenthieves by Alan Dean FosterHardfought by Greg Bear Cascade Point Timothy ZahnHardfought by Greg BearHeart of the Comet by Gregory Benford and David BrinHellflower by Eluki bes ShaharHulk by Peter DavidI, Robot by Isaac Asimov (2)I, Robot by Isaac AsimovIn Conquest Born by C S FriedmanKnight of Delusions by Keith LaumerLife, The Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsLight on Quests Mountain - Dungeons & Dragons by Mary L Kirchoff and James M WardLong After Midnight by Ray BradburyLord Valentine's Castle by Robert SilverbergMacroscope by Piers AnthonyMaeve - A Novel of the Diadem by Jo ClaytonMasters of Space by E E Doc SmithMean by Max HandleyMid-flinx by Alan Dean FosterMidway Between - Double-Spiral War by Warren NorwoodMighty Good Road by Melissa ScottMission of Gravity by Hal ClementMoreta - Dragon Lady of Pern by Anne McCaffreyNemesis by Isaac AsimovOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteOrbit Unlimited by Poul AndersonOrion in the Dying Time by Ben BovaPatrimony - Pip & Flinx by Alan Dean FosterPrelude to Space by Arthur C ClarkeQuantum Leap - Too Close for Comfort by Ashley McConnellRaft by Stephen BaxterRaiders of the Lost Ark by Cambell BlackRama II by Arthur C Clarke and Gentry LeeReach by Edward GibsonResurrection Man by Sean StewartReturn to Camerein by Rick Shelley (ex libris)Rimrunners by C J CherryhRingworld by Larry NivenRobots and Empire by Isaac Asimov (2)Robots and Empire by Isaac AsimovRogue Bolo by Keith LaumerRubicon -- Robotech by Jack McKinneyS Is for Space by Ray BradburyScanners by Leon WhitesonSeaquest the Novel by Diane Duane and Peter MorwoodSecond Foundation by Isaac AsimovSerpent's Bridge by A C Crispin with Deborah A MarshallSkylark Duquesne by E E Doc Smith (2)Skylark Duquesne by E E Doc SmithSkylark of Valeron by E E Doc SmithSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburySpace Lash by Hal ClementSpace Trek the Endless Migration by Jerome Clayton Glen and George S RobinsonStar Light by Hal ClementStartide Rising by David BrinStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A HeinleinSunstorm by Arthur C Clarke and Stephen BaxterTelzey Amberdon edited by Eric FlintThe Amsirs and the Iron Thorn by Algis BudrysThe Avenger by Kenneth RobesonThe Ayes of Texas by Daniel da CruzThe Berserker Wars by Fred SaberhagenThe Best of E E Doc SmithThe Black Star by Lin CarterThe Black Tower - The Dungeon v1 by Philip Jose FarmerThe Caves of Steel by Isaac AsimovThe Defiance by Bill BaldwinThe Depths of Time by Roger MacBride AllenThe Dragon Never Sleeps by Glen CookThe Dramaturges of Yan by John BrunnerThe Early Asimov Book One by Isaac AsimovThe Empire of Time by Crawford KilianThe End of the Circle -- Robotech by Jack McKinneyThe Ends of the Circle by Paul O WilliamsThe First Book of Swords by Fred SaberhagenThe Flight of the Dragonfly by Robert L ForwardThe Flying Eyes by J Hunter HollyThe Gateway Trip by Frederik PohlThe Genesis Quest by Donald MoffittThe Golden Naginata by Jessica Amanda SalmonsonThe Hour of the Octopus by Joel RosenbergThe Judas Rose - Native Tongue II by Suzette Haden ElginThe Madness Season by C S FriedmanThe Mind Traders by J Hunter HollyThe Moon Maid by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Number of the Beast by Robert A HeinleinThe Outcasts of Heaven Belt by Joan D VingeThe Outposter by Gordon R DicksonThe Ships of Earth by Orson Scott CardThe South Pole Terror - Doc Savage by Kenneth RobesonThe Stars My Destination by Alfred BesterThe Sword bk5 of General by S M Stirling and David DrakeThe Sword of the Gael by Robert E HowardThe Time Machine by H G WellsThe Void Captain's Tale by Norman SpinradThe Wind from a Burning Woman by Greg BearThe World of Crystal Walls - The Sea Hag by David DrakeThe X Files - Ruins created by Chris Carter by Kevin J AndersonThere Will be War created by J E PournelleThrough the Eye of a Needle by Hal ClementTo Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose FarmerToyman and Fear That Man - Ace Double by E C Tubb and Dean KoontzUnicorns! edit by Jack Dann and Gardner DozoisVengeance of the Dancing Gods by Jack L ChalkerWar of Honor by David WeberWar World created by Jerry PournelleWarbots 9 Blood Siege by G Harry StineWhen the Green Star Calls by Lin CarterWingman 11 - The Ghost War by Mack Maloney Note -- all shipping is media mail with combined shipping -- the first book at $5.23 with each additional book adding $0.85 to the total shipping cost. cdm Some notes on book collectingTL;DNR is a relatively new shortcut to understanding a modern phenomenon many or most people have short attention spans. It becomes a joke when the N is left off - indicating that it is comical when you actually take