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About Bill Denholm
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Expertise
I have a large collection of paperback SF. I am a serious collector. I can answer quetions about books by a particular author or books published by a particular publisher. I have a special interest in cover art and the artists who do the covers.

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I have been collecting SF paperbacks since the 1950s and I have many reference books about Science Fiction.

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Various magazines for paperback book collectors.

   

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In Category  Science Fiction Books

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Post-apacolyptic series of the 80s9/8/2009
  Q: I'm looking for a series from the 80s involving survival in a post apocalypse future. All I can ...
  A: The Wikipedia has a section that lists things like this ...
search for sci fi book7/31/2009
  Q: I'm trying to find info such as the title, author, or publisher of a sci-fi book I read back in the ...
  A: I think I know your book. It was originally published in hardcover by Gnome Press under the title ...
Looking for an anthology7/3/2009
  Q: I am looking for an anthology I read in the very late 1970's or early 80's. The stories all had a ...
  A: I know I have read the lemming story you remember, I just don't know who wrote it. At first I ...
Looking for an anthology7/3/2009
  Q: I am looking for an anthology I read in the very late 1970's or early 80's. The stories all had a ...
  A: The first story sounds like "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke. Here is a link to the ISFDB for that ...
Cant remember what it was called7/1/2009
  Q: I am trying to find a book. The basic plot is that a planet of elite warriors/assassins is attacked ...
  A: Dean, Since I don't think I can help you, you might want to try Amazon's SF forum. I will keep ...
am trying to find a book6/1/2009
  Q: My brother is trying to find a book and I told him I would help. the title is the cee-tee man by Dan ...
  A: Philip, It would appear, from the ISFDB, that that title was only published in England (or the UK). ...
fictional reference book5/8/2009
  Q: I read a book, many times, back in primary school around '79 - '81. It was structured like a ...
  A: Jason, I remember those books and I have quite a few of them in my collection. I don't think I ...
Searching for this book for ages5/3/2009
  Q: Mr Denholm, Help if possible.. I read a book while a freshman in H.S. in 1978 called (I believe) ...
  A: Off hand, I don't know this book. I tried searching on the title, but that didn't help much. Do ...
Sci-Fi Series pt23/28/2009
  Q: I just finished the Honor Harrington series by David Weber, I've been attempting to find something ...
  A: Weldon, There are only four books in the series, but the Vatta's War series by Elizabet Moon is ...
Sci-Fi Series3/28/2009
  Q: I just finished the Honor Harrington series by David Weber, I've been attempting to find something ...
  A: Weldon, Well, that is the problem, there isn't that much like the Honor Harrinton series, which I ...
Sci Fi book2/15/2009
  Q: I am looking for a Science Fiction book from what i am assuming the 1980's read it in high school, ...
  A: Shane, I don't know if this is the book you are looking for, but it might be. I bought it new when ...
70's book about a genius auto mechanic12/30/2008
  Q: The book was about an un-educated back-woods auto mechanic who could fix any issue with autos ...
  A: Chuck, Since I am not having much luck with this question, you might want to give Amazon's SF forum ...
books or magazines12/24/2008
  Q: Serialized in the early 1960s. CEETEE MAN by Dan Morgan May have been in Astounding Science Fiction ...
  A: This is what I found. I used the ISFDB. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?20346 I don't know ...
Roy Myers12/22/2008
  Q: Are any of the three books in the series still in print? I have the second one and would like to ...
  A: Richard, His last name is spelled Meyers, not Myers. As far as I know, these books are all out of ...
Looking for a sci fi book11/7/2008
  Q: I don't remember much except it had a lot of political elements to it and that there was some sort ...
  A: Stephen, With just this information to go on, I can't think of a book that might be the one you are ...
looking for title of short storyand where to find it11/5/2008
  Q: Someone sees a space vessel coming in to earth and goes to investigate. Turns out it is a very old ...
  A: Karen, I found the story. It is "The Long Way Home" by Fred Saberhagen and it was published in the ...
If only I could remember...10/30/2008
  Q: When I was in college, I read a several books (sci-fi) whose author and title I can't remember. ...
