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I got a pristine condition hardback of Aries 1, published in 1979. There is a Slow Glass short story by Bob Shaw and Malcolm Harris, read and enjoyed pretty much on receipt of the book. It’s a real short story, simple straight plot with twist at the end. I enjoyed it. Being a Bob Shaw story there are all sorts of ideas thrown around which could have been explanded on in a novel.

Being a short story collection there are all sorts of wonders to be explored by other Authors and I also read the short by David Langford as well, and looking forward to delve into the book further in the near future.

Haven’t posted for ages but I have been building my Bob Shaw collection. I have all his books in UK hardback and just bought a US hardback of Cosmic Kaleidosciope. I’ve got a fair few American paperbacks but this, I believe, is the first American hardback.

Ebay has also, recently, furnished two copies of Nebula Magazine with Bob Shaw stories in them.

I’ll need to set aside time to read them – also others in the magazines such as the Heinlein stories.

I also got a neat copy of the Seacon 79 book.

Bought from eBay this was published to coincide with the Beyond This Horizon Festival from 1973 – October 23rd to November 25th to be precise. There were various editions produced from a one off to an ordinary edition. I have the ordinary edition, which was priced at  £1.10.

Bob Shaw has Alter Egoes in this edition and I must confess I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.