Backlist

pwalker8 · 05-30-2014, 07:10 AM

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this particular subject. If it isn't let me know.

I thought that I would start a thread that lists older backlist books as they become available as ebooks.

This week, I picked up two older fantasy/horror series, both complete series seem to be now available.

Mercedes Lackey's Diana Tregarde series and
Karl Edward Wagner's Kane series

I have both in paperback and have been keeping my eye out for both. I actually got a notice from authoralert on the Karl Edward Wagner books. I found out about the Mercedes Lackey books because one of the series was listed in my recommendations for you and when I clicked on it, I saw they were all now available.

The Kane series is a classic fantasy/horror series. Pretty dark, but old fashion sword and sorcery at it's finest. Kane is the classic 60's/70's anti-hero (yes, he's that Cain)

I really didn't expect the Diana Tregarde series to become available. Apparently, the series triggered some of SF&F' fandoms real nutcases to contact Ms Lackey and it really spooked her, so she abandoned the series and it sounded like she wanted the series just to disappear.

GeoffR · 05-31-2014, 01:16 AM

I'm interested in new backlist ebooks. Once I come across a couple of good books by an author, I want to read all their earlier work too.

There has been a bit more recent progress on C. J. Cherryh's backlist: DAW have released Downbelow Station, Precursor (Foreigner #4), and Chanur's Legacy (Chanur #5).

owly · 05-31-2014, 02:32 AM

Keep an eye on SF Gateway.

MickiTee · 05-31-2014, 04:07 PM

For crime/mystery lovers, Dell Shannon's Lieutenant Luis Mendoza series started to appear on 21 May and are available in Kindle and epub formats.

carpetmojo · 05-31-2014, 07:37 PM

I expect some readers might suggest some "authors" never wrote any books/works of literature ..............

pwalker8 · 06-01-2014, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpetmojo

I expect some readers might suggest some "authors" never wrote any books/works of literature ..............

Am I missing something? I'm not sure what you are replying to.

Xanthe · 06-01-2014, 11:02 AM

I remember searching out the Diana Tregarde series books via the used-book route so many years ago that I can't even remember what the particular stories were about. I'll have to check out the ebook versions, because only God knows in which storage box those books are in - lol.

BenG · 06-01-2014, 03:07 PM

I just noticed that The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols is available, in the U.S. at least. I've been waiting for this one. It's one of my favorite books.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...-beanfield-war

GeoffR · 09-11-2014, 01:06 AM

DAW have published the final missing ebook in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner series: Explorer. (The series is not yet complete, but all of the books written so far are now available as ebooks).

pwalker8 · 09-28-2014, 05:24 PM

Baen Books has "The Complete Compleat Enchanter" by Fletcher Pratt and De Camp in their Feb. bundle! Hot Dang! Just finished ordering the bundle. This is the complete Harold Shea adventures, all five stories. I've been looking for this book in ebook format since way back when I bought the ebook from Peanut Press for my Palm Pilot and then lost access to it when Peanut Press went belly up.

BenG · 09-28-2014, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwalker8

Baen Books has "The Complete Compleat Enchanter" by Fletcher Pratt and De Camp in their Feb. bundle! Hot Dang! Just finished ordering the bundle. This is the complete Harold Shea adventures, all five stories. I've been looking for this book in ebook format since way back when I bought the ebook from Peanut Press for my Palm Pilot and then lost access to it when Peanut Press went belly up.

They deserve an award for just having read The Faerie Queen, much less setting one of their stories in that world.

Geralt · 09-29-2014, 07:56 AM

I keep my eye on anything these guys do:
https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/n...rom-all/to-all

pwalker8 · 10-19-2014, 12:47 PM

I ran across the first two books of the David Sullivan series by Tom Deitz as ebooks on Amazon this morning. The first, Windmaster's Bane apparently appeared back on Jun 29th while the second Fireshaper's Doom came out on Sept. 15th. Hopefully, the remaining 7 books will make an appearance. The first book was first published back in 1986 and has been out of print for a while. Very glad to see this series become available in ebook. Given that Deitz died back in 2009, I had written this series off as orphaned.

Greg Anos · 10-19-2014, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwalker8

Baen Books has "The Complete Compleat Enchanter" by Fletcher Pratt and De Camp in their Feb. bundle! Hot Dang! Just finished ordering the bundle. This is the complete Harold Shea adventures, all five stories. I've been looking for this book in ebook format since way back when I bought the ebook from Peanut Press for my Palm Pilot and then lost access to it when Peanut Press went belly up.

