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"More Than Superhuman" (1971) by A. E. Van Vogt. A collection of 6 short stories of similar theme. In each story, normal people have to deal with people with super abilities. I've read the first two stories. "Humans, Go Home " deals with the colonization of an alien planet by advanced humans. Even though humans bring advanced technology, all is not well. "The Reflected Men" is an early story about quantum physics. A rare crystal allows the possessor to create multiple versions of herself in order to find the best possible version. The other versions get erased if they aren't perfect. I admit that Van Vogt is a hard author for me to read. I have to keep focused, or I lose the thread of the narrative. I also noticed from this book and others that I've read that he has a certain opinion of woman and feminism that is part of his stories. In almost all I've read, there is a dysfunctional relationship between a man and a woman. Interesting. #morethansuperhuman #aevanvogt #70sscifiart #70snovels #70sscifibooks #70sscifi #70sscifinovels #70sscifiauthors #usedbooks #usedbookstore #wizardsandwarriors #powersandperils #mightandmagic #manvssuperman #scifiwriters #androids
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"Night of the Ninja" (1986). A ttrpg by IIE Games Corporation. A short and quick RPG at 60 pages or so. Ninjas were very popular in the 80s! I never actually played this system. It was just nice to buy. I loved Ninjas in the 80s! #ninja #ttrpg #ninjaroleplay #80sninjamovies #80sninja #japan #femaleninja #swordandsilence #wizardsandwarriors #mightandmagic #powersandperils #ninjatraining
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2 days ago
"The Nemesis of Evil" (1975) by Lin Carter. First in a series of pulp novels of Lord Zarkon and the Omega Crew! An evil cult, led by Lucifer, plan on conquering the world by controlling the wealthiest men! Only Prince Zarkon has the strength and intelligence to stop this! Pure, unapologetic pulpy fun! Yes, its just like Doc Savage. Carter even dedicated to book to him. I don't consider this (or Carter's) other books a rip-off. He seems to have an honest love with these types of stories and it shows in his writings. Beautiful cover by Don Maitz. #nemesisofevil #lincarter #donmaitz #princezarkon #omegacrew #lucifer #blueoystercult #pulpadventurer #pulpadventure #pulpfantasy #70sfantasy #70sscifibooks #70sfantasyart #70srock #swordandscience #swordandsorcery #wizardsandwarriors #mightandmagic #powersandperils #superhero #evilcults #twofistedtales
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6 days ago
"Alien". The movie novel (1979). They had this great idea back then to take over a thousand pictures from the movie, arranged in order with minor narrative to re-tell the story. I believe I bought this in 1982, used, for $2.99. #alienmovie #alien #ridleyscott #danobannon #nostromo #ripley #jonesy #lv426 #1979 #70sscifimovies #70sprogrock #spaceadventurers #spacemusic #withinwalkingdistance
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9 days ago
"City Under The Sea" (1957) by Kenneth Bulmer. This Avon printing, 1980. A Space adventurer based on the Moon, returns to Earth to settle affairs at an underwater hotel. He gets kidnapped by a company doing underwater farming and turned into a slave. They operate on him to make him amphibious, so as he'll never walk on the moon again. He plans an escape, rescues his friend and girlfriend, stops the Evil corporation, frees the other slaves and stops an interplanetary war with Earth and aliens who are also living under the sea. I had some fun with this book. Bulmer is a solid writer, if not the best of his time. Excellent cover by Clyde Caldwell. So much so, that I've been using it as my avatar for about a year. Nice to finally read this book and remove it from my TBR shelf. #cityunderthesea #kennethbulmer #clydecaldwell #50sscifi #80sscifi #80sscifiart #Hawkwind #dyingseas #sharkriding #underwaterfarming #swordandscience #mightandmagic #powersandperils #wizardsandwarriors #usedbooksmell #usedbooks #usedscifibooks #usedbookstore
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11 days ago
"Hawk & Fisher" book series by Simon R. Green. These are the first 4 out of 6 books. Written in 1990 & 1991. All have beautiful covers by Royo. I loved these books so much that I regret selling them when I was younger. I've spent the last few years combing through all the used bookstores to find them again. They are episodic adventures of two honest guardsmen in a disreputable fantasy city, Haven. Great concept for a series! Vampires, werewolves, cults, wizards, and politics (the worst!) #hawkandfisher #simonrgreen #royo #royoart #luisroyoart #luisroyo #90sfantasyart #90sfantasy #90sfantasybooks #usedbooksmell #usedbooks #usedbookstore #swordandsorcery #wizardsandwarriors #mightandmagic #powersandperils #mazesandmonsters #dungeonsanddragons #bloodontheblade #swordandaxe #guywitheyepatch #grizzledwarrior #swordswoman