  A: Lance, It sounds like the first book in Steve Perry's Matador series. Here is a link to his ...
crabs on the island10/28/2008
  Q: first off thanks for the help so far. the one story is by Anatoly Dneprov titled 'crabs on the ...
  A: Thomas, Could all the stories have been English translations of stories by Russian authors? The ...
Trying to find a sci-fi short stories collection10/12/2008
  Q: Bill, I'm hoping you can help with this. I bought a collection of sci-fi short stories back in the ...
  A: Edward, I'm glad you were able to find it. Which book did it happen to be? Bill Edward, I ...
Trying to find a sci-fi short stories collection10/12/2008
  Q: Bill, I'm hoping you can help with this. I bought a collection of sci-fi short stories back in the ...
  A: Edward, Are you familiar with the Internet Speculative Fiction Database? ...
Trying to find a sci-fi short stories collection10/11/2008
  Q: Bill, I'm hoping you can help with this. I bought a collection of sci-fi short stories back in the ...
  A: Edward, You didn't mention this in your question, but was the book a hardcover or a paperback? ...
lookbooking for an old SF9/28/2008
  Q: I am looking for an old (35 years..?) SF book about a primitive "paradise-like" planet discovered by ...
  A: I think the book you remember is Monument by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. It is based on a story from Analog ...
Need help finding a book9/19/2008
  Q: I read a book when younger, and while I remember most of the plot, I can't for the life of me ...
  A: Desmond, From your description, it sounds as though it might be The Genesis Quest by Donald ...
Anthology of Science Fiction8/25/2008
  Q: I'm trying to identify a book I once owned, published about 1975, a top-quality grey clothbound ...
  A: Bob, Do you know about the site Alibris? This is their address: http://www.alibris.com/ They ...
Looking for a title7/20/2008
  Q: Read at least 20 years ago but not more than 45. Straight science fiction - not Erik Von Daniken's ...
  A: Wilma, The book you remember may be "The Lost Millennium" by Walt and Leigh Richmond (Ace, H-29, ...
Publisher's logos/impressions7/11/2008
  Q: Years ago, I was browsing through a local university library and I came across a Ray Bradbury book ...
  A: James, During the 1950s, many of the books that were offered to members of the Science Fiction Book ...
Spaceship?5/8/2008
  Q: Looking to track down 50's sci-fi novel "Spaceship" (I think), about an asteroid-spaceship that ...
  A: Amanda, One of my friends, Tom Little, found your story. He wrote: How about this instead: "The ...
name of a short story3/28/2008
  Q: I'm looking for the name of a short story - kids on another planet lock a girl in the closet. it's ...
  A: trish, Here are at least three anthologies that the story has appeared in. I can't say if there ...
Science Fiction Novel3/16/2008
  Q: I once read a science fiction novel during the 80's or 90's where the criminals were exiled to a ...
  A: Jarri, Could the book be "Space Prison" by Tom Godwin? Are you familiar with that book? Bill ...
Science fiction paperback c. 1960s3/6/2008
  Q: I probably read this wonderful story when I was around 10, i.e. in 1964. Three children, the ...
  A: Bennett, You got lucky. Sometimes I get a feeling about a book, based on the description people ...
please help me find a certain book by plot2/26/2008
  Q: I hope this doesn't sound too lame... I am trying to find a certain scifi novel that has a human ...
  A: Bryon, I can give you a general answer that might help. It sounds like one of the books in Larry ...
An old sci-fi book about giant ants on mars or the moon2/22/2008
  Q: I'm wondering if you might be able to help me shed some light on the title of a book I read some 16 ...
  A: Aki, This is something of a long shot, but I did find a book called "The First Men in the Moon" by ...
Old Sci-Fi story2/3/2008
  Q: My name is Dane. My father, Ron, used to tell me lots of old stories of old science fictions that he ...
  A: Dane, I probably can't help with this question. I've read most of the "old" SF and maybe this ...
A completely useless weapon...1/29/2008
  Q: My friend recalls reading a short science fiction story in one of his English classes when he was in ...
  A: Scott, I think I found your story while I was looking for the answer to another question. I think ...
