Operator B

Science fiction, Lee-style. This critically acclaimed novella involves a U.S. Air Force test pilot recruited for a very special mission: to fly an operational recovered UFO. Any test pilot’s dream, right? Wrong. Special disfiguring surgery is required for anyone human who wants to fly the craft. This expertly plotted novella proves to detractors that Lee can write in many arenas, not just horror, and doesn’t have to rely on the “gross-out” to keep readers enthralled. (Lee has implied that he may one day expand this project to novel-length, just as he hopes to expand his hard sci-fi TRIAGE novella 2202.) “OPERATOR “B” made the Preliminary Ballot for 1999 HWA Stoker Award for Best Novella. Little known fact: the working outline for this novella was a screenplay, which is also the case for his well-reviewed conspiracy/UFO novel THE STICKMEN.

Trade: First edition trade paperback signed by the author (size is 4" X 6")

Limited: Hardcover Limited Edition of 450 signed and numbered copies bound in full-cloth and Smyth sewn 

Lettered: Traycased Hardcover Lettered Edition of 26 signed and lettered copies bound in leather and Smyth sewn with a satin ribbon page marker 

David G. Barnett - You will notice that there are a number of books we are listing that will have the designation of DB, Dave Barnett, David Barnett, Necro, Necro Dave, etc. in the limitation line.  Dave was a great friend of ours, whose life was tragically ended way too short in an auto accident in 2021.  Dave was a book designer (we will be listing a number of books by other publishers which he either designed or were sent to him and they will be designated as listed above) and publisher, his imprints were known as Necro Publications, Bedlam Press and Weird Press Books, among others.  We have acquired his personal collection (and working on getting overstock from his business to his authors (if you were published by Dave and we have not gotten in touch with you please reach out to us at tony@camelotbooks.com) the book listed in this listing is from his personal collection and marked as such.