The Year 8000: Channel Update: Why Michael Moorcock is My Hero
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2024
- A quick update from another voice crying in the wilderness about SF proper, with random musings on health, medication, J G Ballard and more on what may be the only channel where the dreaded term 'Sci Fi' is never used....
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What I love about Moorcock is how he manages to infuse and defy all genre boundaries and tropes simultaneously. The way he manages to weave fantasy, sci-fi, horror, magical realism, art, history, romance, poetry, philosophy and more together all while handling them in ways that almost no other author has ever done is really impressive and creative.
Yes, genius. U
Moorcock is a very special writer . A great comment with which I couldn’t agree more. I hope more people start to dig deeper into his work and appreciate just how good he is .
And entertaining. He for me is the most important writer in speculative fiction. An unsung hero in these modern times.
@@Arsenal.N.I7242 True! Can’t beat a bunch of crazy dimension hopping dudes with badass magical swords beating the crap out of lovecraftian demons and twisted eldritch gods haha.
Get well, get strong, get those walks in when you can, and push through Stephen..
We love listening to you and your videos
Thanks and congratulations on reaching 8000 subs!
I'm a month off 61 and have the delight of taking steroids, fatigue and osteoporosis. Mine's a different condition, but it gives me a good idea of how you feel.
I admire and appreciate how you've continued to build you channel on top of full time work. I'm patting my back when I get through night shifts without feeling totally wrecked. :)
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Many thanks, ST is the lifeblood of the channel, sorry to hear you're suffering too- I know how it is!
Your sweet pickups are always appreciated. I can empathize with your illness, as I also rely on daily medication to manage my own health.
Sorry to hear that, look after yourself as well.
Take care of yourself! I want to hear these book chats for a long time to come and if you need to take a break for yourself, do it!
Thanks! Stephen- really appreciate all you do- I can only send u a super thanks once in awhile but do appreciate u! I am 66 and have my own special health issues so I feel for you- take care and have a wonderful day- Rich
Very kind of you, Rich, sorry to hear you have issues too- I guess our ages are against us. Much appreciated.
Sorry you've been unwell. Sending positive wishes your way. Your channel is a very valuable resource for SF fans. If you need to take step back, we'll always watch even if your output slows down.
Thanks for this- people have been telling me this for almost a year, but the show must go on. So I'll say what I always do if things do slow - Watch the backlist! Cheers.
Congrats on the 8k subs Steve, keep on grindin'! Hope things settle down soon on the sore legs front. 👍
Cheers Jon!
Great stuff Steve and congratulations on another thousand milestone hit, onwards to ten now👊🏼
Couldn't have done it without you, my friend!
I love this channel, and I can't put into words what it means to me as every episode there are loads of great books featured which i utterly love. I hope your condition doesn't get too bad Stephen! All the best mate.
Well, a year ago it was REALLY grim. I'm still exhausted much of the time now, but I'll get there. Thanks for your kind words.
Big hugs to you my friend.
Best wishes and stay strong Stephen.
Thanks very much!
Once again, I was able to have coffee with the Outlaw Bookseller. ( Then I promptly forgot to take out my phone and like and comment!)
Good luck with that Gordian health knot.
I'll apply the sharp sword, old chum.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Excellent solution!
I’ve got the John Wyndham book on order via Amazon, and while I think that the book itself is a bit expensive at almost £40. P & p was free to Prime members.
And when did postage from the US get so expensive, I ask because after your last Michael Moorcock video, I decided to start collecting the second set of Corum books with the Keith Roberts covers. So far I’ve managed to get the Sword and the Stallion in reasonable condition and for a reasonable price. But the first two seem to mainly available from the US with silly amounts being asked for shipping. As an example one copy of the Oak and the Ram is currently for sale via Abe Book for $100 with shipping an extra $56. The price of the book I could swallow but not the shipping charge. And for some of the paperback editions shipping is more than the cost of the book. Madness.
