Books for the TBR Pile 'Great Haul!' Edition...

My girls are on holiday, with their Mum, and so I thought that yesterday would be a good day to do what I do best... Hunt for books of course ;o) 

When you're looking for secondhand books, the best thing to do is not to go back and revisit the same old places too often, let the stock build up again and go back in a few months. Works every time ;o) I did that with a couple of bookshops yesterday and came back with some gems. Fancy a look? Of course you do...

Ever since I've been reading Guy N. Smith's books, especially the 'giant creature' books, I've been on the lookout for more of the same. I paid a visit to 'Faction Books' yesterday (which is very much open, no matter what Google might say) and found these two books waiting for me. If it has pincers and a stinger on the cover, I'm reading it (and I've already finished 'Scorpion', review to come this week).

I've got a real weakness for novelisations (film or TV) and although I managed to give the 'E.T.' novelisation a miss, I couldn't resist the 'Planet of the Apes' book. To be read as and when I get a chance. 'Erebus' is that rarity, a Shaun Hutson book that I haven't read... yet ;o) I have a horrible feeling that next week is going to be monstrous (last day of holiday today) so 'Erebus' might be read sooner than you think.


And then I moved on to the Oxfam in Blackheath where the pickings were a hell of a lot of better than they were in 'The Bookshop On The Heath' (which seems to have stopped selling old sci-fi paperbacks, shame...) This very well kept copy of 'The History of the Runestaff' was an edition that I hadn't seen before so I made sure I grabbed it.


And last but not least, more from Blackheath Oxfam. I've never played 'Dark Future' but I will never not read anything with a machine gun toting Elvis on the cover. And finding a copy of 'Avenging Son' saved me at least a fiver on Amazon so that's a win as well. I'll be honest, you're more likely to see 'Comeback Tour' feature here first but 'Avenging Son' won't be too far behind.

And that's your lot for this week ;o) Anything here catch your eye? Leave a comment and let me know.


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