User:Dirk P Broer

My name is Dirk Broer and I am a long-time reader (somewhere in the 1970s) and collector (somewhere in the 1980s) of (mostly English and American) Science Fiction. So far I visited one WorldCon (the Hague, 1990), but I plan to do more. I have an extensive collection (3000+) of 1950ies, 1960ies, 1970ies and 1980ies SF, and I try to keep up with more modern publications (the other 1000+ publications in my collection, stopped counting 20 years ago as it interfered with my reading, just counting shelves these days). I've found out that I can buy quicker than I can read though....there is that constant 10% unread books in my collection--Dirk P Broer 21:01, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Publications
I do not just read SF, I also read about it. These reference books are in my collection. If there's anything that you'd want me to look for, just inquire.
 * Ash, Brian Geïllustreerde Encyclopedie van de Science Fiction. Amsterdam: H.J.W. Becht, 1979. ISBN 90-230-12873.
 * Barbour, Douglas Worlds Out of Words: The SF Novels of Samuel R. Delany. Frome, Somerset, UK: Bran's Head Books Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-905220-13-7.
 * Clute, John Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia. London; New York; Stuttgart: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. ISBN 0-7513-0202-3.
 * Clute, John with Peter Grant (ps. of Paul le Page Barnett) The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. ISBN 0-312-15897-1.
 * Clute, John with Peter Nicholls. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2nd edition 1995. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
 * Clute, John; Peter Nicholls and Grolier Incorporated. The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Danbury, CT: Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-7172-3999-3.
 * Jakubowski, Maxim with Malcolm Edwards. The Complete Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy Lists. London; Toronto; Sydney; New York: Granada Publishing, 1983. ISBN 0-586-05678-5.
 * Nicholls, Peter Explorations of the Marvellous. Glasgow: Fontana/Collins, 1978. ISBN 0-11-635142-5.
 * Nicholls, Peter with John Clute. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. London; Toronto; Sydney; New York: Granada Publishing, 2nd edition 1981. ISBN 0-586-05380-8.
 * Pringle, David. The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction - An A-Z of SF books. London; Glasgow; Toronto; Sydney; Auckland: Grafton Books, 1990. ISBN 0-246-13635-9.
 * Reginald, Robert. (ps. of Michael Roy Burgess) Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature 1975 - 1991: A Bibliography of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Fiction Books and Nonfiction Monographs. Detroit; Washington, DC; London: Gale Research Inc., 1992. ISBN 0-8103-1825-3.