Wiil it include "The Ballad of Eskimo Nell?"

JSWolf · 10-19-2014, 02:30 PM

And these backlist eBooks by Tom Deitz will be full of OCR errors because of the lazy people who scan/OCR and do not bother to check for OCR errors.

05-30-2014, 07:10 AM	#1
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Backlist I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this particular subject. If it isn't let me know. I thought that I would start a thread that lists older backlist books as they become available as ebooks. This week, I picked up two older fantasy/horror series, both complete series seem to be now available. Mercedes Lackey's Diana Tregarde series and Karl Edward Wagner's Kane series I have both in paperback and have been keeping my eye out for both. I actually got a notice from authoralert on the Karl Edward Wagner books. I found out about the Mercedes Lackey books because one of the series was listed in my recommendations for you and when I clicked on it, I saw they were all now available. The Kane series is a classic fantasy/horror series. Pretty dark, but old fashion sword and sorcery at it's finest. Kane is the classic 60's/70's anti-hero (yes, he's that Cain) I really didn't expect the Diana Tregarde series to become available. Apparently, the series triggered some of SF&F' fandoms real nutcases to contact Ms Lackey and it really spooked her, so she abandoned the series and it sounded like she wanted the series just to disappear.

09-11-2014, 01:06 AM	#9
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	Foreigner series ebooks DAW have published the final missing ebook in C. J. Cherryh's Foreigner series: Explorer. (The series is not yet complete, but all of the books written so far are now available as ebooks).

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05-31-2014, 01:16 AM	#2
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	I'm interested in new backlist ebooks. Once I come across a couple of good books by an author, I want to read all their earlier work too. There has been a bit more recent progress on C. J. Cherryh's backlist: DAW have released Downbelow Station, Precursor (Foreigner #4), and Chanur's Legacy (Chanur #5).

05-31-2014, 02:32 AM	#3
owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	Keep an eye on SF Gateway.

05-31-2014, 04:07 PM	#4
MickiTee Guru Posts: 838 Karma: 3976266 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London, UK Device: Sony PRS-505, Pocketbook TL3, TL4, TL5	For crime/mystery lovers, Dell Shannon's Lieutenant Luis Mendoza series started to appear on 21 May and are available in Kindle and epub formats.

05-31-2014, 07:37 PM	#5
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Hurrumph ................ I expect some readers might suggest some "authors" never wrote any books/works of literature ..............

06-01-2014, 11:02 AM	#7
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I remember searching out the Diana Tregarde series books via the used-book route so many years ago that I can't even remember what the particular stories were about. I'll have to check out the ebook versions, because only God knows in which storage box those books are in - lol.

06-01-2014, 03:07 PM	#8
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I just noticed that The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols is available, in the U.S. at least. I've been waiting for this one. It's one of my favorite books. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...-beanfield-war

09-28-2014, 05:24 PM	#10
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Baen Books has "The Complete Compleat Enchanter" by Fletcher Pratt and De Camp in their Feb. bundle! Hot Dang! Just finished ordering the bundle. This is the complete Harold Shea adventures, all five stories. I've been looking for this book in ebook format since way back when I bought the ebook from Peanut Press for my Palm Pilot and then lost access to it when Peanut Press went belly up.

09-29-2014, 07:56 AM	#12
Geralt Witcher Posts: 933 Karma: 7321117 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Swamp. Slaying Drowners. Device: Kindle PW2	I keep my eye on anything these guys do: https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/n...rom-all/to-all

10-19-2014, 12:47 PM	#13
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	I ran across the first two books of the David Sullivan series by Tom Deitz as ebooks on Amazon this morning. The first, Windmaster's Bane apparently appeared back on Jun 29th while the second Fireshaper's Doom came out on Sept. 15th. Hopefully, the remaining 7 books will make an appearance. The first book was first published back in 1986 and has been out of print for a while. Very glad to see this series become available in ebook. Given that Deitz died back in 2009, I had written this series off as orphaned.

10-19-2014, 02:30 PM	#15
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	And these backlist eBooks by Tom Deitz will be full of OCR errors because of the lazy people who scan/OCR and do not bother to check for OCR errors.