You'll notice that the delivery time from Amazon UK is 3-7 months from the USA- which means it won't arrive. I preordered mine on Amazon UK around 6-8 months ago, thinking 'This is a limited edition, they won't get their subscription quantity order in on time,' and yep, the day before publication, this was confirmed. This happens all the time with limiteds on amazon. The only guaranteed way to get it was to preorder direct from Subterranean. My feeling is you probably won't get a copy from Amazon.
As for the Roberts Corums, they've been uncommon for many years: they are true firsts, so MM collectors go for them and his prices are up now anyway. Add the Roberts factor and that pushes it higher. That's an illustration of the economics of collecting: high demand, low availability, high price.
My mother went through polymyalgia and it was awful! I'm sorry to hear you re going through it. Interesting note, and you probably already know this, but polymyalgia often goes away after a certain amount of years. My mom's went away almost 5 years after she first got it. She said she thought her life was over and suddenly it was gone and she still says she feels like she got her life given back to her. Hope the same happens with you! Great video, as always!
Thanks for that. It really has slowed me down, it does feel like a waiting game. Good to hear a positive story!
Congratulations on the 8k subscribers Steve . You are hugely influential there is only one outlaw bookseller and we all appreciate how much you put into the channel. My reading experience has improved immeasurably since watching . Many many thanks and stay well mate🫡
Looking forward to a retrospective on your bookselling career! Beautiful issues of ‘New Worlds’. Keep at it health wise. Want you to enjoy that final library for years and years.
Also, super jealous of those New Worlds magazines! Can't find them out here at all.
I always steered clear of falling down the magazine rabbit hole, but those are historic issues that I feel a very, very close affinity with.
Subscriber 300 here, it's been an enjoyable ride, thanks, Steve.
Terminology isn't fixed for all time you know. The real Golden Age of SF runs from the very late 1940s to the mid 1960s, everyone knows that. The Golden Age you cite was, of course a Golden age compared to what had gone before, but time lends perspective, and it was really a Bronze Age.
Thank you, Jim, been a pleasure. I just like to keep the accepted and agreed terminology fixed and clear to facilitate discussion, as you know- it's more about people being on the same page than thinking of the literal meaning of 'Golden Age' for example- for me it would be the 1950s and 1960s. There's a lotta people out there muddying the water as it is and we need to keep it clear of effluent in my opinion.
bravo, steve, on reaching 8K! remember to take care of yourself first. that's the most important thing. wishing you all the best. cheers
Hi Stephen. Sorry to hear about the ongoing health issues. In my 76 years I've enjoyed reasonably good health but I do know how the body can start to betray you post-60 so I can empathise there.
Moorcock is one of my great heroes too. I think, when it comes to movers and shakers, he is in the top echelon along with the likes of Hugo Gernsback and John W Campbell. His New Worlds involvement undoubtedly shaped the SF&F as we now know it.
Sadly many pundits are of the opinion that his Eternal Champions cycle is relative fluff. I beg to differ. If you have a closer look at its' entirety there's a coherent and complex internal history and chronology that makes some of the modern stuff (Game of Thrones, The Witcher and even the Harry Potter world) look amateurish by comparison.
Anyway, as good old Winnie used to say, keep buggering on and take care.
Totally agree Kenny re MM. You are doing famously for 76, my good man, hope to see you again in person sometime and have a proper chat!
Congratulations on the 8k, thoroughly well-deserved for all your hard work. I've discovered some great books thanks to your videos. Hope the health improves.
Exceptionally kind of you, super thanks makes all the difference to the survival of this channel, thanks!
Get better dude. I have ongoing leg pain and cramp and not enough exercise. I know what its like Steve. Take care and take each day as it comes. Slowly slowly. Brilliant content.
Cheers Paul, always good to hear from you. You look after yourself too!
Congrats on 8000! I always enjoy your videos. You have re-energized my interest in books the past couple of months! Take care of yourself. If you need to slow down or take a break..do it.
all best wishes mate, thank you for your insightful commentaries and presentations.
I hope your health improves Stephen. I have that 1977 "Best SF of J G Ballard." Didn't know it was so rare! A very fine collection containing my favourite Ballard short- "The Voices of Time." I know what you mean about traditional Ballard Sf: "Thirteen to Centaurus" falls into that category, another wonderful story.
