The fair will open Friday, Aug. 23, and run through Labor Day, Sept. 2. Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. except Friday and Saturday nights when the fair is open until 11 p.m.

The Oregon Authors Table is located inside the Americraft Center at the west end of the fairgrounds.

Fewer than 100 copies of the signed and numbered limited first edition of The Key to Space in hardback remain available. These are still being sold in reverse order at cover price of $24.95 each.

Paperback editions of The Key to Space are available for $15.95, and the paperback novella Survivor Planet is available at $6.95. The author will autograph these to you at the fair.

Fair special: Buy both paperbacks and get coupons for e-book versions for $19 total -- a $29.88 value, saving you almost $11! This offer is available only at the state fair.