Identify from clues?1/19/2008
  Q: A book I've read but cannot remember which! Set on another world, finsihes with beautiful ...
  A: Dave, This may not be the book you remember, I don't know how long ago it was that you read it. ...
memory of things past1/14/2008
  Q: I read a great deal of scifi back in the early 60's and I am now completely at a loss for the title ...
  A: Roger, It sounds like “Atom Curtain” by Nick Boddie Williams. This was half of an Ace double ...
Looking for title; would like to re-read1/11/2008
  Q: 60's or 70's(?): Person lives in a society that is enclosed in a structure. People no longer know ...
  A: Kathy, Here are two books that might be the one you remember reading. The first book is "Orphans ...
Ballantine Books Anthology1/4/2008
  Q: My dad recently lent out one of his favorite old science fiction books, and it was ruined instead of ...
  A: Kimberley, I'm sorry that your dad's book got ruined. I'm not sure I can identify it on my first ...
trying to ID two science fiction books from memory12/9/2007
  Q: This might not be up your alley, but you have read an impressive amount of science fiction and are ...
  A: C, Off the top of my head, I don't recognize either of these stories. More information might help. ...
Searching for a book11/27/2007
  Q: My Father and Uncle both started reading a book back when they where in the military in the late ...
  A: Ivan, From your description of the cover, I would say that the book was one of the Popular Library ...
SCi-Fi Short Story11/19/2007
  Q: I had a hard cover anthology of Science FIction when I was in my teens, which had been published in ...
  A: Ralph, The story, "Nerves," was written by Lester Del Rey, and was published in Astounding (the ...
50's or 60's scifi book10/12/2007
  Q: Denholm. My mother and her sister (my aunt) always talk about a book they read when they were little ...
  A: Micheal, A friend at one of my Yahoo groups reminded me of a series that may be the one you want. ...
Short story called "It"8/13/2007
  Q: My sister-in-law read a short story in junior high (about 25 years ago) in an anthology. She is ...
  A: Carolyn, There is a short story called "It." The author is Theodore Sturgeon. I skimmed the story ...
book/author8/3/2007
  Q: I was asked this morning by a friend who is 70 years old abiyt a book he read in teh 50's. A father ...
  A: Kevin, I can't tell you for sure, since I can't find my copies of the book, but there was a book by ...
Science Fiction book7/24/2007
  Q: I have a question about a book that i heard about. It's about a ship that gets lost in space and ...
  A: Devin, I can see why that would be a hard book for you to find. I think the story you heard about ...
Find A Book6/26/2007
  Q: Have a story running through my head that I cannot remember the title to. The premise: Earth has ...
  A: I don't have what I would call a good match, but there are some books by Kevin J. Anderson that ...
Do you know what this book is called?6/20/2007
  Q: I read a book at my grandpa's back in the early 80's. My memory on it is quite vague, due to ...
  A: David, I'll go out on a limb and see if I can jog your memory. Murray Leinster wrote a series of ...
Do you know what this book is called6/13/2007
  Q: The book is about a nomad boy on a different planet who has know parents but lives with a traveling ...
  A: Brodie, If it is not an American story, then I may not have read it. Do you recall the publisher? ...
Rhum?6/8/2007
  Q: I am looking for a short story about an alien sample collecting machine that is left on Earth. A ...
  A: Damien, Off hand, I don't remember this story. Can you tell me anymore about it? Such as how old ...
star wars quest.6/7/2007
  Q: I am looking for the original author of the Star Wars books. Were there books written before the ...
  A: Shannon, The original Star Wars book was published by Ballantine Books in December 1976, about six ...
i must find this book, its drivin me nuts4/27/2007
  Q: ok. i don't remember the title, beyond that it was a name of a character in the book, and it was ...
  A: Jake, We don't want that, for you to be driven nuts, so I will answer your question. From your ...
Space ships4/19/2007
  Q: I remember a book I read in the school library in the late '70's. It's about a man who (I can't ...
  A: Robin, Off hand, I don't remember reading a story like this. You say the book was from your school ...
