Hagerstown Book Run

 


 

Last Saturday (24 Sep 2022) dawned promising a beautiful, cool early autumn day. Time for another book run up to Hagerstown MD!

The Sci-Fi and Fantasy haul, all from Wonder Books:

  -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress -- Robert Heinlein -- 1966
  -- When Night Falls -- C. S. Friedmann -- 1993
  -- Eternity Road -- Jack McDevitt -- 1997
  -- Emerald Sea -- John Ringo -- 2004
 
The Heinlein will be a re-read. Last time about 50 years ago, whilst in High School ... one of the options on the school's summer reading list, believe it or not.

I've been looking for a one-volume mass-market PB of Cherryh's "Cyteen." Was it ever published? I've seen the three volume mass-market PBs, and the one volume trade paperback.

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