Yes, it's an uncommon one. One printing, no hardcover, as I say Orbit must have commissioned him to select the works and licensed some from Gollancz, some from Cape, very strange. Great collection though, deserves a reissue.
@@andrewsstuffy The titles are different- 'The Best Science Fiction of J G Ballard' is the book I showed. This is basic bibliographic detail- attend to the exact title of a book every time. You can check both up on isfdb.
I'm so sorry you have been feeling bad. Take care of yourself! I love your channel!
Cheers!
I'm 33. I've been taking statins my whole life due to a congenital cholesterol over production. They work. Trust them. A common side effect is muscle pain, so keep that in mind in case your legs or something start aching for no good reason. Thanks for your content and cheers from Argentina, the land of Borges.
This is what I've heard. I am having those symptoms from polymyalgia anyway, so I'm concerned about one masking the other, but I have to say I took my first last night and feel better this morning than I have in a week. Placebo effect, probably, I know, but I trust the science. Thanks1
Greetings,
Sorry to hear about your health. I am glad you are soldiering on.
Nice New Worlds magazines. I am jealous. I managed to pick up quite a few from a shop in Portobello Road years back. Mostly the smaller book sized stuff. I love New Wave.
I 'm not sure if there is much literature about the subject. I know for certain that you will know what's out there. I have Eduardo Paolozzi at New Worlds by David Brittain and The Entropy Exhibition by Colin Greenland. Don't know if there is more.
There are very few monographs on the New Wave- but you clearly know your stuff anyway! Thanks for the kind words.
Great video as ever Steve. Opinionated but backed up with so much knowledge and passion. Love it. Justin The Paperback Fanatic.
Many thanks Justin, honoured to see you commenting here, I'm stoked by this!
🎉 *Congratulations* 🥳 on 8000 subs!
Cheers Paul- you've been with me a long time, your support means a lot!
Anyone interested in Ballard's comments on his short stories in that collection will find them in the excellent Selected Non-Fiction 1962 - 2007 (MIT Press). It's a great book and cheaper than the one featured here.
Yes, I have that one as well.
Transhumanism & Science Fiction would be a good video for you to make. You're the only one I trust to do it. 🤞
It may be some time off
Glad to hear your health problems are in hand. I'm walking again after a long bout of sciatica. My blood pressure's down and the biggest threat to my health now is my bookcase falling on me. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on post-Empire Ballard.
Well, a way to go yet mate, so we'll see. We will do that meet sometime before too long.
Best wishes for your health to improve. I'm very hot on your heels age-wise and know what it's like to slowly accumulate pills ... thankfully with quite low doses.
By chance, the Wyndham anthology arrived on my doorstep this morning care of Amazon, which significantly reduced the cost-doubling postage. I noted that I had copy 997/1000 so who knows if any are left.
Also by chance: my first ever trip overseas (from Australia) was to New York at the time that Ballard was launching The Day of Creation at a bookstore on the Upper West Side. I remember asking him a question but cannot remember anything of the conversation. I'm sure I have a signed copy somewhere... I've been a bit lucky in that my only other trip to New York was when Samuel Delaney was launching something so I got to meet him too.
Thanks Mike. Did you order your Wyndham from Amazon USA or down where you are? And how long ago did you place your order if I may ask?
@@outlawbookselleroriginal I ordered it through Amazon Australia at the end of March. It was fulfilled by Amazon US and I think my Prime membership meant that I had little to no shipping cost. That is also the case when Amazon UK holds the stock. I assume they do some consolidated shipping to reduce individual costs which is quite a relief in Australia. I have to forgo many ABE merchant opportunities due to shipping that can double or triple the cost.
@@mike-williams Well, my UK preorder wasn't fulfilled, despite being placed 6-8 months ago. So I've ordered direct from the USA now-cheers Mike.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal That's sadly consistent with past experience with ordering from Subterranean via Amazon. The original fulfilment date I had for the Wyndham book was November and I was amazed to get it all! I've also had books from Amazon UK fail to get shipped, so I've cancelled the original order, reordered and then get sent a damaged copy. Makes trying to get your hands on first editions a very erratic process.