Robot book of the 70's4/11/2007
  Q: I'm wondering if you can identify a book, either title or author. I read it in about '74-'77 though ...
  A: James, If you read the Gollanz edition, then I assume that you live in the UK. The book your ...
Haven't a clue where to start looking :-(3/23/2007
  Q: I'm sorry because this is a bit of a difficult question. I'm now 36 years old. More than 20 years ...
  A: Andrew, You came to the right place. I haven't read this particular series, but I think the books ...
drangon's2/21/2007
  Q: I have just found a new interest in dragons and I was wondering if you knew of any good books that ...
  A: Tina, Let me say, first, that I read mostly science fiction, and not that much fantasy. To me, ...
mid fifties sci-fi paperback1/8/2007
  Q: as I recall the basic premise was - amn and woman escape to space in a space ship stolen from a ...
  A: Jim, I think I found your book. In the early 50s, Galaxy published some curious "paperbacks" in ...
trying to find story1/5/2007
  Q: Was in pulps around 60's - 70's, was about world which was visited by "basics" (dinasour like ...
  A: Sam, The science fiction magazines from this era, the 60s and 70s are not usually called pulp ...
SF book 1960s12/30/2006
  Q: Bill, I read a book in 1967 or 1968. It was about two brothers,I think one was involved in an ...
  A: Brian, This book sounds like My Brother's Keeper by Charles Sheffield (Ace, 1982). I know it isn't ...
Unknown Author/Title12/19/2006
  Q: but can't remember the title or author. Perhaps you'll recognize some of the plot elements? The ...
  A: Jeremy, So far, I haven't had any luck finding an answer to your question. I haven't given up, ...
looking for the title of a book12/11/2006
  Q: I'm trying to find a book about a person stranded in space, is rescued by a strange cult and ends ...
  A: Larry, I love it when I know the answer as soon as I read the question. The book you remember is ...
Science Fiction book read in the mid to late 70's12/5/2006
  Q: I read a book about a space traveler who crashed on a planet. He became the friend of an Alien ...
  A: Dennis, My guess is that I am not going to be able to help you. I do have a question about the ...
Looking for a SF Novel. .12/3/2006
  Q: I'm looking for a SF novel I read back in junior high (circa 1981-1982). It was set in the future ...
  A: Tony, There is a novel that sort of matches your description. The copy I have doesn't have a cover ...
Title of book and author12/2/2006
  Q: I read this time travel paperback in the late 50s or early 60s. It is about a company that hires ...
  A: John, The book you remember was probably Guardians of Time by Poul Anderson. It collected four of ...
know cover artist, but nothing else11/15/2006
  Q: Bill, When I was a teenager - about 24 to 30 years ago - I read a book of which I only remember the ...
  A: Scott, I am a big Howard Chaykin fan, myself, so I thought this would be an easy question to ...
worm eating earth cover art question10/30/2006
  Q: my husband and I are looking for a book that featured the earth on the cover with a worm curved ...
  A: Jodie, After thinking about your question, I had two thoughts. I don't know if either of them will ...
Another forgotten title10/24/2006
  Q: I'm trying to find the name of a book I read in the mid 80's. A team of explorers on an alien planet ...
  A: Tamara, I have your book, or I am pretty sure I do. Somebody at one of my Yahoo groups knew the ...
Manhattan Gets Kidnapped9/26/2006
  Q: Bill, Good Day, I am looking for a book about part of Manhattan Island being cut out and ...
  A: Bailey, I'm not sure I can help with this, but I will try. I may not own or may not have read the ...
name of a short story8/25/2006
  Q: I'm looking for the name of a short story - kids on another planet lock a girl in the closet. it's ...
  A: trish, The story you remember is called All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury. It was originally ...
Book Title8/13/2006
  Q: I am trying to find the title of a SF book I read around 1965 plus or minus a few years. I belive it ...
  A: Dan, The first book I thought about when I read your question was Time of the Great Freeze by ...
Missing book title8/12/2006
  Q: When I was a teenager, I took out a book from my local library, possibly published by Victor Gollanz ...
  A: Barry, You say that it might have been published by Victor Gollanz. Does this mean that they were ...
