Scrivener's Inklings

13/08/2025

Name: Lt. Commander Birdie La Forge
Category: Science Fiction
Speciality: Charting strange new worlds… of literature.

Favourite Authors: Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, Iain M. Banks, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Cixin Liu.

Favourite Books: Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon - “The grandest voyage there is.”
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”

“I read at warp nine, but I savour every word at impulse. Whether it’s the distant shores of Arrakis or the far-flung future of the Culture, I’ll take you there. Engage curiosity. Disengage disbelief.”

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🔗 Explore my Science Fiction listings: ebay.com.au/str/scrivenersinklings/Science-Fiction/_i.html?store_cat=23544231015

29/07/2025

These Franklin Library books are part of the "100 Greatest Books of All Time", a collection of classic literature published in fine, collectible editions, primarily from the 1970s and 80s. These books were known for their beautiful leather bindings and were offered in full leather, leatherette (imitation leather), and quarter-bound styles.
These ones are the full leather edition.
All Editions had:
• High quality paper.
• Pages that are sewn not glued into the binding.
• Gold gilded page edges on all three sides.
• Raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look.

Absolutely stunning. They are all for sale.

Message me for prices!

29/07/2025

🚀✨ The Future, Wrapped in Paperbacks.

There’s nothing quite like the cover art of 1970s science fiction paperbacks.
Bold. Bizarre. Beautifully strange.

From the glowing technofutures of Asimov to the cosmic mysticism of Le Guin, and the eerie alien landscapes of Clarke, these books weren’t just stories - they were portals. And the covers? They were the keys.

🪐 Saturated neon palettes
🛸 Floating cities and mind-bending geometry
👁️ Symbolist surrealism and psychotropic dreamscapes
🌌 Human silhouettes dwarfed by vast machines or galactic voids

Printed cheaply, read voraciously, and often discarded - yet here they are, survivors of a paperback golden age. Each crease and scuff tells a story beyond the one inside.

These aren’t just sci-fi novels. They’re artifacts of a retro-future we once dreamed of - full of hope, fear, wonder, and atomic-age imagination.

Do you have a favourite vintage sci-fi cover?

Which paperback stuck in your mind long after you turned the last page?

These are ALL available for sale.

MORE TO COME!

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

Today I am taking photos of comics! But not just any old comics - VINTAGE Superman, to coincide with James Gunn's release today!

And with me, as usual, is my trusty sidekick Dante the Alexandrine parakeet!

Check out the eBay store later today and tomorrow for some epic issues.

11/07/2025

I believe that part of the joy of ordering a book online should come from the unboxing process. Far too often books are clumsily smothered in bubble wrap and chucked into a mail bag.

You won't get this from Scrivener's Inklings!

10/07/2025

A bunch of new trade paperbacks on the ebay store! Hundreds more to come. Check it out!