the time to read a long article or in this case a long Ebay description.If for whatever reason you don't have the time or stamina to read long articles or descriptions - just stop here but if you are interested in some tips and info on book collecting - read on.Understanding the Ebay search app.For some strange reason the search engine initially searches only the title of the Ebay offering but after the first search on a computer a check box appears making further searches of the title and description possible. We create our book offerings using variation listing which creates a pull down list for the books. It allows us to offer many books in the same offering but the list allows only a small amount of text for each item listed. Note that the search engine will not search the pull down list. Because of this limitation we put the entire list of the offered items in the description. In the case of a list of books - the entire name of the book and its author(s) can be listed. So with this bit of info in mind - to find a specific book title you may need to do the search twice - with the description box checked on the second search.You should also like to know what a book one of our listings is worth - we have a method for that also. Two devices will be necessary for this method - it can be two cell phones or a phone and a computer. Just open our listing and get to the book you are interested in and display the cover on one of the devices. Use the Ebay app on a cell phone and click on the camera icon. A kind of target will appear ? center it on the picture of the book cover and take a pic. The Ebay app will then open up other listings of this book along with their prices. Note that this camera app will not find info in the descriptions or item list either and apparently just does optical character recognition of the text in the pic and searches the titles. Note also that it usually finds books that are listed as one book offerings ? books in lots or multiple offerings such as ours will not be found. Odd text may not be recognized and I suspect some strange cover designs will also confuse the app. Some of our books will not find a match ? which may indicate that there are no current listings of the book ? meaning that the book may be rare or valuable. Note that ?active? listings are usually higher than the same item in ?completed? listings as the sellers are trying to get what they ?think? the item is worth. Their valuation may be wrong and it takes all kinds to make a world. Check out ?Dunning-Kruger effect? on YouTube to understand the phenomenon.Note also that a book usually costs $4 or so to ship and you must add the book price and its shipping cost in the listing ? or if free shipping is offered you should realize the book and shipping is combined. We offer combined shipping on our books and depending on the weight of the books ? multiple purchased books will add a dollar or so to the single book cost for each additional book purchased.Checking on book values can be done by clicking on the ?advanced? link on the computer version of the ebay search and searching again with completed items checked. This will give you ?sold? listings for the item you are searching on ? but again this is limited to single item listings and is also time limited in that the search is only for the last 90 days of Ebay sales. Note that on any item there will be ?auction? sales and most experienced sellers will have found that many items go for a very low bid which does not reflect the true value of the book. Who has the time to find auction items which are only up for one week? ? TL;DNR applies here ? if the serious buyers are not seeing the item then it goes for peanuts. You will see no auctions on our Ebay store. A more scholarly method to find book values is to use Google search which will find the book on Amazon or some of the other online bookstores such as AbeBooks or Biblio.com. These sites have their own search engines you can use. For the pinnacle of book value sites you can subscribe to Worthpoint which somehow tracks collectible items sold on Ebay and other sites and will give you the real value of the item or book.First editions ? I suspect a good percentage of our books are first editions but that does not mean they are rare. Rare and valuable first editions are usually hard back (and even leather bound) and the rarity is in the limited number of copies printed in the ?first? edition. A first edition of what is commonly called a ?mass market? paperback can be quite a few books ? meaning the book is ?first edition? but not rare. Also note that paperbacks are usually a secondary printing with the first editions coming out in hardback ? there can be a