Title of a book read in 12th grade in19826/16/2006
  Q: I read a, what I think may be, a sci-fi book back in 1982 for a 12th grade humanities class. All I ...
  A: Tom, That is not a lot to go on. I might have read the story, but if I did, I don't even remember ...
Trying to remember a SF short story5/28/2006
  Q: Bill- One of my favorite stories that I read probably in the late 70s was from an anthology. ...
  A: Jeff, Oddly enough, yours is not the only question I have received about this story. I guess a lot ...
What's the title?4/17/2006
  Q: Sir, Actually it's a two part1st - What is the current title and author of a SF book originally ...
  A: Jim, As for the first part of your question, there was a book called Ragnarok by John Gribben and ...
The title of a science fiction book I'm trying to find4/15/2006
  Q: The main character is earth's representative to an advanced race of tall humanoid aliens who were ...
  A: Scott, The book you remember is a personal favorite of mine. It is Wolfling by Gordon R. Dickson. ...
Sci-fi book from 1955-604/11/2006
  Q: My grandfather told me about a book he read in high or right after he graduated in 1960. On the ...
  A: Rocky, I am going to go with a story called Star Man's Son by Andre Norton. It is not a perfect ...
can't remember a short story3/27/2006
  Q: I'm trying to find a short story I read years ago about a group that visits this imaginary land ...
  A: Maura, This is a very famous story by Ray Bradbury. The title is “A Sound of Thunder.” It was ...
trying to find a book1/30/2006
  Q: I am a big Heinlein fan, but I am trying to find a book i read a few years ago. Not sure who the ...
  A: M, A man alone on a spaceship who walks using magnetic boots, these all seem to be pretty common. ...
1960's scifi book1/6/2006
  Q: The second scifi book i ever read was about a planet colliding with earth and its sister planet ...
  A: Deanna, It is possible that the book you remember was “When Worlds Collide” by Philip Wylie and ...
Phobos and Deimos novel10/16/2005
  Q: The book the person was looking for on July 12 about a novel involving Phobos and Deimos actually ...
  A: Tom, I have so many books in my collection that I keep them in two sections, the ones I have read ...
Looking for an anthology8/13/2005
  Q: I'm looking for a particular anthology "Best of Science Fiction" or something like that. It's a ...
  A: Tsu, I have a question. Was the anthology you rememebr published by an American publisher? There ...
Phobos and Deimos Book7/12/2005
  Q: I've got a couple of those "read it when I was a kid" questions. I remember reading a book in which ...
  A: Dan, I don't know if I can help with the first story. I may have read it, but that doesn't mean I ...
I can't remember the name of a book7/10/2005
  Q: Many years ago I read a book about a guy and his friends. Ok I know that sounds like a hell of a ...
  A: Brad, I am probably not going to be able to help you with this one. I have read a few stories ...
Science Fiction Short story5/25/2005
  Q: I read this story about 25 years ago. It was about a probe that was sent to this planet before it ...
  A: Steve, I feel bad because you said short story in your subject, and I missed it. There is ...
Science Fiction Short story5/25/2005
  Q: I read this story about 25 years ago. It was about a probe that was sent to this planet before it ...
  A: Steve, The story sounds interesting, but I may not have read it. From your description, it sounds ...
can't remember the title4/27/2005
  Q: I read a book way back when I was in Middle School, and I was hoping that you could help me figure ...
  A: C. Smith, Usually, when I read a question like yours, I feel as though I either know the story, or ...
SciFi4/3/2005
  Q: In the sixties I read a fifties paperback about an alien invasion. I remember characters were killed ...
  A: Bob, I recently got a message from a man named Tom who had the answer to your question. The book ...
A 'Space Opera' book from the 1970's3/5/2005
  Q: I'd really like to track down this book. It's set in the far future, and starts where an ophaned ...
  A: Geoff, Off hand, I don't remember this book. I may not have read it or I may have forgotten ...
1970's vintage science fiction short story?2/17/2005
  Q: I'm looking for the name and author of the stories and the book they may have been in. I recall two ...
