The out of print Fritz Leiber
Attention publishers: If you’re going to print Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, either bite the bullet and publish the stories in a giant honking omnibus edition or publish all of the collections back to back to back.
It seems like every time someone gets around to republishing these amazing stories, they run out of money halfway through, meaning used book stores are clogged with versions of the first few books, but you can’t find the final stories for love or money.
And, of course, the fact that you can find so many copies of the first books means that reprints of them don’t sell, meaning that money isn’t forthcoming for the later editions … it’s a vicious circle of suckitude.
This is just a grim sight to see when looking for Leiber books, in the naive hope of finding the later books for sale.
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Hey, your name means “boyfriend” in some really wussy American dialects. I am pretty sure that means you are gay.
Send me an email so I can scold you and disabuse you of the strange notion that WoW is any good.
-Denny Crane
Comment by Dmitry the Wizzy — August 25, 2005 @ 7:53
Well, you know I’d be happy to get ’em and ship ’em to you 🙂
-‘Herb’
Comment by Tony McMahon — September 8, 2005 @ 7:04
Well, the exchange rate is the killer. But should the pound and dollar switch places, I’ll definitely let you know.
Comment by Beau — September 8, 2005 @ 15:51