New Friends in the House:
I mentioned the wonderful Mystery Cove Book Shop that we found on our Maine trip. Let me tell you what I picked up there. I
would have bought a lot more if we’d not had luggage constraints. But they do
have a webpage so I will probably order more through that.
First up, I got The
Rat Bastards #4: Meat Grinder-Hill. They didn’t have #1 or I’d have gotten
that one. This series was published by Jove Books in the 1980s and there were
sixteen total books. They were written under the name John Mackie, whose real
name is Len Levinson. Levinson talks about these books on his blog, and the whole series has been rereleased as ebooks. I’d heard about this series
for a long time but had never actually seen a print copy. I was glad to pick
this one up and look forward to reading it.
Second, I got Renegade
#14: Harvest of Death. The blurb on the front reads, “Captain Gringo cuts a
hot path of love and fury through a jungle in hell!” How could I resist? This was a series of
western novels written by Lou Cameron under the name Ramsay Thorne. There
appear to be 36 volumes in the series. Again, I’d heard of this series for
years but never seen a print copy of one. They only had #14 so that’s the one I
got. I’ve read quite a lot of Cameron under his own name.
Fourth, I got Phantom
Regiments, a collection of ghost war stories. The stories were selected by
Robert Adams and there’s a great cover by Ken Kelley. Baen did quite a few of
this kind of collection and I’ve generally enjoyed them. I see this one has
quite a few negative reviews so I’ll have to see what my take is on it.
I do love talkin' 'bout books!
22 comments:
At least two weren't in the middle of a series.
Good luck with your first day back tomorrow.
ABE says Gunther Lutz is a pseudonym of Charles Whiting, who also wrote as "Leo Kessler." Wikipedia has an entry on Whiting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Whiting
I have that Adams anthology.
Interesting series you've highlighted. Gunther Lutz sounds a bit like Sven Hassel's Legion of the Damned. (mentioned by Tim Willocks, author of The Religion, so I really want to read at least one in the series.)
Charles, I'm sure I'd enjoy reading all these novels if I could. The Gunther Lutz book particularly looks good to read right away.
only one i have read is renegade...and it may not be that one...my father in law loves westerns and passes them on to me...he has been reading them since he was a kid so quite a few are old series....
and best wishes heading back...it takes a bit to get your sea legs back...ha...
I love that you bought those books. Friends that have no book tastes in common but the fact we love books.
You should do a pod cast!
ALOHA from Honolulu
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I've read quite a bit by Adams. Met him once at a con, but not familiar with that one at all.
Hope you enjoy the new finds.
Alex, yeah, I like to start with one when possible but lots of times that is hard to find.
Victorian, ahh, I know Whiting. Have read some of his stuff.
Paul, this might not be the one in the series to read. Pretty weak so far.
Prashant, that's why it was the first I started.
Brian, I have heard of that series a long time but this was the first ones I saw in a bookstore.
Patti, I think there are a few we like in common. :)
Cloudia, ah, if I had the time.
Randy, I've read all of Adams that were written by him, I think, and have several anthologies he edited. NEver had seen this one before though.
Rachel, oh I will. Even if I don't like 'em I'll have fun talking about 'em.
Bookstores like that are such a treasure. These covers alone are awesome, too!
So the man goes on vacation to Maine and what does he bring back? Sea shells? Ceder doodads? Tourist trap whale memorabilia? War stories. Dude you need a chaperone when on vacation.
Riot Kitty, yes, love these covers.
Mark, I did bring back some seashells. They weren't as pretty as these books, though. :)
Oh, the heady days of the '70s and '80s, when series upon series of short novels filled with action and adventure weighted the shelves of every little book store. And always for less than a few dollars.
Sigh.
Interesting selection. I know you'll have fun reading them.
You'll have combat fatigue when you finish these.
The words BACK TO SCHOOL still shoots sharp fear down my spine.
Ty, yeah I would have loved to be writing then.
Bernard, as always.
Oscar, possibly!
David, as well they should.
Enjoy being back in school! At least you have some books that will divert your attention from work.
Robert E. Howard lives on, I guess, because although he didn't write about war, he wrote some stuff that is surely just as weird.
Sage, indeed true.
Robert E. Howard, wrote a great variety of things, westerns, horror, fantasy, hard boiled. A very versatile writer, I think.
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