Sci-Fi Undercover — A Beginning
Hello! This is an introduction to Sci-Fi Undercover — the Cold Coffee feature that takes you and I into a Science Fiction novel that, while not forgotten by everyone, was probably forgotten by too many.
The idea is straight-forward: I will read a novel at a regular, unhurried pace and then I will talk about it. This isn’t a formulated review, a re-cap, or some kind of historical book report. And while neither is it a Read Along, I would love to hear from people who have read these books!
Simply, this feature is a selfish excuse to read a cool and old Sci-Fi book and then talk about it in-depth.
This first book grabbed my attention just yesterday at Dawn Treader, an amazing used book store in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Then I cheated and read the back and realized I had something. Henceforward, I decided to probably almost never cheat.
Title: Daystar and Shadow
Listed author: James B. Johnson
Copy: 1981, First (Only?) Printing, DAW Books
I’ve loved the first 10 pages, like many Sci-Fi books, and if you find a copy for less than 3 dollars it’s probably a good decision. But the next time you read Sci-Fi Undercover, you’ll have a much better idea.
Devon Claytor 
The Dawn Treader is simply one of the best used book stores in the US… There sci-fi section is ridiculous. I managed to only buy books from the A + B sections because I already had 15 I wanted.
Ann Arbor is filled with amazing bookstores–I could’ve spent all my time there. Dawn Treader has an especially great collection. I ran out of time to buy books, though.
Yeah, I’ve only been once… alas… My town (college town in the Midwest) has one very average used book store — unfortunately that means lots of ebay SF lots and amazon/abebooks…