Nice memory there
Fairly sure I spent my 9th or 10 year reading from 43 or 44 to ... what 52?
And I'm willing to bet they're still in a box at my mom's. I come by the pack rat tendency honestly.
She has almost every SF&F published (and quite a few others of that sort) - I think we lost about a dozen to a burst pipe in the basement and they were the bottom of the box. Its why my reading preferences lead to the SF end of the spectrum (when I get the time... *sigh* I just wish I didn't have to adult so much these days)
I get *lots* of little twitches now and again - things I see that pop a relay to the story(ies) I've read in the past. skimming this, the voice and the character feels vaguely familiar.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