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14 days ago
"Tower of Silence" (2013) by Resonaut. A wonderful stoner/doom metal ep. Played on 45rpm. With one song per side. A concept album based on the ancient Buddhist burial practice of leaving a dead body to be eaten by vultures. Thus fulfilling the circle of life. I couldn't find them on Instagram Playlist, so I recorded a sample of my favorite segue. Halfway through "Tower of Silence", it goes into an instrumental outré. Good stuff ⚔️. #resonaut #towerofsilence #doommetal #stonermetal #buddism #vultures #burialpractices #skyburial #heavymetalvinyl #heavymetal #mightandmagic #swordandsorcery #wizardsandwarriors #powersandperils #vultures #zoroastrianism #zoroaster
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"Ironbrand" (1980) "Graymantle" (1981) "Kingsbane" (1982) By John Morressy. A trio of heroic fantasy stories spanning hundreds of years and written out of sequence. It starts in the middle with "Ironbrand", then a prequel with "Graymantle" and the final conclusion with "Kingsbane". It's a story about a cabal of wizards trying to bring forth "The Cairnlord" with a powerful artifact. A young hero, Ambescand, opposes them. Forging magic swords with his own blood, to be passed down to his descendants over the decades. Each novel is self-contained and could be read in any order as reference to previous stories is through Myth and Legends. I also love how the cover art for each book depicts a key scene from their respective story. #ironbrand #graymantle #kingsbane #johnmorressy #heroicfantasy #80sfantasybooks #80sfantasyart #80sbarbarians #usedbooksmell #usedbooks #usedbookstore #swordandsorcery #mightandmagic #wizardsandwarriors #powersandperils #tunnelsandtrolls #dungeonsanddragons #magicswords
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20 days ago
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" (2023). Manga adaptation by Gou Tanabe of the H.P. Lovecraft story (1936). There have been many interpretations of Lovecraft's stories over the last century, but it's these recent manga novels by Gou Tanabe that I love the best! He also has made "At The Mountains of Madness" and "The Hound & Other Stories" (which I posted two years ago). All his work is of excellent quality. Detailed and elegant artwork and a slavishly loyal love of the narrative. I've never seen anyone else bring such an exact visual of Lovecraft's writing. It matches everything I've read. Even though I bought this book today, I won't read it until Halloween. Until then, it'll stay on my TBR shelf, where I shall occasionally look upon it with wonder...and fear. #theshadowoverinnsmouth #hplovecraft #goutanabe #manga #horrormanga #halloweenstories #booksofwonder #booksoffear #wizardsandwarriors #mightandmagic #powersandperils #deepones #cthulhu #cosmichorror #iaiacthulhufhtagn
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22 days ago
"Hunted" (1984) by Blade Runner. I'm having a Heavy Metal Monday Morning with this NWOBHM obscure band. I bought this vinyl a few years ago for about $7-8 and it's gotten high rotation on my turntable. I don't know why, no big songs, but the whole album has a nice 80s vibe. Great cover art reminds me of old Heavy Metal magazines. #nwobhm #nwobhmcollector #bladerunner #bladerunnerhunted #80svinyl #80sheavymetal #80sscifiart #usedvinylrecords #swordandscience #killerrobots #heavymetalvinyl ##heavymetalmusic #heavymetalmagazine
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24 days ago
"The High Road" (1983) by Roxy Music. One of my all-time favorite live vinyl by an all-time favorite band. Four songs. Two per side. Excellent quality. I didn't get into Roxy Music until "Avalon" but once so, I quickly cycled back into their previous catalog. Such a great band! I never just listen to a song. I set aside an evening (and a bottle of wine) to listen to several albums. This is not my first post for Roxy Music, nor will it be my last. #roxymusic #brianferry #philmanzanera801 #roxymusicthehighroad #70sprogrock #80sprog #roxymusicavalon #80slivevinyl #livemusic #livevinyl #vinylcollection #avalon #glamrock #progrock #70sglamrock #80sglamrock
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28 days ago
"The Books of Wandor" by Roland Green. Wandor's Ride (1973) Wandor's Journey (1975) Wandor's Voyage (1979) Wandor's Flight (1981) This was a good series. Typical for 70s heroic fantasy adventure with lots of prophecies, magic weapons, monsters and maidens. This would've been a great series of barbarian movies of the 80s! #wandor #rolandgreen #wandorsflight #wandorsvoyage #wandorsride #wandorsjourney #70sswordandsorcery #70sbarbarians #70sfantasy #70sfantasyart #80sswordandsorcery #80sbarbarians #80sfantasyart #80sbarbarianmovies #80sfantasybooks #swordandsorcery #mightandmagic #wizardsandwarriors #powersandperils
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1 month ago