J. Grant Thiessen (born 1947) is a

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bibliographer and bookseller (Pandora's Books, BookIT Enterprises). He has worked primarily in the area of

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

. His bibliographic fanzine, '' The Science Fiction Collector'', has been collected into three hardbound volumes from Pandora's Books, and copies of all of the issues are still available from that source. The most frequently referenced work from these volumes is the guide to the Ace Books sf doubles; books bound dos-à-dos. The non-double sf, fantasy, and horror titles were also listed. This bibliography appeared in the first issue of ''Science Fiction Collector''. Other paperback publishers whose output is documented by Thiessen includes Ballantine Books, Monarch Books,

Curtis Books The Curtis Publishing Company, founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, became one of the largest and most influential publishers in the United States during the early 20th century. The company's publications included the '' Ladies' Home Jou ...

, and

Lancer Books Lancer Books was a publisher of paperback books founded by Irwin Stein and Walter Zacharius that operated from 1961 through 1973. While it published stories of a number of genres, it was noted most for its science fiction and fantasy, particularl ...

. The volumes also contain individual author biographies; authors covered include James H. Schmitz,

Jack Williamson John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term '' gen ...

, E. C. Tubb,

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, and Charles L. Harness. Thiessen also published "The Tanelorn Archives", a bibliography of

Michael Moorcock Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939) is an English writer, best-known for science fiction and fantasy, who has published a number of well-received literary novels as well as comic thrillers, graphic novels and non-fiction. He has worke ...

, and has made many contributions to bibliographic reference works, magazines, and price guides, as well as producing several hundred book catalogs. He was born in 1947 in

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, Canada. He acquired his CMA (Certified Management Accountant) degree in 1973. In 1977, he formally incorporated as Pandora's Books Ltd. In 1995, Pandora's Books was an early retail entry on the internet, and still operates their website to this day, although under new management since 1999. He is now a bookseller and software developer, under the company name BookIT Enterprises Inc.

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BookIT Enterprises Inc.Pandora's Books
* 1947 births Living people Science fiction academics Canadian science fiction writers Canadian bibliographers Canadian booksellers Canadian accountants Writers from Winnipeg Mennonite writers {{sf-writer-stub