Scythrop and I have just consolidated our book collections, after living interstate for a year.
In the midst of unpacking boxes from storage, my insistance on alphabetical order and frantically finding more bookshelve space as it became clear our joint collection was getting very large, I realised that we have now 22 OSC books.
(I'm missing Lost Boys, Treasure Box and Enchantment - though I have read the latter two - as well as any of the women of genesis series.. plus others that I'm not aware of yet.)
So I'm proud to say that OSC takes up more room on our shelves than any other author. Even Asimov isn't in the same league. (On my shelves, at least )
[ February 08, 2004, 09:03 AM: Message edited by: imogen ]
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
In terms of sheer numbers of books owned, Terry Pratchett wins handily for us; we've got everything he's ever written. In terms of volume, however, I think Stephen King's frequently king-sized novels might just have the edge. Both of them have about eight feet of shelf space, but I'm not quite sure who wins.
(I DO have a lot of Card, but....And here I'm going to refrain from any further comment, since the last sentence I typed caused my browser to do all strange and wiggly things.)
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Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Pratchett comes second, with 19 books on our shelves. They do look quite... bright with all the covers together.
Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
If I put my OSC books on the shelves of my bookcase, I wouldn't have room for anything else, so they're all lined up nicely in two rows on top of the bookcase. Of course, OSC is the only author whose books I care to own as opposed to borrowing from the library.
Posted by Wussy Actor (Member # 5937) on :
Tom Clancy is good at taking up a lot of space. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series also takes up most of a shelf by itself. My biggest space consumer however is Oscar Brockett's 23 volume history of theater set.(One of my favorite possessions)
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Where the heck did you find The Unadulterated Cat???
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
While I must admit that we do not, in fact, have The Unadulterated Cat, I should point out that the book is available at a reasonable price here.
[ February 08, 2004, 08:55 PM: Message edited by: TomDavidson ]
Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :
*cough*
Posted by shadowmaker (Member # 6155) on :
uh....I have some books...somewhere.... *cough*
Posted by MaydayDesiax (Member # 5012) on :
When Bernard and I have the need for a joined bookshelf, I get the feeling that Tolkien will beat out most everyone else hands-down, since Bernard's collection is amazing.
My bookshelf is currently overrun with manga. They have so many volumes in their series...
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
whoa... That's AMAZING!!! I've been looking for years, with occassional checks into Amazon.com, and have never run across any bookseller who could get it for me. Just ask TomDavidson and my wish is fulfilled
Now, where can I find the real Maltese Falcon?
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
quote: Just ask TomDavidson and my wish is fulfilled
Hatrack's very own genie. Not too sure if he wears harem pants though.
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Tolkien has an entire shelf and a half dedicated to him, so I think he wins there. Runners-up include Brain Jaques, David Eddings, and Barbara Hambly, it seems (where the heck did all of those come from?).
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
quote: Just ask TomDavidson and my wish is fulfilled... Hatrack's very own genie. Not too sure if he wears harem pants though.
I would like to take this chance to put in a shameless plug for Hatrack Photoshop Phriday... this week's theme being "Phun with Phoobonic" Posted by thrak (Member # 5499) on :
The largest section in my collection would have to be Philip K Dick. I have over 40 books of his including short story collections.
After that would be OSC, Stephen King, Robert Jordan, Piers Anthony and Bukowski.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Our bookshelf is kind of in chaos right now, not to mention to books lurking under the bed, the couch, and in some boxes...
But, OSC makes a strong showing. Jack Chalker might have him beat, though. Also good showings by two different Herberts, Jonathan Kellerman, and David Brin. And Laurel K. Hamilton. Not to mention all the Star Trek books... (the Star Trek books all belong to Diane. I swear it!)
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They have so many volumes in their series...
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