first edition of the paperback. Read the page at the front of the book which will usually list the publishing history.For me some of the book covers are a work of art ? they were produced for the cover from an actual painting commissioned to an accomplished artist. Do a search on ?famous book cover artists? and note some of the names. Some of the more collectible books I will be offering can be collected on the basis of the cover artist ? there are numerous databases such as ?isfdb.org/? ? for Science Fiction and Fantasy books.Six of the Greatest Science Fiction Cover Artists of All TimeRichard M. Powers. The Picasso of Sci-fi Art. ...Chris Foss. The Pioneer of Futuristic Visions. ...H.R. Giger. The Mind Behind the Xenomorph. ...Boris Vallejo. The Fantastical Realist. ...Kelly Freas. The Golden Age Gem. ...John Berkey. The Cosmic Visionary.Do an image search on any of these artists and note many of the images are of book covers. Do a search on the ISFDB database and you will find huge lists of the book covers these artists have created. You may have noticed that most book covers currently published have just large block letters created with a word processor ? not hand created text by an artist ? and instead of a beautiful painting there is some photoshop image with whatever now passes as an artistic flair such as sepia colors or some type of fading. Check out this web page 'bookriot.com/book-sizes /' ? note the pic at the top of the first page ? all of those books have photo shopped and word processor created covers. Note the sizes listed in the article and why they are paperback ? only books expected to sell well are made in hardback these days ? they say as many as half the produced books do not sell and go back to the publisher. What I collected in the 60 years I have been accumulating books ? is mostly those with the artistic covers and in the vintage sizes. The original paperback books were shorter in height than those printed later and are easily spotted as vintage. Many of the older books had the page edges dyed red or green ? this is another item to consider.Book sizes and coverings are other items to consider in collecting. The original paperback books were produced by Pocketbooks and even had unique serial numbers ? I have a few of them in my collection and they will eventually be offered up on our Ebay store. Some series were intended for reading by our overseas military during WWII and are so indicated on the covers. Some publishers have a numbering system for their vintage books ? Ace books for example ? you could collect the entire series by the numbers. I have one book that appears to have been well read and the binding destroyed ? a craftsman drilled tiny holes along the spine and made a sewed binding ? I suspect this occurred on an old navy ship with a machine shop? Many have been put in wraps (a cellophane wrapping of the entire cover and back ?wrapped?. Some were done by schools and used book stores and others were produced with a noticeable thin cellophane layer by the publisher. You could collect based on any of these criteria but finding them may be difficult. The spine design is sometimes unique and very striking ? with a small pic or a colorful design for the entire series. One of my favorites is the DAWsf yellow spine design ? I found them irresistible and many are in my collection.Look up Laser Books and you will find a highly collectible set of science fiction books produced for a short time by Harlequin books. Note: Laser Books was a short-lived (1975-1977) paperback SF imprint of Canadian publisher Harlequin Books. All the covers were painted by Kelly Freas, ISBN Prefix 037372, as they were all SF books, and numbered sequentially.Notice the prices usually printed on the book covers ? they indicate the era that edition of the book was published ? many of my books have a 35 cent price reflecting the cost of paperbacks in the 1960s. The price has gone up steadily since then and many now are around $10 or more for a paperback. Another issue to consider for collecting is ?embossed? covers ? those with the book title and other artifacts physically raised up on the covers by some type of textured press ? they are not very common and are usually only on some of the newer books. One rare type of cover is one where the entire front, back, and spine are one commissioned work of art and the cover is kind of a landscape encompassing the entire book and spine ? pretty impressive.Many of my books do not have ISBN numbers ? ISBN numbers were introduced in 1970. Any book printed before 1970 will not have an assigned ISBN ? but reprintings after 1970 will probably have them.

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