That Conan book looks swag haha. Also Dan Jones is pretty good, hope you like it

Excellent haul: Harlan Ellison (I believe John Milton/Talking Stories was an acquaintance of Ellison while lived, wild guy both in his writing and life!), Dan Jones, new Conan! Actually just mentioned “Stand on Zanzibar” with Mr. Milton: It is not the easiest read, Brunner uses at least four different writing styles (one of which is just fragments of news bulletins and commercials to “set the mood” of the setting, in my opinion that is almost quite prophetic of how many “consume” the 24 hour news cycle and social media: Tiktok bits!), but it is a fascinating book in both what it nails and what misses (or yet to happen?)! Currently reading Bakker’s “Prince of Nothing” trilogy, grim and challenging indeed! Cheers! 😃

I enjoyed Dan dare, Fleetway annuals etc .Thanks for this❤

Harlan Ellison’s greatest hits has such a fun cover. Great finds on all the Alien books! 👽 Haha, we really need a Richard Laymon reading vlog from you. I’ve read my fair share of his books and they’re definitely trashy, cheesy and fun. Well… mostly 😂 great haul!

Ew... You *like* French flaps? I can't stand them.

There are so many authors here I haven’t read from. I also read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea when I was younger, but don’t remember any of it. Some of the older sci fi covers are amazing.

Congratulations on 600, Big Al! 🥳 I have not yet read any “Witcher”, but I have the Short Story Collections “The Last Wish” & “Sword of Destiny”, which I thought would make a great read later this Autumn/Winter! Cheers! 😃

Congratulations on 600!!! 🎉I’m glad to hear you enjoyed this one. I will read them one day. I love great banter.

Congratulations on 600 subscribers!🎉

Cool list and thanks for doing it. Apparently I completely missed seeing this trend when it was around so now I can look for it haha.

Great list! Except Ulysses….you are on your own with that one! 😅

I admire your devotion to huge, chunky classics. Personally, I had my fill at university and now I read for pleasure. War and Peace is on my radar though. 😁 To be fair, I do like me some Shakespeare! 📚📚📚

I have a stack of white whales. Some classics, some contemporary, all chunkers.

Great Review! I read this for the first time earlier this year and absolutely loved it!

High on my want-to- read list are Ben Bova (i have only read his short stories), Peter F. Hamilton, Larry Niven, and Phillip K. Dick. I also want revisit Phillip Jose Farmer. I started his Riverworld series long ago. I want to start it again with the aim of finishing it.

I started reading Science Fiction in 4th grade. My mother sent me to a Catholic school where the silly nuns NEVER taught science. I ended up learning science because of science fiction. I decided to go to college for engineering in 7th grade the year I read: *A Fall of Moondust* by Arthur C Clarke He used Plato's Allegory of the Cave to explain the perception of reality via infrared. I mostly deal with e-books but I use an app on my phone, AIReader, to do text to speech. So I can drive and read at the same time.

Most of Conan is free on the Internet in the US or Australia. Last time I checked Australia had some works that were not available in the US. I prefer reading in the characters life order rather than published order. *The Frost Giant's Daughter* and *The Elephant Tower* should be early reads.

Are we living in a sci-fi world with smartphones everywhere? Instead of reading SF for the sake of sci-fi how about SF for what is happening now and the near future? *Daemon & Freedom* by Daniel Suarez I read *Ringworld* and *Tau Zero* in 1970 while using punch cards to program a 370 in FORTRAN. You can live the science fiction now. Everybody expected Moon colonies instead we have economists who cannot figure out Planned Obsolescence. *The Space Merchants* by Frederick Pohl *The Door into Summer* by Robert Heinlein Read that in grammar school.

Watching your Book Review videos is always a treat. You are very nice.

Love that you have those original black spine SF Masterworks, so much nicer than the yellow ones. Also the Bruce Pennington Cover on A Princess of Mars you're making me jealous. Some real big hitters on that list. You've given me an idea though ........ hmm

Ooh I read AE van Vogt’s Slan this week for Rocket Summer. Loved it. Must get around to Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Chrysalids is my favourite Wyndham novel. Also read Brave New World this year. Fahrenheit 451 is on my list too as is A Clockwork Orange. Great video. Gave me lots of ideas 😊

Man, I just want to GET THROUGH ONE adult sci-fi book. I just haven't taken to them, and I want to so badly!

Hi Al - loved this as you can probably imagine! - lots of stuff there that I've talked about - including Harrison, Ellison, Wyndham, Haldeman, Bester, Le Guin and Finney! - then you talk about Ray Bradbury!!!! :D Love it! Can't wait for you to read these books.

