tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376521.post5389661095113717212..comments2023-06-11T03:04:29.289-07:00Comments on Undulant Fever: Tsundoku, and the Ace Science Fiction SpecialsBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293116210969876175noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7376521.post-74910283232880954512013-07-29T09:04:16.552-07:002013-07-29T09:04:16.552-07:00I agree with you about the Dillons covers. Aside f...I agree with you about the Dillons covers. Aside from being gorgeous works of art, they impart a sense of gravitas to the books, as well.<br /><br />I liken the Ace Specials/Dillons relationship to the one Ballantine and Richard Powers had in the fifties. Powers surreal covers helped readers realize that science fiction could be something adult - even cool and hip. <br /><br />That first Ace Special series is incredible though. I've read many of them for the first time over the last year, like Lafferty's "Past Master", Shaw's titles, D. G. Compton's. <br /><br />Compton is one terrific writer who's really off the radar. His books can still stand shoulder-to-shoulder with any current "literary" novel today.<br /><br />BTW "Tsundoku" is an excellent problem (disease?) to have. One that I have "suffered" from all my life, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com