Hooray! The books get better and better. The first is the weakest by far, in my opinion, so if you're enjoying it, you'll LOVE the others. I was just recommending the series to JZ.
And you're sure this isn't just some fanboy thing? 'Cause I've fought more than a couple pimply, overweight vamps that called themselves Lestat.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Jul 30, 2014 1:18:32 pm PDT #22493 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Connie Neil - Jul 30, 2014 1:19:19 pm PDT #22494 of 28344
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It definitely read "book written in 1940s."
Oh, good. I'm looking forward to understanding all the wartime references much better.
I found two copies of the big omnibus version I repeatedly devoured in grade school, but they wanted at least $80 for it. I actually thought about it for a second, but rationality overrode me. And I got all the books for $20.
sj - Jul 31, 2014 1:53:43 pm PDT #22495 of 28344
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Joe Hill is going to be a local Barnes & Noble next week signing The Wraith graphic novel (companion to NOS4A2. I can't wait!
Atropa - Aug 02, 2014 7:34:30 am PDT #22496 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I wonder who I could check with to find out if 1) Prince Lestat is going to have ARCs, and 2) who do I flail at to get my mitts on one.
(This post brought to you by a friend giving me the "I heart Lestat" pin she got at SDCC.)
Strix - Aug 02, 2014 7:54:12 am PDT #22497 of 28344
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sweetie, I'm afraid not:
Anne Rice -- ""Prince Lestat" to be published on October 28th will not involve any Advance Readers Copies, or early bound galleys for wide distribution. The manuscript of the book has been embargoed by the publisher, which means that it is kept top secret until the time of publication. This is why I will be unable to offer family or friends early copies. The publisher feels this is the best way to handle the book; and I confess I think it's probably good too. Readers can make up their minds on the book when it is published."
erikaj - Aug 02, 2014 12:41:05 pm PDT #22498 of 28344
Always Anti-fascist!
Any good dealer should know that testers sell your product. I'm not a fan of Ms. Rice's, having only read one or two, but that seems to indicate a certain lack of faith in the material, possibly combined with Meyeresque concerns about internet pointing and laughing. But maybe it's what's done now.
Kate P. - Aug 02, 2014 3:46:02 pm PDT #22499 of 28344
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
It's not uncommon for a highly anticipated book to be embargoed. That way its release is more of an event. I mean, I don't (personally) have great expectations for its quality, but I don't think the embargo is necessarily an indicator that the publisher expects bad press.
Kat - Aug 02, 2014 6:21:54 pm PDT #22500 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Unlike with a movie, though.
I just finished Leigh Bardugo's Ruin and Rising.
Atropa - Aug 02, 2014 6:30:40 pm PDT #22501 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
DAMMIT.
But I'm not surprised that there's an embargo on it. I was just hoping there was some sort of gothy magic I could make work.
I mean, I don't (personally) have great expectations for its quality, but I don't think the embargo is necessarily an indicator that the publisher expects bad press.
I expect it to be cracktastic and nutty. But it's the Vampire Lestat, so I don't really care! Plus, as long as it's a tiny leap in quality from Blood Canticle, I'll consider it good fun.
(I consider Blood Canticle to be delightfully silly, but that's not MY Lestat, dammit. It's a weird AU version of him.)
(Hi, my feels about the Vampire Chronicles, let me show you them.)
erikaj - Aug 03, 2014 6:47:00 pm PDT #22502 of 28344
Always Anti-fascist!
Ok, maybe I'm thinking of movies/TV.