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Great Science Fiction that is Out of Print?

Posted by Cliff on from the seeking-the-lost-words dept.

book_reader asks: "I recently came across a set of (the alas) out of print The Phoenix Legacy by M. K. Wren. This is/was an amazingly good classic space opera trilogy. So it got me thinking...what other great sci-fi books have vanished into the ether that I don't know about?"

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  1. Goodness gracious- Used Bookstores! by SN74S181 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's disappointing that anybody treats the Science Fiction genre as something that goes 'out of print.' That implies shopping only at new bookstores, and that is a serious error. Much of the great SF writing out there is only obtainable through used bookstores. This seems to have almost always been the case with authors like Harlan Ellison. Some of the better SF bookstores (i.e. Dreamhaven in Minneapolis) mix out-of-print classics in with the new books on the shelf because of this. It's disappointing to think that there are SF readers out there with a 'new book only' mentality.

  2. Jack of Shadows by Ashurbanipal · · Score: 3, Insightful

    and Creatures of Light and Darkness, both by Zelazny and both blurring the boundaries of fantasy and SF.