ENDED, Third Generation SF
Several years ago, my local SF group DMSFS got the bright idea to put together a library at a local coffee house. Well, the coffee house closed, we couldn't find a place for the books and it didn't seem right to just get rid off them... until this community formed. Now we can promote reading AND publishing in a fair way to everyone who donated the books.
This auction is for a stack of what I'm calling "Third Generation SF". None are signed and all should be considered "reading copies" (i.e. the condition could be better). If you've not read these authors, you might want to.
The books included in this lot are:
* Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
* The Investigation - Stanislaw Lem
* A Gift from Earth - Larry Niven
* The Chain of Chance - Stanislaw Lem
* Anvil of Stars - Greg Bear
* Otherness - David Brin
* The Difference Engine - William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
* Beggars and Choosers - Nancy Kress
* Zodiac - Neal Stephenson
* The Peace War - Vernor Vinge
* The Postman - David Brin
* Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
* Speaker For The Dead - Orson Scott Card
* A Perfect Vacuum - Stanislaw Lem
Now, let's see. How about the entirely unrelated photo for this auction be of an emu?
But seriously, if you like relatively hard SF and you've never read Lem, you probably should.
Also, it's come to my attention that some of you already have some of the books I'm putting into lots. So, here's the deal. If you win, you get to choose to exclude books. I will then include bonus books from the SF library. If you tell me what sorts of things you like, I'll try to match tastes, but my stock isn't infinite, so if you exercise this option, you get to be surprised. (Oh, and if the books don't completely fill the box, I'll likely pad with other surprise books... that's better than bubblewrap, right?)
The one catch is that it's gonna be heavy and I can't cover the shipping. If you bid, you promise to cover all the shipping. Functionally, this means that I'd need you to paypal me an amount estimated on the high side (looks to be about $10, less if I can find a boxes for free). Anything left over gets added to the Help Vera pool.
Auction ends December 20th.
Minimum opening bid: $5
Buy Now: $25
This auction is for a stack of what I'm calling "Third Generation SF". None are signed and all should be considered "reading copies" (i.e. the condition could be better). If you've not read these authors, you might want to.
The books included in this lot are:
* Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
* The Investigation - Stanislaw Lem
* A Gift from Earth - Larry Niven
* The Chain of Chance - Stanislaw Lem
* Anvil of Stars - Greg Bear
* Otherness - David Brin
* The Difference Engine - William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
* Beggars and Choosers - Nancy Kress
* Zodiac - Neal Stephenson
* The Peace War - Vernor Vinge
* The Postman - David Brin
* Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
* Speaker For The Dead - Orson Scott Card
* A Perfect Vacuum - Stanislaw Lem
Now, let's see. How about the entirely unrelated photo for this auction be of an emu?
But seriously, if you like relatively hard SF and you've never read Lem, you probably should.
Also, it's come to my attention that some of you already have some of the books I'm putting into lots. So, here's the deal. If you win, you get to choose to exclude books. I will then include bonus books from the SF library. If you tell me what sorts of things you like, I'll try to match tastes, but my stock isn't infinite, so if you exercise this option, you get to be surprised. (Oh, and if the books don't completely fill the box, I'll likely pad with other surprise books... that's better than bubblewrap, right?)
The one catch is that it's gonna be heavy and I can't cover the shipping. If you bid, you promise to cover all the shipping. Functionally, this means that I'd need you to paypal me an amount estimated on the high side (looks to be about $10, less if I can find a boxes for free). Anything left over gets added to the Help Vera pool.
Auction ends December 20th.
Minimum opening bid: $5
Buy Now: $25