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Still Life with Fantasy and Fruit #11
March 1 was quite a big day for me. I rushed to pick up Kid from school and we skipped merrily across the parking lot, dove into the Wee Car and motored to the bookstore with Metallica goading us on.
“Friendly Bookseller!” I cried upon my entrance. “Where is The Wise Man’s Fear? Lead me to it, I beg you, for I have been waiting for years!”
She had no idea what I was talking about. Sometimes I forget that not everyone is a rabid nerd like me. She started to do a computer thing, but I knew I could find it myself. I was just hoping they’d have a giant display thingie somewhere near the front of the store and they could hand me a copy right away. Beckoning to Kid to follow, we sallied forth to the SciFi/Fantasy section, where all the treasures of many worlds are kept…and there wasn’t a single copy on the shelves.
I whimpered. I gibbered. Kid laughed at me.
BUT in days of yore I used to work in a bookstore, and I knew that they might not have stocked everything yet on a release day. So I went in search of a hand truck sitting around somewhere on the sales floor, and THERE IT WAS, waiting to be shelved!
“Victory is mine!” I shouted. And there was River Marked, as well, by Patricia Briggs! “O frabjous day!” I cooed, picking it up and tracing the tats with my finger. Kid laughed at me again and then went off in search of a book she wanted. I traveled back to SciFi/Fantasy to see if they had mah buddy Jaye’s new book in stock, Green-Eyed Demon, and they did—I scored the last copy!
One of those rolling Gollum laughs bubbled out of me as I looked at the books in my hands. “Yes, Precious!” Kid snagged her book and we sped home to “Master of Puppets.” Hell yeah. We staked out our respective territories on the couch, the dogs each picked a lap to sit on, and there was bliss.
I know I’m a few days late with this, but here’s photographic evidence of my recent fantasy purchases:
Can you tell how excited I am by these releases?
I’ve already read The Wise Man’s Fear, and I agree completely with Paul Goat Allen and what he says in his review. No spoilers or anything from me; if you haven’t read Rothfuss yet, you must begin with The Name of the Wind.
I’ve been a fan of the Mercy Thompson books for a while now and Jaye cracks me up, so I have two more fabulous reads ahead of me. But I also have extra books to give away. See, I pre-ordered both The Wise Man’s Fear and River Marked months ago and then completely forgot about it. So I went to buy them on release day, and then my pre-ordered copies arrived a few days later. Brilliant, eh? Rather than return them, I’ve decided to share the joy. I’m giving away my extra copy of The Wise Man’s Fear to a lucky commenter. This will be U.S. only, and I’ll run it until midnight of Wednesday, March 9, with the winner announced March 10. If you’d like to win River Marked, head on over to The League of Reluctant Adults blog and leave another comment under my post there (which will be up on Monday, March 7). If you’re not sure what to comment on…why not share what you’re reading until my book comes out on May 3? :)
THE WINNER OF THE WISE MAN’S FEAR IS SARAH! CONGRATS! Please send me your addy and I’ll get it in the mail to you. Thanks to all for entering!
