While only have a very few books left by , here's an original 1962 hardcover edition of The Man in the High Castle.

It's not even my favorite work by him, TBH.

And, Yes, the dust cover is nearly disintegrated, I know.



@netspionage

One of my favorite authors. Harlan Ellison I think is my top one.

@Old_Dave

Another of mine as well. Got to meet him twice, had a load of first editions signed by him.

Brilliant ideas, genius writer. He definitely stands alone.

I only have one surviving first ed signed by him; IIRC, I posted pics of it here...

@netspionage

I have no such brushes with greatness to brag about.

@Old_Dave

When I was in Sri Lanka, I got to spend some time with Arthur C. Clarke, and I was SOOO STOKED. His den/library was AMAZING, and I got a first glimpse of 2010 (he had about the first dozen pages on his desk).

To be clear...I doubt he would have so much as recalled my name even a few days later, and the visit was just that day.

Frankly, I was blown away that Harlan Ellison remembered me the second time we met. Again: probably didn't a week later, but still.

@Old_Dave

When I made it back stateside, I was telling people, "THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE! A SEQUEL TO 2001!" and everyone was like, "So?" & Looking at me like *I* was the idiot.

Whatever.

Follow

@Old_Dave

Such "brushes with greatness" I think are worth bragging about. Not like I was best buds with them; just brief meets, really.

Doesn't make it any less cool for me, from a massive FanBoi POV 😁

Sign in to participate in the conversation

CounterSocial is the first Social Network Platform to take a zero-tolerance stance to hostile nations, bot accounts and trolls who are weaponizing OUR social media platforms and freedoms to engage in influence operations against us. And we're here to counter it.