Kull: Exile of Alantis, by Robert E. Howard, copyright 2006 Kull Productions, LLC; illustrations copyright 2006 Justin Sweet; Del Rey Books/The Random House Publishing Group/Random House, Inc.; first printing; ISBN 0-345-49017-7.

Well worth reading, and not just as a precursor to Conan. The essay “Atlantean Genesis” by Patrice Louinet, included in the book, argues on p. 288 that with the three Kull tales that were published during Howard's life, Howard had invented a new literary subgenre: “Heroic Fantasy”, “Epic Fantasy”, or “Swords and Sorcery” by modernizing fantasy through eliminating “…the chivalrous aspects, the flowery language, and stilted personalities, writing violent tales in a realistic style…” and that seems reasonable.

Psycho Shop, by Alfred Bester and Roger Zelazny, copyright 1998 by the Alfred Bester Estate and the Amber Corporation; Introduction copyright 1998 by Greg Bear; Vintage Original/Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc./Random House; July, 1998; first edtion; paperback; ISBN 0-679-76782-7.

An interesting posthumous collaboration between the deceased Alfred Bester and Roger Zelazny, now also, alas, deceased. I wish both of them had lived longer and written more.

Non-Stop, by Brian W. Aldiss, Copyright 1958, 1959, 1987 by Brian W. Aldiss; Carroll & Graf, 1989; bookclub edition.

This was actually homework for a Metamorphosis Alpha game I intend to play with the kids, but quite enjoyable. I thought I might have read it before, but I certainly didn't remember any of it. (Did I read it as a kid myself? Quite possible.)

Now I need to find more generation ship novels and movies. Any suggestions?