*Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror: We’re continuing to introduce the new layout for our books categories, with an image for each book. This week, we return to our Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror category for two very different creators. Samuel R Delaney is a highly-regarded and award-winning author of psychedelic science-fiction and fantasy who came to fame in the 60s and 70s. We have a modest selection of just two of his works available, although they are classic ones (NB Nova in two different editions). August Derleth, from an earlier age was a significant author in many genres, including his Solar Pons pastiches of Sherlock Holmes (see our Crime, Spies and Sleaze category). He is perhaps most famous for his contributions to H P Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos, as well as being responsible for the earliest publications of Lovecraft’s work. Here he edits two anthologies, on the face of it science-fiction by such classic authors, as Asimov, Wyndham, Leiber, Bradbury, Sturgeon, Clarke and many more, although I notice there’s stories by Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith sneaking in as well. 
PICTURED:
SAMUEL R DELANEY: THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION Ace 1967 1st US PB VG £7 SOLD
SAMUEL R DELANEY: NOVA Sphere 1971 1st UK PB GD £5
SAMUEL R DELANEY: NOVA Gollancz 1986 UK PB VF £6
AUGUST DERLETH (Ed): FROM OTHER WORLDS Four Square 1964 1st UK PB GD £3
AUGUST DERLETH (Ed): NEW WORLDS FOR OLD Four Square 1963 1st UK PB GD/VG £5