Bookstorm!

[annathepiper]

While this is not going to remain a permanent state of affairs given that I continue to be unemployed and stuff, I got an opportunity to stock up on new book purchases. So I went down to the University Bookstore yesterday--and spent that 15% off coupon I was given at NASFiC, which was very helpful. And I picked up the following:

Laurie King - The Game
Vicki Lewis Thompson - Gone With the Nerd
Victoria Thompson - Murder on Marble Row
Deborah Donnelly - Death Takes a Honeymoon
Kathleen Ann Goonan - Mississippi Blues: I had to get a trade paperback version because I have just not been able to find a mass-market version AT ALL. But now at least I have it!
Mercedes Lackey - Phoenix and Ashes
Dorothy Sayers - Murder Must Advertise
Anne Perry - Defend and Betray
Stepanie Barron - Jane and His Lordship's Legacy

And, just ordered from Amazon:

Lawrence Watt-Evans and Carl Parlagreco - The Spartacus File: Because YAY amiable_geek!
Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, and C.E. Murphy - Winter Moon: Because YAY mizkit! And I came in off the link on cemurphy.net, too!

Comments

[morgie.livejournal.com]

... I bought Urban Shaman... I've just got to /find/ it. *grumble*

[eveshka.livejournal.com]

S'good.

[otoselkie.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed The Game – it was like O Jerusalem, only faster-paced. Plus it gets points for Kipling refrences.

And I'll stop there before I spoil you.

[annathepiper]

Heh, cool! I did like O Jerusalem a lot. I like the Mary Russell books in general, even if they're sort of Sherlock-Holmes-universe Mary-Sue-ish in a way. ;) And I like Laurie King's writing in general.

[annathepiper]

Yay that you bought it, anyway! I'm sure it'll turn up eventually, possibly wedged between a cookbook and a textbook on Pascal. Perhaps you have bookshelf gremlins?

[annathepiper]

It IS. I'm looking forward to Banshee Cries and Thunderbird Falls. :D

[otoselkie.livejournal.com]

Yes, there were some points in The Game where I thought 'Mary Sue!'. But, it's all good fun, in my opinion, even if it is a bit overblown. And it's set in India! (I have a bias towards books set in India, just because I'm fascinated with the culture).

[morgie.livejournal.com]

I think I have /apartment/ gremlins.

[eveshka.livejournal.com]

Yes yes.

[annathepiper]

Might I recommend an extremely large vacuum cleaner? Perhaps Wallace and Gromit's Bun-Vac 3000, adapted to gremlins! ;)

[annathepiper]

Oh, the whole concept is a Mary Sue--an original character inserted into an established universe who winds up being just as stunningly brilliant as the main character, who falls madly in love with her and winds up marrying her. However, it's a very well executed Mary Sue, so I cut it plenty of slack for that. ;)

And cool, I'll look forward to reading it. I've got a few other books of King's on my To Read shelf that I need to knock out first, I think--her Kate Martellini series is also a favorite of mine.

[morgie.livejournal.com]

*snickers* Haven't seen any of their shows yet.

As it is, the laundry monster shall consume my soul for the next 2 weeks. Silly storage units that don't have climite control.

[emmacrew.livejournal.com]

With the way lines break on my friends page,
"Lawrence Watt-Evans" and
"amiable_geek" are each at the start of a line, so somehow my skimming brain mixed the two into "Lawrence Welk" and my reaction to your post was "dear gods, why is Anna buying Lawrence Welk videos?"

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

You rock my world. :)

[annathepiper]

LOL! I would have been going "dear gods" myself if I'd caught myself buying Lawrence Welk videos. ;)

[annathepiper]

I'm just glad I remembered to do that! :)

It'll be a while before I get the book, though, since I had it do the Super Saver Shipping thing, to get free shipping. So they won't ship my stuff till next week or so and I won't get it till on or around the 9th. So I have to wait a bit to read Banshee Cries.

But damn, it's cool to see your name on the same cover as Mercedes Lackey and Tanith Lee!

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Well, the 9th isn't really *that* far away, you know. :)

It IS cool! It makes me smile foolishly! *laugh* *hugs*!

[annathepiper]

Not too far away a'tall, and it ain't like I don't have a bunch of things to read in the meantime! *hugs a Kit* But it'll be cool to have another thing with your name on it on my shelf!

[annathepiper]

You should definitely see some Wallace and Gromit when you have the chance! Very cute and charming, and the humor is very British, which always tends to be a winner for me. :)

Stupid storage units! Stupid laundry monster!