  A: David, Your second story is "With Friends like These . . ." by Alan Dean Foster. It is the title ...
book search1/29/2005
  Q: I've been looking for a book with very liitle info to give you to go on.I belive it was in mid 80's. ...
  A: Debra, I have a good match for the book you remember. It is Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward. In ...
Science Fiction-Published 1968-19711/24/2005
  Q: I'm not able to give you much to go on, but here it is. I read this book during the summer of 1971. ...
  A: Kathy, Thanks for getting back to me. I am glad you were able to answer your own question. I ...
Science Fiction-Published 1968-19711/4/2005
  Q: I'm not able to give you much to go on, but here it is. I read this book during the summer of 1971. ...
  A: Kathy (sorry I called you Karen), what about Beyond the Sealed World by Rena Vale? It was published ...
locate a specific book12/1/2004
  Q: I'm retired from army now and have some time. Fifty years ago I read a great science fiction book. ...
  A: Ted, I am not having any luck with your question. I have a few of my own that might help guide me. ...
remembered short story11/29/2004
  Q: I am trying to recall a short story I read, probably in the late 1940s, as follows: The theme was ...
  A: Bob, Again, you are in luck. BTW, I may have misread my source, The Tuck Encyclopedia, For The ...
remembered short story11/29/2004
  Q: I am trying to recall a short story I read, probably in the late 1940s, as follows: The theme was ...
  A: Bob, I think I can help you with this. It is probably from A. E. Van Vogt's The Weapon Shops of ...
SF book question11/24/2004
  Q: I've tried off and on for a year or so to track down a book, author unknown. I read a review in a ...
  A: Kevin, The story that started this genre, if you want to call it that, is Microscopic God by ...
1980's Young Adult SF Books10/25/2004
  Q: I read this series books right around the time I discovered Ender's Game, and have been unable to ...
  A: John, I found this: Deathwing over Veynaa Vowing to hunt down the evil genius who plans to destroy ...
Stumped8/29/2004
  Q: Okay here goes, I am currently 28 years old, and I read a trilogy of books when I was about 10 years ...
  A: Brian, I have what I think is probably the series you remember. Not all the details fit, but that ...
SFI collection8/17/2004
  Q: Bill: I have a collection of Sci-Fi books I have been collecting for over forty years. They ...
  A: John, I am sure that prices vary, but unless a book is rare, I doubt that many of your books would ...
book author/publisher8/9/2004
  Q: I am trying to find the author and publisher of a book I Believe is called "The Horned Helm". The ...
  A: Brian, I don't think I can help you. The only series I know of that takes place in the ...
Old Sci-fi paperbacks8/4/2004
  Q: Do you know anyone who buys old Sci-Fi paperbacks, especially those by Asimov? If so, please tell ...
  A: Paul, I don't know any dealers who would be interested in buying paprerbacks from you. However, if ...
SF Cover Art8/2/2004
  Q: I help manage a web forum. A user posted a piece of original artwork. Another user questioned its ...
  A: Mark, You don't give me much to work with here. Can I access your web forum and see the art that ...
Looking for a bbok I read a long time ago.7/9/2004
  Q: I don;t recall the title or author.Description: Characters living in different levels of fantastic ...
  A: Pamela, I am just guessing here. There are not that many books that I can think of that meet your ...
Title's to two 1960's sci-fi books3/12/2004
  Q: After reading your profile, I hope you may know the title's to or know the authors of these these ...
  A: Joe, I pull a blank on your first book. I don't know if it is because I didn't read it or if I did ...
Book Collection9/25/2003
  Q: A friend of mine died and I recieved his entire collection of books...in total there was around 6000 ...
  A: Justin, As a collector, I almost wish I could buy them myself, but I doubt if there would be ...
can't remember title or author :o(9/19/2003
  Q: Trying to remember a series of two or more books. Spaceship captain with odd collection of crew, ...
  A: Karen, This may or may not be the series you remember, at least it sounds somewhat like what you ...
1960's book/short story3/10/2003
  Q: I remember an old ('50s or early '60s) science fiction story line about a character with a monkey or ...
  A: John, If it is that old, and it was in Astounding or any of the other magazines, then I have ...

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