G.ZEEP@MIT-EECS (07/17/85)
From: Wang Zeep <G.ZEEP%MIT-EECS@MIT-MC.ARPA> I would like to second the recommendation of "Nine by Laumer" and mention that the current reissues of his work are grotesque repackaging jobs unworthy of the his writing. Beware of "Chresthomathy," which consists of short chunks of his novels and a few (heavily reprinted) short stories. Look out for the novel backed by "No Shipboots in Fairlyland," which has a deceptive copyright date (minor rewrite). In general, go for quality reissues of older works or used books (send him $.25 each for royalties if you feel guilty). Ignore his more recent books. In general, this repackaging craze has got to stop. First, all the damn TOR reissues of Poul Anderson stuff with snappy and misleading titles. Now, Baen is doing it with Laumer. It may be great for the authors (more advances) but it annoys the hell out of a faithful fan like myself. wz -------