Great video mate! I need to read more Jules Verne and Edgar Rice Burroughs. The cover for The Body Snatchers is very cool. Hyperion is another book I need to read, I love his horror novels. Dandelion Wine is a beautiful book. Happy Reading! 😀

I’ve read just a few of these of authors myself. I’d like to get to all these too! So many books and so little time. Good luck getting through these.

Great TBR! I look forward to seeing what you think.

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Look at those big books! Best Served Cold has been on my list for ages. I know what you mean about the hit or miss holiday reading. I always think I’m going to get so much reading done, but I end up being so busy that I actually read less than I do during a normal work week, haha. Hope you enjoy those ones and you’re able to squeeze in lots of reading time 😊

I read this recently also and really liked it. Great review!

I'm sold 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Great review Al. Sounds like an interesting story - even though it's bleak. I may have to pick it up after I've gotten over 1984 (wow, talk about bleak!).

I'll watch this once we've had our talk 😁 wouldn't want to spoil anything you want to say

Hey Mate, great review. Your England are awesome and rebuilding! Almost huge upset. 👍

Hello! I'm a dedicated follower of your KZfaq channel and I find your videos very insightful. They've been a great learning resource for me. However, I've noticed a few areas where there could be improvements in your recent videos. Keep up the good work.

I was inspired by Kat’s mad libs! I picked this book for John@Talking Story’s Patreon read and it won!! A First Law Mad Lib: A fribble at Friendly’s is Best Served Cold, Moreveer, so is a glass of Murcatto and a slice of tomato and Monzarella cheese. If you really want the Shivers, Caul on the Bone Thief but before you go, stop by Cosca and pick him up something Practical, then he will surely make your Day!!

I plan to start Fool’s Errand soon too , I just finished Liveship recently. I had to drop everything for Daughter’s War then finish up the the Last War and catch up with the Bound & the Broken before more Hobb.

Al please do not wait years to read the Bloodsworn, they are so good. I listened to Shadow of the Gods & Hunger of the God straight through, including most of the nights!

Hello! I'm a dedicated follower of your KZfaq channel and I find your videos very insightful. They've been a great learning resource for me. However, I've noticed a few areas where there could be improvements in your recent videos. Keep up the good work

Just started Stephen King's 11/22/63 which is just over 800 pages. Hope to finish it in July but I tend to read more than one book at a time so we will see.😊

New to your channel. Loving your tbr. Looking forward to seeing what you think of them 😊

Your organisation scares me 😅 I am considering a tentaive TBR 😜

I remember reading Heart of Darkness in high school but don't remember much about it so I'm hoping to re read it someday. A long book I'll try to read this summer is The Count of Monte Cristo.

Excellent tbr Mate! I actually really enjoyed Heart Of Darkness as a student. You and your massive fantasy books! 😂 Actually I am thinking about reading some fantasy myself so should rather be quiet! 🤣 Good luck vs All Blacks mate, personally I think you could surprise them.

I’ll be curious to hear your thoughts on Heart of Darkness. I liked it when I read it a few years ago. I love Best Served Cold! One of my favorite characters is in that one. I hope you love it!

«Heart of Darkness» is a heartbreaking classic, with themes that (unfortunatly) still resonates today... And «Best Served Cold» is my next Abercrombie read, so looking forward to hear your thoughts! In July I plan to read: «The Stone of Farewell» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy) «Tiamat's Wrath» (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Space opera) «The Warrior Prophet» (The Prince of Nothing #2) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy) On my July MBR/August TBR is: «The Green Tower part 1» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy)

Why does that You Like It Darker design work so well haha. Nice vid and answers Al. I'm starting my first Cromwell book this month so that'll be interesting I think.

Nudity in your videos 🤣 You could start some weird Booktube trend of Naked books. Really Interesting answers there.

I'm with you for Hounds of the Baskerville. That's the one people always bring up for greatest mystery novel. In an episode of Longmire (adaptation of a series), Longmire gives a copy to his deputy, because you can learn a lot about detective work 😊

"Thanks for tagging me," he said as he wet the top of his pencil on his tongue and started to take notes. By the way, Raymond Chandler is awesome.

Great tag mate! I have heard awesome things about Lonesome Dove, sounds fantastic even as a horror reader. The Eyes Of The Dragon is a seriously underrated novel, I loved it! I really enjoyed Shogun the book, not sure if I will be watching anything on tv. Let me know if you ever want to do a deep dive into Stephen King, or if you just want to have another live chat. Would love to hear your thoughts on Skullface Boy, fast becoming one of my favorite authors.