Posted by Michael Shulver on February 18, 1997 at 00:29:17:
In Reply to: Re: An English Vance Reader posted by Philip Bell on February 17, 1997 at 13:53:23:
Sorry to readers of this board (and both Andromedas) about the wrong Andromeda. I should have read the small print that said the site was Seattle USA and not Birmingham UK. When I was in Andromeda last Saturday (15 Feb) Roger Peyton said they had a website, so when I found Andromeda ... .
Re. Other goodies at Andromeda:
There were two limited edition copies of "Five Gold Bands". But I didn't like that story so they are still there as of 1530 Saturday.
There was one TOR "Nightlamp" and one TOR "Araminta Station".
I think there were a couple more of the Ellery Queen stories: "A Room to Die In" and "Madman Theory".
There were also the UK paperback editions that you'd expect in any UK Bookshop; The Throy books, Lyonesse books .. etc.
I think I saw some US paperbacks in the 2nd hand shelves; City of the Chasch (DAW?) was there certainly.
Re. the recommended author:
I write these board messages in my office first thing in the morning, so I don't have the book to hand. I'll check the author's name tonight and leave a message tomorrow.
Thanks for the Edmund Cooper tip. Now that you mention it "The Overman Culture" by Cooper does have some echoes of Vance; I'll check out his other books.
Mike