Kia ora from Aotearoa Stephen, I love the channel and especially that your commentary and views are formed by such long experience. My parents owned a corner store with a book spinner rack from 1979-1984, so your UK classics are familiar to me, although only a small percentage of the UK output made it down here it seems. NZ is/was part of the UK/Commonwealth publishing rights agreements so at that time even our US material was mostly that published in UK editions.
Good to hear from you. I have relatives down your way myself.
Great to hear the channel has reached 8,000+. Can't wait for your upcoming view on HE Greatest Hits. I too was bowled over the other day when I saw it on the bookshelf. (The first Harlan I've seen in the shops in about 30 years. I think the last new one I bought was Deathbird Stories.) I bought it quick, and picked up at the counter a free promo pamphlet of Ballard's short story The Garden of Time. What a story that is too. Look after yourself.
Yes, when I started bookselling in 1984, Granada had three Ellison collections still in print and they disappeared quickly. No mass market HE in the UK then -aside from 'Dangerous Visions', which doesn't count, being an anthology- but now the bliss of stocking and selling HE has returned!
Thanks for the update & if Summer ever comes the warmer weather might help your health get better.
No John Wyndham on the Folio Society: maybe they have sold out 😢
Yeah, that was a couple of days back, it's worth signing up for emails as the sales they have often include some bargains.
I wish I'd kept all the New World Quarterly paperbacks I'd collected. Don't know where they went. I had a nice rejection slip (literally a slip) from MM for the story I subsequently sold to Vortex. He said it had nearly made it and that I should keep trying. I kept that slip in my wallet for years. (He actually signed it MM - but why wouldn't he?) Hope you get better quickly: sounds painful 😔
I’m jealous of your New Worlds magazines. I only have the Compacts… but some good ones of those eg Behold The Man with Keith Robert’s cover. I’m amazed how many videos you have been producing, I’m sure I heard you saying that you were going to be making fewer, but I have trouble keeping up with you! Impressive. K
I'm just waiting for the inspiration currently and just when I think I'm not going to make anything, the urge appears. I'm not doing as many thematic things as I'd like, purely because my illness is exhausting- moving tons of books and furniture around in a small house, then prepping my thought after moving books around at work for up to 7.5 hours a day is making producing at the level I like impossible much of the time. But thanks, Keith, appreciate the thoughts.
Name's David, not Ian...unless someone got you another Mummy's Tomb bluray...heh.
Apologies David, getting confused, drugs, old age and gifts showered on me by generous souls like yourself!
What fun! Great impromptu video.
I laughed out loud when you described your hair as looking like Rotwang!
Love that new world issue with the sexiest Jerry Cornelius cover.
Can't see anything sexist about it myself, sexual maybe. The Rotwang effect will be trimmed off tomorrow. Hope you are well, mate!
@@outlawbookselleroriginal SEXIEST! I wrote SEX-I-EST! Oh, I get it. You're having me on. Very *clever* Outlaw. . .
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Seriously. I said "Sexiest" not Sexist. & my previous, more witty reply, seems lost. I hope all's well. I figured you were just having a joke.
@@salty-walt hang on, my bad, misread 'sexiest', no doubt due to youtube burnout. Yes, it is a sexy cover, my fave SF illustration of all time.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal I sometimes say inappropriate things, but we MUST be as clear with Jerry as possible! I wouldn't want you to think me a scold, while I shop for a velvet car coat. . .
You might have seen that Folio is also releasing a limited NINTEEN EIGHTY-FOUR. I normally don't like their LEs because they think bigger is better. Leave the supersizing thing to MacDonald's.
..and they'll probably print '1984' on it as the title, getting it wrong AGAIN.
Need to get in shape, time to eat healthy and do some exercises, I want you to live up to 100 and have the same mental capacity, some small changes will lead to a big one 🖖
Yeah, I am gradually making changes- the most frustrating thing is that my long-term condition makes getting more exercise difficult. I feel good today, though, after one statin- placebo effect no doubt! Thanks as ever, my friend.
dude. look after yourself. can i take a guess and say it might be Barry. stay safe ha ha. moorcock is god. im a bad version of jerry..