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OSC's new book: Shadow of the Giant. The first three chapters are posted on the hatrack home page.
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Wow you're right. I just checked online and it is in stock at my local Borders store.
quote:Now he and his wife Petra yearn for a safe place to build a family -- something he has never known -- but there is nowhere on Earth that does not harbor his enemies -- old enemies from the days in Ender's Jeesh, new enemies from the wars on Earth. To find security, Bean and Petra must once again follow in Ender's footsteps. They must leave Earth behind, in the control of the Hegemon, and look to the stars.
Thanks for the reminder Narn. Posts: 4116 | Registered: Apr 2002
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Ack! But every bit of money in tomorrow's paycheck is already reserved, and my library sucks! That means I'll have to wait, like, two weeks! Posts: 2292 | Registered: Aug 2003
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With the house and everything, I don't think I'll have enough money for it before April at best... Arrrgh !
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Courage, Anna. I can't already buy it too. It's not a cash question, but i have to read a lot of books before (1 book by Lao Tseu, 2 books by Isaac Asimov, the 4 first tomes of Lemony Snicket's a series of unfortunate events, Psychologie de la bataille by Anatoli Karpov, Jean-François Phelizon,...)
And currently, i am finishing a book by Serge Brussolo, so I want take my time to enjoy all of this.
But what hapened to Been and Petra and their child... I can't wait too long. Posts: 1189 | Registered: Dec 2004
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I just finished. Fantastic! Probably my favorite in the shadow series. Great great stuff. This is, of course, my initial reaction and is subject to change when I have more time to go over the book in my mind.
Now I don't know what to read. I had been reading the Worthing Saga for the first time before I picked up SOTG the other day, but after reading SOTG, I want to go back and reread SFTD, Xenocide, and COTM.
For now though, I think I'll go to bed cause SOTG just blew my mind with it's greatness. Posts: 204 | Registered: Dec 2004
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I just finished the Tawny Man series from Robin Hobb. Not as good as the Liveship Traders series (side note : by all means, read the Liveship series before the Tawny man series... There is so much spoilers the story would lose most of its interest !) but still enjoyable. They were my late-Christmas present from BIL and SIL. Now I still have the first two books of Magician, from Feist, but I would have read SOTG before if I had been able to... Too bad it wasn't out for Christmas !
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I'm debating whether I should get SOTG now, or wait and try to convince my parents to let me go to the booksigning. What to do, what to do...
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Yes indead, it was a fabulous read. Finished it at 1:30 this morning, so now I get to be worthless all day today at work. darn. =)
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Wow! Just called the book store and they have it. Dang….. I can’t believe it. I’m going before someone calls and says the 8th is the publication date and pulls it!
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quote: Now he and his wife Petra yearn for a safe place to build a family -- something he has never known -- but there is nowhere on Earth that does not harbor his enemies --
After reading this I thought: "They're going to Antarctica!"
I can't afford hardbacks (except for Harry Potter- yes I know, blasphemous) but perhaps I can find a library that has it!
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I too enjoyed the Tawny Man more than the Liveship Traders, but both were good. I rarely buy hardcover books, and I don't think this will be the time I start. But I am anxiously awaiting a review of this book by a hatracker that I know and can trust their opinion. Kwea or somebody go read it and tell me how it is.
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No way! This is just what I need. (Both literally and sarcastically...I could really use a good read right now, but I have a million assignments to do this weekend.) I can't believe it's already out! I'll have to go check the bookstore today! Posts: 1635 | Registered: Aug 2002
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Went to Waldenbooks at lunch. It was still in the back back they got them out for me. Cool! How will I not leave work early.....
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It's actually not supposed to be out The publisher makes a "laydown date" agreement with bookstores where they promise not to put it out for sale until that date, even though they have the shipment. This is the way bestsellers happen, so that the first rush of sales happen in the same week. So, when they sell books early, before the agreed upon date, they really aren't helping the author. Oh well So, you'll probably find that most stores are keeping their agremeent and won't have it on the shelves until March 8th. Just trying to save some people a trip to the store. Anyway, glad you liked it!
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I asked them about that at Waldens and she looked it up and couldn’t find a laydown date. She was looking it up after I had it in my hand though and I told her if she wasn’t going to let me buy it I was going to run with it!
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Well, don't tell them to withhold it! This is a Friday -- that means I might actually have time to READ it since it is coming out just before a weekend!
Hoping my bookstores have it after I get off work.
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Kristine -- how does people buying it early hurt the author? Do those purchases not get counted somehow?
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That's what I'm going to do. If they have it, that is. I won't be disappointed if they don't, I'm going to the mall this afternoon anyway.
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I can't buy my copy for 2.5 weeks at the earliest. Then again, I may not have to buy it at all. My mom knows I've been waiting for it and might get it for my birthday. Posts: 378 | Registered: Aug 2004
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But I want OSC on the NY Times Bestseller list! That way I can brag to all my friends. OSC will feel all happy and want to write more. Win win for everyone.
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Ooh, I don't know what to do either. I DO want to read the book, but I also want to go to the booksigning in two weeks. I don't mean to hijack this thread too much, but I'm curious: If I buy the book now, can I take it to the signing at another store?
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Absolutely you can buy the book and take it to a signing at another store. No problem. Every now and then a store will have a silly policy about only books bought at that store can be signed. But Scott is famous for refusing to abide by those policies In fact, one memorable day he took the entire line outside and signed in the snow until the store relented So, no problem.
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For folks who bought the book early: maybe you could return the book on March 8th, then buy it back...
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Could i hope Mr Card will come here, in Paris, for the french publication of his new book ? I'd like to meet him and thank him for the pleasure i had by reading his books. Posts: 1189 | Registered: Dec 2004
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Kristine, if we get Geoff and Heather to agree to have children very soon, will you and OSC come out to the West Coast (especially Seattle) for the book tour? Or future book tours?
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I'm sorry...I'm weak I went into Barnes & Noble to talk to a friend who works there, and saw that they had it out for sale, but decided to do something at least marginally decent and buy it from the local independent bookseller instead. So I went there next, hoping hoping hoping that they would have it too, and fortunately they did. If they hadn't had it yet, I probably wouldn't have had the moral strength to wait, and I not only would have bought it early, but would have bought it from a big chain instead of an independent place. So I did something a little bit right, at least.
Now I'm actually a little bit glad that my husband is out of town for the weekend...no distractions while I devour it Posts: 957 | Registered: Aug 2002
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Sorry…. Can’t read your post now, busy reading. I’ll have something fun to do during the commercials during tonight’s sci-fi Friday!
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No, it ain't. Any recreational book that can't be read one-handed comfortably while soaking in the tub is a book that ain't been released yet. When the paperbacks start selling, then SotG will be out.
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The book signing in Philly is at the main library branch. I somehow think it would be frowned upon to check out a book and have OSC sign it. Then again you never know. I might just try it out.
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I'll probably have to wait until it comes out in paperback............when will that happen????
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