Found these items today
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Adding salt to the wound.
My generation really got shafted.
Before my time as well but at least the books are still available
your generation can find 90% of the pulp speculative fiction on archive.org for free https://archive.org/search?query=Startling+Stories
Alternatively you can also get the books from each of the major authors containing most of the pump stories from them, As well as the books they wrote later in life also for free on archive.org
Im not saying you didnt get shafted but like on stuff like housing and living in a high trust society not the accessiability of pump mags
It's there to consume, yes, but the lamentation is not having the opportunity to grow up with the medium. Having it be appart of their growing minds and settled in that comfy state of nostalgic remembrance. Ocorena of Time is still great, but people liking it now that didn't play it as a kid might not have the same appreciation and adoration. as one born in the late 80s to early 90s. A kid's view vs an adults on a game will be wildly different. What might seem mysterious and insurmountable will instead be viewed as mundane and casually attainable.
^This should be the top post in this thread.
It captures the sense of loss of having missed out on the whole analog experience, and instead growing up in a digital clown world where my kind is continually demonized and force fed woke shit at every turn.
My most prized possession is an old dead tree copy of a SciFi novel from 1968. It was amazing to me that even mid quality paperbacks were this good back in that day.
Thanks! I forgot about that. I do like having physical pull for my personal collection and there was a sale on those in the photo
This is what they've stolen from you and gave it to lesser deserving creatures.
Got a Edmond Hamilton story and a Leigh Brackett story. Awesome find.
Yea and I got a bunch of comics as well but I love when I come across old pulps. Found 2 others as well. Sad to see what mainstream sci fi has become
As always you have good taste fellow Texan.
1957 on the one. Goes back to my parents generation. They really laid the groundwork for sci fi.
Got to love the old covers, a little bit of wear just improves them.
... I assume you're familiar with E. E. "Doc" Smith?
He's generally a good shout if you're in to that kind of thing.
I think I have some of his stuff