Sunday, November 28
Wootbix!
I landed the elusive Adversary Cycle today.
This is the framing story of the very popular Repairman Jack series. The Adversary Cycle itself, though, has been out of print (with the exception of The Keep) for something like twenty years.
I stopped by Galaxy Bookshop on my way home from TAM Oz (I left early on the last day because I was finding that 16-hour convention days don't really mix well with staying up 'til 3AM for work), and spotted it in the window - last set of the 6 volume limited edition, #888 of 1000, marked down from $530 to $200. So I said, do I have $200? And as it happened I did have $200. So I bought it.
Also the latest Repairman Jack book.
There is also - and this is something to be rejoiced - a new Miles Vorkosigan book out. I'll have to go back for that.
(Looks at price on Amazon. Looks at price locally. Looks at shipping costs to Australia from Amazon US. Weeps.)
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I landed the elusive Adversary Cycle today.
This is the framing story of the very popular Repairman Jack series. The Adversary Cycle itself, though, has been out of print (with the exception of The Keep) for something like twenty years.
I stopped by Galaxy Bookshop on my way home from TAM Oz (I left early on the last day because I was finding that 16-hour convention days don't really mix well with staying up 'til 3AM for work), and spotted it in the window - last set of the 6 volume limited edition, #888 of 1000, marked down from $530 to $200. So I said, do I have $200? And as it happened I did have $200. So I bought it.
Also the latest Repairman Jack book.
There is also - and this is something to be rejoiced - a new Miles Vorkosigan book out. I'll have to go back for that.
(Looks at price on Amazon. Looks at price locally. Looks at shipping costs to Australia from Amazon US. Weeps.)
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Is an "e-book" version of the Miles book a viable alternative? I know it is available (including direct from baen.com for $6, at least in the US)
Posted by: Hypozeuxis at Monday, November 29 2010 05:17 AM (MXy5A)
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Is it bad that I've never heard of this series? I guess one could say I don't know Jack...
Posted by: Wonderduck at Monday, November 29 2010 06:18 AM (vW/MM)
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Repairman Jack is a secret history / horror / action series; I don't know if you like that sort of thing, but if you do, I highly recommend it. The surrounding Adversary Cycle is more secret history / cosmic horror and less action (at least, so I've been led to believe; I've only read the first of them).
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Monday, November 29 2010 05:26 PM (PiXy!)
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Were any others made into movies besides THE KEEP?
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Saturday, December 04 2010 05:58 AM (EJaOX)
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The Tomb (a.k.a Rakoshi) has been picked up for production, but it's been in development hell for years. The film adaptation of The Keep is apparently "interesting".
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Saturday, December 04 2010 09:43 AM (PiXy!)
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OT: cleanup in aisle four, please. (The Brickmuppet just got hugely spammed.)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Monday, December 06 2010 04:42 AM (+rSRq)
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