Daedalus Books

Here are most of the mostly book items that have come in from Daedalus (over the past few weeks -- finally getting them out from underfoot):

• Calasso, Roberto K., Knopf, 2nd(12/05), (reminds us now of the indispensable existence of Kafka, reporter of the numinous experience; fourth part in a work in progress), as new but with some sort of burn mark at fold of endpapers (not affecting pages or outside appearance of books) in dj 5.00
• Cunningham, Michael SPECIMEN DAYS, FSG '05, 1st edn, (evokes a New York 150 years into the future, when the city is all but overwhelmed by refugees from the first inhabited planet to be contacted by the people of Earth; genre-bending, haunting, and transformative ode to life in our greatest city, and a meditation on the direction and meaning of America's destiny), as new in dj 5.00
• Dorsey, Candas Jane A PARADIGM OF EARTH, Tor, 1st trade pb edn, 11/02, (literary SF parable about a woman and her offbeat household), as new 1.50
• Gorman, Ed DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEAD and Other Tales packaged with GENERAL MURDERS by Loren D. Estleman, Request Audio ('06), (unabridged stories; more than 6 hours of listening), CDs, as new (shrinkwrapped) 8.00
• Irvine, Alexander C. A SCATTERING OF JADES, Book Club, nd, (facsimile of Tor edition; one wild ride), as new in dj 2.00
• Lethem, Jonathan AMNESIA MOON, Faber and Faber '02, 1st UK, (road trip through a post-apocalyptic USA), as new 4.00
• Malanga, Gerard NO RESPECT: New & Selected Poems 1964-2000, Black Sparrow '01, (This monumental retrospective volume includes all the major highlights of author's previously published work, plus many new or rediscovered poems appearing here in book form for the first time; Malanga was an Andy Warhol associate), as new 4.00
• Morrell, David TALES FROM NIGHTSCAPE (Front Man, Nothing Will Hurt You, & Resurrection) packaged with FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN and Other Stories by Sharyn McCrumb, Request Audio ('06), (unabridged stories; TT: 5 hrs 58 min), CDs, as new (shrinkwrapped) 5.00
• Pratt, Fletcher THE WELL OF THE UNICORN, Gollancz '01, (Fantasy Masterwork #23; a determined and conscientious attempt to bring a new gravitas to sword and sorcery), as new 4.00
• Rudnicki, Stefan (ed) IMAGININGS: An Anthology of Visionary Literature, Volume One, Frog '04, 1st, (After the Myths Went Home; navigates a long literary history of high imagination), Harlan Ellison intro), as new 4.00
• Shiner, Lewis MISSING PERSONS: Three Tales of Extreme Suspense packaged with NOT SAFE AFTER DARK and Other Stories by Peter Robinson, Request Audio ('06), (unabridged stories; 5 hr, 32 min), CDs, as new (shrinkwrapped) 8.00

---Additionally there are a whole slew of terrific Proper Box 4-CD sets here at incredibly low prices (mostly $17.50). For more info or a list see elsewhere in this blog, or email me.