New Books and ARCs, 12/23/16
Posted on December 23, 2016 Posted by John Scalzi 35 Comments
In just before Christmas and the start of Hanukkah, this set of books and ARCs that have come to the Scalzi Compound. Anything you’d like to see under the tree or aside the menorah? Tell me in the comments!
For us (relatively) new visitors, how about a FAQ about what happens to all of these ARC books? If you are keeping them, you must have an entire wing of the Scalzi compound just for the ARC library.
Thanks…Merry [whatever you are celebrating] !
New Nick Cutter! Yes, please!
I’d be delighted to have Eric Flint: 1636: The Ottoman Onslaught
I’ll prefer, um, er, yeah, uh . . . ALL OF THOSE CLASSICS IN THE MIDDLE! YES, I SAID ALL OF THEM! BUY SAM SYKES’ BOOK!
To Rick: I don’t know exactly, but I do know they are not for distribution to us. Apparently, as part of a sales promotional arrangement, the authors who receive them are not allowed to give them out. I will listen carefully to John’s answer.
Those Penguin Galaxy editions are lovely. I know Ace is a paperback publisher, but it’s about bloody time that “Neuromancer” got a nice hardback edition.
The Penguin Galaxy books! We wants them, precious.
“Neuromancer” sounds interesting. Some sort of Medical/Urban Fantasy tale I bet. Gibson’s not an easy name to remember, though.
The Galaxy editions of Dune and Neuromancer, please.
And Stranger too.
Robert Buettner,Eric Flint,just about anything by Barn.
Baen! Stupid auto correct!
Oh how I envy the Penguin Galaxy editions…
I read most of the Galaxy books as a teenager. I have an Arc of that Nick Cutter book from Netgalley. I haven’t finished it yet but the first thirty pages was pretty scary.
Here’s what John does with his books:
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/03/08/because-people-ask-book-acquisition-details/
I also am interested in those classics. The cover art (cover text?) is nice too – found that with a quick search for “Penguin Galaxy”
@LdGilmoure Until you read a gibson book, then he is never far from your mind.
I had a dream of a library full of first edition hardcovers…
Oh, definitely the Bujold!
Oooooooohhhhhh. Those Galaxy editions. ALL. OF. THEM!!! Those are wicked sexy.
Those beautiful editions of the classics, especially The Once and Future King. Who is doing those? My copy got lost somewhere along the way and I would love to replace it with something that lovely.
I would say the Penguin special editions unless they’re the ones with the funky new covers that cause headaches.
Hmm, yes, I’m seeing reminders about books I want to reread. Once and Future King, Left Hand of Darkness, and it might be time to reread Dune as well. Just because!
Two of my favorite books in there (Stranger and Neuromancer). Why new hardcovers is a mystery to me, though. I’m due for a reread of Neuromancer, and of The Once and Future King.
Bujold! I’ve finally gotten around to reading her in 2016 (yeah, late to the party, I know) and recently finished Gentleman Jole, so I’m ready for her next one. Let me hop over to Baen.com and see what’s up with this one.
I don’t have room now to collect the Penguin Classics, and DH & I WILL have to downsize someday, so… Sigh.
Borders of Infinity is a reprint of three short works about Miles back when he was a covert ops guy. With a framing story around them. The three stories have been reprinted in the omnibus editions, but I think the framing story is only in BoI.
Stranger In a Strange Land and Left Hand of Darkness … some of my favorite books. Dune, too. I may have to dig my copies out and re-read. All I need now is a really cold, rainy day, so I have an excuse to curl up with a cat and an awesome book.
As an Ecologist, I’m a bit ashamed that I don’t actually have a copy of Dune… I was seriously eyeing the Penguin Galaxy version in the bookstore last weekend.
Bujold is always a treat.
A reprint of Borders of Infinity? I am >THERE<.
Mission: Tomorrow
If This Goes Wrong…
The latter about a future ruled by Murphy’s Law. Perhaps 2016 could be a chapter in a second edition…
John, seriously, where do you put all these books? I mean, you must have thousands by now.
Merry Christmas!
CK:
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/03/08/because-people-ask-book-acquisition-details/
All the classics, except Neuromancer because I consider Gibson overrated, Bujold and Flint.
It always surprises me that so many of your ARCs are new editions of old books.. Do publishers think ‘hey maybe if Scalzi posts a picture of Dune this book will finally take off?’ That being said.. Off to order that Neuromancer w/ Gaiman preface. Will be the 5th copy of Neuromancer on my bookshelf so maybe I just answered my own question. xD
I dig the concept and design work on the Penguin Galaxy series, but I wish they’d done a better job with the actual production. Looked at them in the store the other day and the bindings were just cheap and awful. Made me sad.
2001 a space odyssey would be a fun read.
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