When Worlds Collide (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) (edition 1999)

One of those rare bits of popular fiction that uses the scientist as role of the hero. For that alone, the other prejudices get a "pass". Elitist? Refreshing, given the elevation of the lawyer, the businessman, and the thief as the paragon of American popular culture. Not for nothing is my moniker named after the book's lead character. ( )

The first novel in this double volume set is an example of the outgrowth of "Assignment in Space." For the longest time, I listed this as my "favorite" book. I took it with me everywhere I went. One time, on a drive from Mississippi to Philadelphia, a passenger picked it up and read it from cover to cover while I drove.

My Childhood collection represents books I remember reading and loving as a young boy. Some are orginal ones I owned, but, unfortunately, most are replacement copies from yard sales, flea markets, and used book stores. I am always on the lookout for a dozen or so, and I am always trying to remember and add new titles. --JJM, 10/15/05