User:BLongley

The "B" is for "Bill". Not to be confused with Bluesman, also a Bill.

Below this point, it's notes for me. Which I seem to review every year or so....

Things to do after the move

Check the Piers Anthony as I unpack. (Adams, Aldiss and Anderson thoroughly checked now.) Also do Asimov, Asprin, Ballard, Barker, Baxter.

Price Cribsheet

Generated from ISFDB verified pubs when there's enough data above a certain threshold: if you want better data, verify some earlier or later books! BLongley 15:50, 19 Feb 2008 (CST)

US paperbacks for a given year:
1971 1.25
1972 1.25
1973 1.25 1.50
1974 1.25 1.50
1975 1.25 1.50 1.75 1.95
1976 1.50 1.25 1.75 1.95
1977 1.50 1.95 1.75
1978 1.95 1.75 1.50
1979 1.95 2.25 1.75
1980 2.25 1.95 2.50
1981 2.50 2.25 2.75 2.95
1982 2.25 2.95 2.50 2.75
1983 2.95 2.50 2.75
1984 2.95 2.50 2.75
1985 2.95 3.50 2.75 3.95
1986 2.95 3.50 3.95 5.99
1987 3.50 2.95 3.95 6.99 4.5
1988 3.50 3.95 2.95
1989 3.95 4.95 4.50 3.5 5.95
1990 3.95 4.95 4.50 3.5
1991 4.95 4.99 4.50 3.95 5.99
1992 5.99 4.99 4.50 3.99
1993 4.99 5.99
1994 5.99 4.99
1995 5.99 5.50 4.99
1996 5.99
1997 5.99
1998 5.99 6.99 6.50
1999 6.99
2000 6.99 6.95
2001 6.99 7.99
2002 6.99 7.99
2003 6.99 7.99
2004 7.99 6.99
2005 7.99 6.99
2006 7.99 6.99
2007 7.99 6.99

UK Prices for Given Year:
1977 1.25
1978 1.25
1979 1.25 1.00
1980 1.25 1.10 1.00 1.75 1.50
1981 1.25 1.50
1982 1.25 1.50
1983 1.50 1.95
1984 1.50 1.95 1.75 1.35
1985 1.95 1.50 2.50
1986 2.50 2.95 1.95 1.60
1987 2.50 2.95 1.95 3.50
1988 3.50 2.95 2.99 3.99 1.99 2.50
1989 3.50 2.99 3.99 1.99
1990 3.99 3.50 4.99 2.99 2.50
1991 3.99 4.50 3.50 4.99
1992 4.99 3.99
1993 4.99 3.99 5.99 4.50
1994 4.99 5.99
1995 4.99 5.99
1996 4.99 5.99
1997 5.99 6.99 4.99
1998 5.99 6.99
1999 5.99
2000 6.99 5.99
2001 6.99 5.99
2002 6.99
2003 6.99
2004 6.99
2005 6.99
2006 6.99
2004 7.99
2005 7.99
2006 6.99 7.99
2007 7.99

Recent Acquisitions

The Brian Stableford collection is going to take some time to go through. If you see anything especially of interest here, let me know. I'm just going to record what there is for now, and what my future intentions for it are. BLongley 14:06, 14 Jul 2007 (CDT)

Just to make it clear: Knud Lam has expressed an interest in preserving the ENTIRE physical collection, I think: I have no Danish language skills and it seems my English isn't that clear to Danes either, as I have had to apologize several times over about my perceived intentions. I'm currently keeping these items and the other boxes/bags stored, and many items are of ISFDB interest. If anyone is interested in entering the ISFDB-relevant data, then I'm happy to let you borrow the items, on the understanding that Knud wants the physical copies eventually. Knud seems happy to allow researchers access to the physical editions, but he has a ten-year backlog of work already and I don't want to put the burden of data-entry on him alone! BLongley 16:42, 18 Jul 2007 (CDT)

Looking for good home.
The Wellsian - The Journal of the the H. G. Wells Society. Essay Contents listed here already, has reviews as well. Issues 4, 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26.
The H. G. Wells Newsletter. Summer 1986, Autumn 1995, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002.
Science Fiction Research Association Newsletter. 98-125, 127-128, 130-131, 145, Annual Directory 1983, 1984.
Friends of Foundation newsletter: 2,3,4,5, 10, 18, 20.
The Ghost Story Society newsletter: 9 -13
Inception (Storm Constantine Information Service) 6,7,8,10
An Occasional Axolotl (ditto): 5,6
Zene: 15-18,20-24
Scavenger's Scrapbook: Dec 97, Jan 99, Jun 99, Jan 2000, June 2000
Light's List 1996, 2003, 2005
Braquemard 1,8
Buzzwords 11,12
Australian SF News 21,22, 24
Fantasy Newsletter 28-38
Horror 1,2,3/4,5
Tangent 18,19
The Scream Factory 11,12 Equinox 3 Quantum 41, 42

Nongenre Goth zines (maybe some relevant Vampire stuff?) to go, between one and half-a-dozen of each title
Asylum 1,2
The Penny Dreadfull 1,2,3, 6, 8
Decrepit 1,2
The Naked Truth 3, 7-10
Bats and Red Velvet 9,10, 18,19,20
Screem in the Dark 8-10
For the Blood is the Life: Autumn 89, Spring/Summer 1994, 12, 22,23 Specials 2, 3
The Velvet Vampyre 21, 23,24,25, 27,28,29,30
Re Vamped
Udolphu Mar/Jun/Sep/Win 94, Spr/Sum/Aut/Win 95, Spr/Sum/Aut/Win 96, Spr/Sum/Aut/Win 97
Crimson 22-26
Bloodstone 2-5
The Gothic Grimoire (German) (1-3)



To read:
Counterclock: 4,5,6,7
The Patchin Review: 3,6.
The Alien Critic: 6,11,13
World SF directories and Newsletters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10-17,22.
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts newsletter: Sum 88, Fall 88, Win 89, Fall 90, Sum 91, Fall 91, Win 91, Sum 92, Fall Win 92-93.
Focus: an S.F. Writers magazine. 5-10.
Out of the Woodwork: 1
Black Hole (Leeds University zine)
Australian Science Fiction Review: May, Sep 1986.

To research: British Fantasy Society Bulletins/newsletters: LOTS!
SFWA Bulletin: 41,42, 44-46, 54-78
SFWA Forum: 44-47, 49-74,76, 81-87, 100-106,108-113, 116-120, 122
SFWA Bylaws
SFWA Directory, 80, 82,83, 87
Science Fiction Review: 28, 32-36, 38-55, 78-83, 85-87, 89,90, 92, 96, 97, 99, 101 and 1984 Index to the reviews of 64-74.

Stuff I can't even read beyond the title:
Solar X , Aorta, Proxima, Styx, Phenix, Mandlad Alfa.

BSFA Stuff already claimed but temporarily with me:
Matrix (Lots)
Vector (Lots)
Paperback Inferno (Lots)
Paperback Parlour (Lots)
Focus (dozens)
BSFA Newsletter (dozens)