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Final book rehoming - fifty cents, again

Friday, November 2nd, 2007 05:29 pm
And by final I mean "the last attempt to move books of 2007"; I figure in a few weeks I'll toss the three-foot stack out the door and call it good. Again, all fiction, novels, and paperbacks unless otherwise specified.

The Wyrm, by Stephen Laws. Why it's a bad idea to dig up three-hundred-year old gallows in the crossroads of a village in the name of urban renewal, and what might be underneath them.
Mr. X, by Peter Straub. About a man who, when his mother is dying, begins to dig in to his family's history. Quiet surreal horror ensues, being that it's Peter Straub. (The author, not the man.) Library discard.
The Medusa and the Shield, edited by David G. Hartwell. A collection of horror stories where human psychology is essential to the story. The second section of the three-part anthology The Dark Descent, published standalone. Paperback-sized hardcover, library discard.
Midnight Graffitti. Short story horror anthology, with King, Ellison, Gaiman, Schow, Lansdale, Collins, Ellison, Simmons... One of those I'm getting rid of only because I already have another copy.
Dark Seductions, edited by Alice Alfonsi and John Scognamiglio. Yet another sex-and-horror anthology.
Journeys to the Twilight Zone, edited by Carol Serling. Sixteen short stories, some of weird events, some of weird settings.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories to be Read with the Door Locked. Hardcover suspense anthology. I think Toby got to this one--the bottom right corner of the front cover is badly chewed at, and the dustjacket is ripped, so it's going free; I'd just like it to go to someone who won't toss it. Library discard.
Cold Blood V, edited by Peter Sellers and John North. Anthology of mystery and suspense by Canadian writers. Skinny trade paperback, library stickers and stamps.
The Best of Cold Blood V, a ten-year anniversary collection from the above-mentioned anthology series. Another skinny trade paperback from the library discards.

Again, all in decent shape except the Alfred Hitchcock, which still has all the pages and just doesn't look pretty anymore.
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Rehoming books - mostly fifty cents apiece.

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 11:43 pm
The excavation of the bookshelf continues. As before, the desire for laundry change is a significant motivator--individuals who cleverly pay in dimes or nickels will get looked at all funny. As before, they're all fiction, novels, and paperbacks unless otherwise specified--e-mail me if you're interested.

The Death of the Necromancer, Martha Wells. Gas-lights, jewel thieves, vengeful plots, and necromancy. That one's going for $0.75.
Bereavement, Richard Lortz. “Mother who lost son seeks son who has lost mother.” Supernatural melodrama/thriller, I guess. One of White Wolf's Borealis books, if it helps describe the tone.
Singer from the Sea, Sheri S. Tepper.
Murder and Obsession. Short story anthology.
Gil's All Fright Diner, A. Lee Martinez. Horror/humour about the end of the world. And a diner. $0.75.
Danse Macabre, Stephen King. Non-fiction book on horror. Going free; I just picked up a replacement copy.
More Phobias. Anthology.
Science Fiction: The Best of 2001. Again, anthology. (Spot which section I was clearing?)
The Dark Descent. Trade paperback anthology, trying to showcase what horror is and has become (over a thousand pages, so at least has the room to do a decent job). Great book, I just have two copies. $0.75.
The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells. Again, two copies.
The Moth Diaries, Rachel Klein. Trade paperback. Kind of dreamily written story about a vampire in a girls' boarding school (maybe).
The Chameleon Corps & Other Shape Changers, Ron Goulart. Short story collection of sci-fi.
Fantasy: The Best of 2002. Anthology.
Looking Glass, A. J. Matthews. Family's new house haunted by a ghost that the mother sees in reflections. Oddly fond of this one, but really must clear space. $0.75.
Alfred Hitchcock: The Best of Mystery. Hardcover anthology of short stories from the Mystery Magazine. $0.75.

Again, all in decent shape--Dark Descent is a little scuffed, and the spine on Danse Macabre is cracked white on the outside but solid (although the book will open at pages 162-163 if you give it a chance).
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Rehoming books - fifty cents apiece.

Friday, August 17th, 2007 07:58 pm
I am seized, of late, with a desire to pare down my bookshelf some. Also to acquire laundry change. If you're interested in any of these, *e-mail* me; they're all fiction, novels, and paperbacks unless otherwise specified.

The White Crow, Cynthia Peale. Murder mystery with séance, set in Victorian Boston.
House of Blood, Bryan Smith. Uhm. This one's going free. It didn't particularly move me.
The Ivory and the Horn, Charles de Lint. Short story collection.
Moonlight and Vines, Charles de Lint. Short story collection.
The Best of Keith Laumer. Short story collection.
Cabal, Clive Barker. One of those cases where I ended up with two copies.
ThiGMOO, Eugene Byrne. Short for This Great Movement of Ours. AI personalities created to represent various periods of history in the Museum of the Mind escape into the world-wide computer network.
Memory & Dream, Charles de Lint. One of the Newford novels, paintings coming to life, magic and artists.
Someplace to be Flying, Charles de Lint. Newford again; the animal people, thought I don't recall much of it except the crow girls.
Steel Rose, Kara Dalkey. Performance artist gets caught up becomes a pawn in faerie machinations. Managed to neatly avoid both the "Oh, everyone knows everything" and the "Man, I am artificially clueless" takes on the protagonist's interactions with the fae.
The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues, Harry Harrison.
The Collected Works of Max Haines, volume 4. Trade paperback, 641 pages of three-or-four page summaries of the cases of various murderers.
Canadian Crimes, Max Haines. More true-crime short summaries.
Encyclopaedia of Modern Murder. Single trade paperback, which should indicate that it's not exactly comprehensive.

All in decent shape--the Encyclopaedia has one of the inset photo-pages falling out, and The Ivory and the Horn has a small tear where the back cover meets the spine (less than 1/2" inch).
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