My copy of Black Wind just arrived! I cleaned out someone's collection of old paperbacks and had it shipped, and wow. It's in great condition.
And yes, the front cover is intact. I refuse to buy stripped covers.
I shall now disappear for a day (or two - stupid flu bug thingee) to read.
And yes, the front cover is intact. I refuse to buy stripped covers.
I shall now disappear for a day (or two - stupid flu bug thingee) to read.
[SIZE="1"]Louis Armstrong: First trumpet player to set foot on the moon.
Martin Luther: Leader of the Protestant Reformation and icon for the American civil rights movement.
David Bowie: Rock star, inventor of the Bowie knife, faked his death at the Alamo to go on tour as Ziggy Stardust.
Don't believe me? Ask any kid who attends public schools.[/SIZE]
Good work.
Black Wind is one of the better FPW books I have read. Easily as good as any of the earlier Adversary Cycle books, and leagues ahead of any of the more recent RJ installments.
Have fun!!
Black Wind is one of the better FPW books I have read. Easily as good as any of the earlier Adversary Cycle books, and leagues ahead of any of the more recent RJ installments.
Have fun!!
I accidentally dropped a load of worthless change in the street. I was going to just leave it there but a burly policeman lumbered towards me and said, "You'd better pick that up, son."
I hate coppers.
I hate coppers.
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"DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL-ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE."
Ashrael Wrote:My copy of Black Wind just arrived! I cleaned out someone's collection of old paperbacks and had it shipped, and wow. It's in great condition.
And yes, the front cover is intact. I refuse to buy stripped covers.
I shall now disappear for a day (or two - stupid flu bug thingee) to read.
BLACK WIND is great! Enjoy!
You bought Borderlands Press limited edition?
bones weep tedium Wrote:Good work.
Black Wind is one of the better FPW books I have read. Easily as good as any of the earlier Adversary Cycle books, and leagues ahead of any of the more recent RJ installments.
Have fun!!
Eeeh. While Black Wind was a good read and it is one of Pauls favorites, I still LOVE the RJ series. I really like his medical thrillers.
:p A good horror story will keep you up at night
jaybird Wrote:Eeeh. While Black Wind was a good read and it is one of Pauls favorites, I still LOVE the RJ series. I really like his medical thrillers.
I heard a rumor that the next RJ book will tie back into Black Wind. And besides, I like historical fiction. So it's a win-win for me, either way. And yes, it's the paperback. I love finding rare treasures, even if they're not worth as much as other things to other people. Sort of like my paperback copy of The Touch, or my library edition of Omega (S&J Ferrar) and my hardback salvaged-from-a-2nd-hand-store copy of Illusions (Bach).
[SIZE="1"]Louis Armstrong: First trumpet player to set foot on the moon.
Martin Luther: Leader of the Protestant Reformation and icon for the American civil rights movement.
David Bowie: Rock star, inventor of the Bowie knife, faked his death at the Alamo to go on tour as Ziggy Stardust.
Don't believe me? Ask any kid who attends public schools.[/SIZE]
Ashrael Wrote:I heard a rumor that the next RJ book will tie back into Black Wind. And besides, I like historical fiction. So it's a win-win for me, either way. And yes, it's the paperback. I love finding rare treasures, even if they're not worth as much as other things to other people. Sort of like my paperback copy of The Touch, or my library edition of Omega (S&J Ferrar) and my hardback salvaged-from-a-2nd-hand-store copy of Illusions (Bach).
I heard about the RJ tie-back too, so I read Black Wind a couple of months ago. If you like historical fiction you are going to LOVE this book. A long, long time ago I did a thesis paper on the FDR/Pearl Harbor conspiracy for my HS senior-year history class, so I really enjoyed that aspect of the book. But the best part of the book is that, as always, FPW manages to bring his characters to life and give them their own unique voices. This is a sweeping epic, and through it all you understand what each character is feeling, and why they are doing what they are doing. Love it.
Side note: I loaned my copy to my dad as soon as I finished it, he read it in 36 hours flat and "WHAM!" - instant FPW junkie. He is enjoying RJ, but keeps asking me to get him another one like Black Wind. Ah, dad, if only there was such a thing!
Ashrael Wrote:My copy of Black Wind just arrived! I cleaned out someone's collection of old paperbacks and had it shipped, and wow. It's in great condition.
And yes, the front cover is intact. I refuse to buy stripped covers.
I shall now disappear for a day (or two - stupid flu bug thingee) to read.
Why, Ash? Do you delight more in the shrinkwrap than the pork chop it covers?:confused:
I don't understand this whole 'stripped covers' business at all.
Since I have started buying harder to find novels over the internet, I have started getting American editions, some of which have it printed along with the indicia IF THIS BOOK WAS SOLD WITHOUT A COVER IT IS 'STRIPPED' AND HAS BEEN STOLEN.
Why would you strip the cover off if you have stolen it?? Why not just leave it there and keep it intact? Or do they leave them sans cover until they sell them? But what happens if it's stolen after the cover has been put on but before it gets sent to the shop?
Surely there's a rambling, occasionally incoherent Blues fan who works in a book shop that could explain this to me?
Since I have started buying harder to find novels over the internet, I have started getting American editions, some of which have it printed along with the indicia IF THIS BOOK WAS SOLD WITHOUT A COVER IT IS 'STRIPPED' AND HAS BEEN STOLEN.
Why would you strip the cover off if you have stolen it?? Why not just leave it there and keep it intact? Or do they leave them sans cover until they sell them? But what happens if it's stolen after the cover has been put on but before it gets sent to the shop?
Surely there's a rambling, occasionally incoherent Blues fan who works in a book shop that could explain this to me?
This post was last modified: 03-25-2008, 08:29 AM by bones weep tedium.
I accidentally dropped a load of worthless change in the street. I was going to just leave it there but a burly policeman lumbered towards me and said, "You'd better pick that up, son."
I hate coppers.
I hate coppers.
"DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL-ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE."
bones weep tedium Wrote:I don't understand this whole 'stripped covers' business at all.
Since I have started buying harder to find novels over the internet, I have started getting American editions, some of which have it printed along with the indicia IF THIS BOOK WAS SOLD WITHOUT A COVER IT IS 'STRIPPED' AND HAS BEEN STOLEN.
Why would you strip the cover off if you have stolen it?? Why not just leave it there and keep it intact? Or do they leave them sans cover until they sell them? But what happens if it's stolen after the cover has been put on but before it gets sent to the shop?
Surely there's a rambling, occasionally incoherent Blues fan who works in a book shop that could explain this to me?
Someone else can probably clarify better than I, but as I understand it, when unsold books get sent back to the publisher from the stores, the publishers rip off the covers. I assume they're then put away to be destroyed or something (but not to be sold). So, if a book is sold with a "stripped" cover, it's assumed to have been one of these returned books and therefore stolen.
-MarcC