Posted in Authors on November 17th, 2006 6 Comments »
Here’s the second half of my list of twenty collectible Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror authors. Part 1 can be found here. As I mentioned before, the list crosses all three genres and is not intended to be comprehensive but a list of exemplary authors whose work will continue to be collected and [...]
Posted in Authors on November 16th, 2006 5 Comments »
What makes an author collectible? It’s all too easy to judge an authors value to the collector by popularity, number of works reprinted or high sales. But as Gary Lovisi says in his Instant Expert: Collecting Science Fiction and Fantasy,
“…perhaps the best indication is the strength of the author’s vision and the [...]
Posted in Authors, Collecting SF on October 30th, 2006 1 Comment »
Isaac Asimov is one of the great masters of the Science Fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, is referred to as one of the “Big Three” of SF writers. A highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer, Asimov wrote or edited more than 500 books and [...]
Posted in Authors, Awards on October 27th, 2006 No Comments »
Locus Online lists the following author signings for this weekend. If you happen to be in the neighborhood, you might like to drop by.
Fri 27 Oct 2006,
Judith Moffett reads at Barnes and Noble, 1805 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA PA, US, 7:30 p.m. (a Philadelphia Fantastic event)
Sat 28 Oct 2006,
Ellen Kushner (Thomas the Rhymer) [...]
